[1] Miles was born and raised in Daytona Beach, Florida, growing up as the youngest of eleven children.
[3] His musical career really started when playing with The Universals, a soul band which were locally popular in the early 1960s.
[4][2] After playing drums and singing with several other local groups, Miles founded his own band, which backed musicians such as Arthur Conley, Erma Franklin, Curtis Mayfield, Eddie Floyd and Percy Sledge.
[3] His debut solo album was Crazy Man (1992), which included musical assistance from Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts.
Miles gained greater national prominence when he played on tour with the ensemble Gregg Allman & Friends.