A lifetime of helping kids. Music is more than what Greg plays — it is part of how he healed, how he built community, and how Band of Helping Hands came to be.
Greg's story is also Patti's story. Together they founded, owned and operated Lucille's Deli & Blues in Covington, built Mebs Consulting, and founded Band of Helping Hands. Patti has been part of the work, the music and the mission all along.
Their shared thread is community: creating places where people gather, helping young people move forward, and using the blues as a force for connection.
Greg and Patti opened Lucille's in Covington's Latonia neighborhood. It became a beloved Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati live-music destination, known for packed rooms, food and blues — often with Greg himself on guitar.
As G. Miles, Greg and The Hitmen built their own musical history, opening for artists including Delbert McClinton, Buddy Guy, Edgar Winter and The Fabulous Thunderbirds.
Greg and Patti's work extended beyond music through Mebs Consulting. Greg has spent much of his adult life as a child advocate, carrying that purpose into the next chapter.
Greg and Patti founded Band of Helping Hands, bringing the music and the advocacy together. Proceeds generated by the band help children and young adults access opportunities they might not otherwise have.
Greg remains G. Miles — guitarist, singer, bandleader and the musical heartbeat of BOHH. The house band opens the room for guest artists and connects every show to the organization behind it.
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The music helped change Greg's life.
Now he uses the music to help change theirs.
Greg believes music played an important role in helping him heal from trauma and move beyond addiction. BOHH turns that experience outward — using live music to create opportunities for children and young adults.
Greg's story explains the “why.” The young people BOHH serves show what the mission can do.
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