John Miles

Although he never saw the success in the U.S. that he had in the mid-1970s in the U.K., singer/songwriter/guitarist John Miles had a pretty good run stateside in the late part of that decade. Musically, Miles falls somewhere between the symphonic rock of Electric Light Orchestra, the Moody Blues, or Tumbleweed Connection-era Elton John, with the syncopated rhythms and guitar riffs of the Peter Green-period Fleetwood Mac

Miles continued as a solo artist through most of the '80s and also appeared as a guest on albums by Jimmy Page, Joe Cocker, and several others. In 1987, he was hired as musical director for Tina Turner, where he remained until she stopped touring at the turn of the millennium. Although he kept a relatively low profile as a solo artist during this decade, he did resume his role with Turner when the sultry singer returned to the stage in 2008.