Gritz-n-Gravy - Tommys' backup band
The band behind Tommy, Gritz-n-Gravy is made up of three talented musicians. Melissa Lynn Lincoln on fiddle is "talent extrodinaire". California State Opens Champ for three years running is the bands featured "soloist" and adds so much to Tommys' sound. She has been with Tommy for about five years, is part of Harmony-n-Gritz band, does a duet with Tommy and fronts her own hot bluegrass band as singer/songwriter, "Shades of Blue".
Ty Smith is on Fender bass and is a solid player.Talented in many ways, he is also one of the best drummers around the Sacramento area and plays drums in the blues band, "the Hucklebucks".
Rick Robinson sits at the drum kit and plays as solid as anyone who ever played a set of drums.He also plays in various bands in Sacramento area in his time away from Gritz-n-Gravy.
Harmony-n-Gritz - Tommys other band
Harmony-n-Gritz is made up of musicians/songwriters that Tommy has worked with for years.
Spooner Oldham; piano/hammond organ guru, a songwriter of many hits(Lonely Women Make Good Lovers, I'm Your Puppit and so many others)and was inducted into the Rock&Roll;Hall Of Fame in 2009, has played with "legends" of our time including; Neil Young, Crosby-Stills-Nash&Young;, Linda Ronstadt, Areatha Franklin, Bob Dylan and the list is endless(see link to Spooners website).Co-producer,co-writer and keyboardest on the cd, "Take Me Back Biloxi". One of Tommys' best friends in the world.
Steve Tucker;drums/percussion. Has been Tommys drummer and musical partner for over thirty years and another best friend.
Melissa Lynn Lincoln; simply the "best" on fiddle, and a striking beauty to boot.
M.T. Miles; cousin M.T. will come at times to lay down a solid bass trak in the studio,but never plays live shows.
Tommy Miles,Spooner Oldham,Delaney Bramlett - Tujunga Tapes
Tujunga Tapes;4 years of writing and recording with Spooner Oldham and Delaney Bramlett at Delaneys' Sunland ranch studio. We lived about 2 miles away from each other, so it was prettymuch and everyday thing. Wrote and recorded many great things but to my knowledge, none have been released to this date.Had many noteable musicians come in and add their unique talents, too many to mention.
Merlin Sights Band - band
The Merlin Sights Band, was started after Tommy was injured at his carpenters job and couldn't work that trade anymore. His childhood friend, Chris Ethridge was playing in the Willie Nelson Family Band at that time and told Tommy to put a band together and they would help, Tommy also discovered his friend from Mobile Alabama, Jody Paine was also in Willies band and that became the bond with Willies family and friends. Merlin Sights consisted of Tommy Miles, Steve Tucker, Scott Davis and Jeff Watson, toured the western states, recorded but never released an album, and was a true "ass-kikin" band.Things didn't work out and after 4 years, Merlin Sights Band was no more.