Best known as the drummer in Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys, Buddy Miles also had a lengthy solo career that drew from rock, blues, soul, and funk in varying combinations. He joined his fathers band the Bebops at the age of 12 and then went on to also play drums and provide backing vocals for the likes of Ruby & The Romantics, the Ink Spots, the Delfonics, Mike Bloomfields Electric Flag and Carlos Santana.