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Miles, Butch, 1944-2023

LC control no.n 84072785
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Personal name headingMiles, Butch, 1944-2023
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Variant(s)Miles, Charles, 1944-
Thornton, Charles J., Jr., 1944-
Other standard no.Q991592
Birth date19440704
Death date2023
Place of birthIronton, Ohio
Field of activityJazz
AffiliationTexas State University
Profession or occupationDrummers (Musicians) Music teachers
Found inVacheĢ, W. Blues walk [SR] p1978: container (Butch Miles, drums)
Phillips, F. A real swinger [SR] p1988: container (Charles "Butch" Miles)
Grove jazz (Miles, Butch (Thornton, Charles J., Jr.) b. Ironton, Ohio, 7-4-44)
Texas State University School of Music web site, viewed January 29, 2021 (He is currently a faculty member in jazz studies, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas. A graduate of West Virginia State University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree, Butch lives in Buda, Texas)
Modern Drummer, March 29, 2024: Butch Miles (1944-2023), published February 3, 2023 (Butch Miles was best known for his tenure in the Count Basie Orchestra from 1975 to 1979 and then making a ten-year return to the band from 1997 to 2007. In the 1980s and 1990s, Miles also served as the Basie band's leader.)
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