George "Buddy" Miles, the rock and R&B drummer who worked with Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana and Stevie Wonder, died Tuesday at his home in Austin, Texas.
A cause of death has yet to be announced. Miles was 60 years old.
Miles and Hendrix created Band of Gypsys after Hendrix broke up his trio, the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Miles also worked with David Bowie and Bootsy Collins.
Miles and his band, the Buddy Miles Express, was best known for their album Them Changes, which was on the pop music chart for 74 weeks. The act had hits such as "Them Changes," a cover of Neil Young's "Down By the River" and a disco number "Rockin' and Rollin' on the Streets of Hollywood."
In the mid-1980s, Miles was the talent behind the California Raisins, producing and singing on the three albums released by the animated characters.
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