# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/buddy-miles
# Generated: 2026-08-13T07:24:36.964Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/buddy-miles"
name: "Buddy Miles"
slug: "buddy-miles"
description: "George Allen \"Buddy\" Miles Jr. was an American composer, drummer, guitarist, vocalist and producer. He was a founding member of the Electric Flag (1967), a member of Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys (1969–1970), founder and leader of the Buddy Miles Express and later, the Buddy Miles Band. Miles also played and recorded with Carlos Santana, John McLaughlin, and others. He also sang lead vocals on the California Raisins claymation TV commercials and recorded two California Raisins R&B albums."
tagline: "American rock and funk drummer (1947–2008)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Buddy-Miles.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1947-09-05"
deathDate: "2008-02-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           53.19
  momentum:             0.8990011098779133
  historical:           17.83483333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     85
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://x.com/TheBuddyMiles"
    handle:    "TheBuddyMiles"
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    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/officialbuddymiles/"
    handle:    "officialbuddymiles"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
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    handle:    "TheBuddyMiles"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0587071/"
    handle:    "nm0587071"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.buddymiles.com/"
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Buddy Miles"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Buddy Miles"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Buddy Miles"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Buddy Miles"
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    title: "Buddy Miles"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Buddy Miles"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Buddy Miles"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Buddy Miles"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Buddy Miles"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Buddy Miles"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Miles"
    title: "Buddy Miles"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Miles"
    title: "Buddy Miles"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Майлз, Бадди"
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  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Miles"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
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    title: "Buddy Miles"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump