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"Tommys had one of those coulda/woulda/shoulda carriers", quote by Brian Baker;Country Standard Time Mag.

Tommy Miles is a journeyman singer/songwriter that to his peers and the fans that know his story and music, he's the "real deal".His music showcases the "gumbo" of styles that influenced it.He has written, recorded or worked with the likes of Delaney Bramlett, Rock&Roll;Hall of Famer;Spooner Oldham, J.J. Cale, Willie Nelson & band, Delbert McClinton and a whole lot more.2007 had a critically acclaimed cd(Take Me Back Biloxi), that was 61 in Radio Free Texas top 100 cds, and had a #1 hit on RFT(Senior High)and cuts from the cd were included in the docu-movie(Katrina Diary).

Tommy is releasing a new cd in 2010 called "I Got All That I Want", little more upbeat than the last and plans on touring this spring/summer/fall with his new band Gritz-n-Gravy,that features Melissa Lynn on fiddle, Ty Smith on bass and Rick Robinson on drums. Be sure to check out his show when you get a chance, you won't be dissapointed and request your favorite venue to bring them in to your town.

In 2002, three friends decided it was time to do an album of their own. With no record deal, they formed Merlin Sights Records. These three friends were Tommy Miles, Spooner Oldham and Steve Tucker. So in a cabin studio on the Elk River, they started on their journey.

Between Spooner's touring with Neil Young, Dann Penn and others, Steve Tucker's blues band projects and Tommy flying in the right seat of a firefighting helicopter, it took a while. Winter was the only time they had to get together to record.

Over the course of the next four years, they wrote and recorded when they could. With the help of friends like songwriter Bill Blackburn and engineer Stephen Foster they laid down the basic tracks and wrote the tunes. In the meantime, Tommy met Melissa Lynn, a northern California fiddle player. They struck up a musical partnership, and she became the third member of Harmony-n-Gritz, a name Spooner chose.

They brought in some friends to play: Chris Ivey on steel, Rex Larson on acoustic guitar, Scott Davis on Fender Strat, and cousin MT Miles on bass.

Four years later they had a finished product, "Take Me Back Biloxi", referring to Tommy's home town of Biloxi Mississippi.