Buddy Miles, the fabled session drummer who co-founded Band Of Gypsys with Jimi Hendrix, has died in Austin, Texas. He was 60. Born in Nebraska in 1947, Miles got his big breaks as a drummer playing behind soul great Wilson Pickett, The Delfonics and The Ink Spots.

But Miles really struck gold when he met and befriended Hendrix in the early 1960s. Hendrix went on to produced a Buddy Miles Express album in 1969.

The colourful drummer went on to perform on Hendrix's landmark Electric Ladyland album before the two friends decided to form their own group, and Band Of Gypsys was born...

Every generation a group emerges whose talent shines so brightly, you feel it from the second they sing their first note... they’re going to be BIG. Midwest City captures the essence of R&B on their debut disc, Authentic R&B. The new album is the perfect blend of up-tempo, funk-infused tracks, complementing soulful ballads laced with lush harmonies. Heavy hitters such as the Trackmasters (Jennifer Lopez, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey), Cool & Dre (The Game, Fat Joe, Ja-Rule), Poli Paul (Black Eyed Peas, Nas, Christina Milian), L.T. Hutton and Will Campbell lent their platinum production tou...