Buddys red white and blue kit is etched in my mind. His NAME is etched in my mind from my youth. I remember putting a sparkly red white and blue hand giving the peace sign sticker on each of my mount toms because of Buddy. Im sure Buddy was a part of most of us elder statesmen here. Buddy was thee man. Ill get to shake his hand and thank Jesus for him one day.

I listened to Buddy quite a bit. The man knew how to cook in a style of his own. Buddy, you made your own way to the top. Many musicians and fans are going to miss you. 

Buddy Miles was one of my earliest musical influences.  I listened to Band of Gypsies when I was 5 years old. (What can I say, I had a hippie kindergarten teacher...)

I just got back after stopping by the old Filmore East building on 2nd Ave to pay my respects; I left a pair of drumsticks on the wall just in case Buddy stops by on his way out of town.

I'll betcha these two are in the middle of an amazing set right about now...

I remember just burning the grooves off of the Electric Flag album, especially Them Changes and Funky Mule.

And let's not forget that Buddy was the lead singing voice of the "California Raisins", the clay-mation cover of I Heard It Through The Grapevine as well as the lead character voice for the TV series.  (Check this article from LA-LA Land's LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-me-miles28feb28,1,3956580.story).