1. Butch Miles played with the Count Basie Orchestra, Dave Brubeck, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr.
10 Facts About Butch Miles
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Butch Miles was with the Count Basie Orchestra from 1975 to 1979 and then returned for ten years from 1997 to 2007.
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Butch Miles was a real crowd pleaser, like Buddy Rich and Sonny Payne, and he picked up on things very nicely, and he was interested in sticking around for a while, which he did, for about four years.
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Butch Miles was leader of the group Jazz Express in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Butch Miles performed at the Newport Jazz Festival and the Montreux Jazz Festival.
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Butch Miles was a member of the 2011 class of inductees.
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Butch Miles retired from the School of Music at Texas State University-San Marcos.
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In March 2014, Butch Miles was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
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Butch Miles received a lung transplant and went into a period of recovery.
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Butch Miles died in Austin, Texas, on February 2,2023, at the age of 78.