Musician Buddy Miles has died of congestive heart failure at his home is Austin, Texas. He was just 60.
He was part of Jimmy Hendrix trio and a short-lived, but excellent band called Electric Flag. He formed his own group, the Buddy Miles Express, and was the lead voice on those animated California Raisins commercials.
Buddy lived and performed in the region years ago down in Omaha. Went to high school in Sioux Falls.