Arthur Miles & The Blues Shakers - S/T

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:25
Size: 110.9 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[4:35] 1. I Gotta Go
[6:31] 2. Get Outta My Life Woman
[9:37] 3. Hoochie Coochie Man
[8:07] 4. Burger Blues
[5:00] 5. Born In Chicago
[4:33] 6. All Of Loving
[4:53] 7. Kansas City
[5:05] 8. She's Back

Born in Indianapolis, for over 40 years Arthur Miles can boast a consolidated and successful carrier in the international music world. He started at a very young age in Los Angeles, where the enveloping music of his uncle, the great guitarist Wes Montgomery, and his father’s winning night club “Arthur’s” allowed him to observe, absorb and jam with the most famous Blues, Jazz and Soul artists of the time.

From the age of 14 he has played as a professional musician with his own band. He perfected his singing technique at the School of Natural Voice at Los Angeles tutored by Patricia Warner, and contemporarily completed his formal studies in musical theory. The high level of musicianship attained together with his natural talent made him the most popular and in-demand artist of the moment. He also majored in journalism at the Pasadena City College, a qualification that preludes his ability with words and becomes apparent in his many songs.

His tours have taken him all over the world as an individual artist, vocalist and support to great names of the international music circuits. Singer, Song-Writer, lyricist, Pianist, Band Leader, Producer. These are the skills that make Miles stand out as a truly great musician.

Arthur Miles & The Blues Shakers

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Arthur Miles & Ardy Blues Band - Blue Avenue

Size: 124,3 MB
Time: 52:53
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Electric Blues
Art: Front

01. Lady T T (4:24)
02. White Port Blues (4:41)
03. Dr. Please (7:53)
04. Three (4:17)
05. One More Time For The Road (3:12)
06. Born To Be A Millionaire (3:44)
07. Blue Avenue (6:11)
08. Don't Break The Golden Rule (4:00)
09. She's Back (5:26)
10. Whiskey-Headed Woman (6:21)
11. Walkin' Texas (2:38)

Arthur Miles (born November 14, 1949, in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States) is an American blues, jazz and R&B musician, based in Italy.

Miles was born in Indiana but moved to California at a very young age, where he started his career as a singer in Richmond, San Francisco. The influence of the music of his uncle, the great guitarist Wes Montgomery, and his father’s night club “Arthur’s”, allowed him to observe, absorb, and jam with some of the most famous blues, jazz and soul artists of the time, playing an important part in his musical education.

Since the age of 14 he has played as a professional musician with his own bands. He perfected his singing technique at the School of Natural Voice at Los Angeles tutored by Patricia Warner, and contemporarily completed his formal studies in musical theory. He also majored in journalism at the Pasadena City College.While in Los Angeles his bands included The Curb Feelers, Good Clean Fun, Hardworking, and The Blues Shakers. In 1974 he spent several months in Japan, touring the entire country and performing in the principal cities with the Days Band.

He has subsequently worked as both an individual artist and vocalist supporting musicians such as Edwin Starr, José Feliciano, Big Joe Turner, Johnny Otis, Eddie "Clean-Headed" Vincent, Tina Turner, and Jimmy Bo Horn. He toured with The Blues Society performing all over California.

In 1984 Miles moved to Italy where he still resides. He started working with many Italian artists, including Paolo Conte, Loredana Berté, Pierangelo Bertoli, and Andrea Mingardi. He has participated in the festivals Carnevale di Venezia and Umbria Jazz Festival, and has made appearances in television shows such as "Festivalbar", “Torno Sabato”, “Domenica In”, “La Bella e la Bestia”, “Nonsolomoda”and “Cantagiro”.

Following a gig at the Scimmie Jazz Club in Milan, he was invited by Renzo Arbore to participate in his popular TV show “Quelli della notte” on Rai 2. His voice interpreted the Frank Raya Band hit “Eyah! Eyah!” featured in the album “The King Of Money”.

In 1987, Miles began to work with Zucchero, singing on his records Blue's, Oro incenso e birra, Spirito Divino and Shake. His is the Reverend’s introduction in “Un diavolo In me” (Devil In Me). Zucchero’s most successful hits like Senza una donna (Without a Woman), “Hey Man”, “Baila”, “Ahum” include Miles’ participation. He also performed in Zucchero’s LP “Fly” released in September 2006, which includes the single “Bacco Perbacco”.

In 1990 he toured with Gloria Gaynor in Italy, and re-recorded ”I Will Survive” and “Love Affair” with her.

Blue Avenue

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