Miles Davis
May 26, 1926 - September 28, 1991
Miles Davis held a career that spanned from the mid-1940s to the 1980s and a hint beyond. From his early life to his passion for music and the trumpet, writing about Miles Davis would exhaust this post. Catch up on Wikipedia.
As for due honors -
8 Grammy Awards ... 32 Grammy nominations
Hollywood Walk of Fame (1998)
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2006)
Quadruple Platinum certified (2008)
Quintuple Platinum certified (2019)
Miles Davis Discography - Wikipedia
60+ studio albums - 39 live albums - 46 compilation albums
4 soundtrack albums - 3 remix albums
27 box sets
57 singles
Miles was not refined - he had flaws. He hurt others. He devastated himself. Yet when he tapped the first note to a song in a performance or studio recordings, all of the imperfections were erased and supreme perfection blossomed kind of like a blue flower.
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