Buddy Knox

Buddy Knox

La vie de Buddy Wayne Knox est centrée presque exclusivement autour de son État natal, le Texas, où il a vu le jour le 20 juillet 1933 dans la petite ville de Happy.

Bon élève et sportif confirmé, il obtient une bourse qui lui permet d'entrer à la West Texas State University. Là, il se lie avec deux autres étudiants, Jimmy Bowen et Don Lanier, qui montent un petit orchestre avec lui. S'ils aiment chanter, c'est avant tout pour séduire les jeunes filles du campus à qui ils font des aubades en plein milieu de la nuit, ce qui leur vaut le nom de Serenaders.

Une rencontre inopinée avec Buddy Holly, de passage à la WTSU, va changer leur existence ; sur les conseils de Buddy Holly, Knox et ses amis partent pour la ville de Clovis au Nouveau Mexique où le chef d'orchestre Norman Petty possède un petit studio.
Comme leurs moyens sont limités et qu'ils ne disposent que de quelques dollars pour graver une maquette, les trois jeunes gens font appel à leurs proches pour leur donner une coup de main ; c'est ainsi que la propre sœur de Buddy assure les chœurs avec deux copines, tandis qu'un batteur local marque le rythme sur une grosse caisse en carton. Quant au répertoire, il se limite à une composition de Bowen intitulée I'm Stickin' With You, et à une chanson que Knox se souvient avoir écrite quand il avait quinze ans dans la ferme de ses parents, à l'ombre d'une botte de paille. Il s'agît de Party Doll, qui est bientôt pressé à un millier d'exemplaires par un agriculteur texan, amateur de chanson, qui se propose de les distribuer lui-même dans les épiceries de la région.

Par un heureux hasard, une copie du 45-tours tombe entre les mains d'un animateur radio d'Amarillo qui en fait un petit tube local. C'est assez pour attirer l'attention de Morris Levy à New York qui s'empare de Party Doll et le publie sur Roulette. En moins de temps qu'il ne faut pour l'écrire, la chanson est reprise par d'autres chanteurs, dont le chanteur de R&B, Roy Brown. C'est pourtant la version originale, proposée par Knox et ses Rhythm Orchids, qui coiffe toutes les autres en devenant disque d'or au printemps 1957.

1956 - Triple-D 45 tours
G80W-797/8 - Party Doll / I'm Stickin' With You

1957 - Roulette 45 tours
R-4002 - Party Doll / My Baby's Gone
R-4009 - Rock Your Little Baby To Sleep / Don't Make Me Cry
R-4018 - Hula Love / Devil Woman
R-4042 - Swingin' Daddy / Whenever I'm Lonely

1958 - Roulette 45 tours
R-4082 - C'mon Baby / Somebody Touched Me
R-4120 - That's Why I Cry / Teasable, Pleasable You

1959 - Roulette 45 tours
R-4140 - I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself / To Be With You
R-4179 - Taste Of The Blues / Ain't Sharin' Sharon

1960 - Roulette 45 tours
R-4262 - Long Lonely Nights / Storm Clouds

1960 - Liberty 45 tours
F-55290 - Lovey Dovey / I Got You

1961 - Liberty 45 tours
F-55305 - Ling-Ting-Tong / The Kisses (They're All Mine)
F-55366 - Three Eyed Man / All By Myself

1962 - Liberty 45 tours
F-55411 - Open (Your Lovin' Arms) / Chi-Hua-Hua
F-55473 - She's Gone / Now There's Only Me
F-55503 - Dear Abby / Three Way Love Affair

1963 - Liberty 45 tours
F-55592 - Tomorrow Is A Comin' / Shadaroom

1964 - Liberty 45 tours
F-55650 - Thanks A Lot / Hitchhike Back To Georgia
F-55694 - All Time Loser / Good Lovin'

1965 - Reprise 45 tours
0395 - Good Time Girl / Livin' In A House Full Of Love
0501 - Love Has Many Ways / Sixteen Feet Of Patio

Hula Love

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The 75th Anniversary of Buddy Knox's
Birth - July 20, 1933

Photo: Myron Lee

Be sure to pick up the ultimate CD featuring
Buddy Knox and his group The Rhythm Orchids:
Buddy Knox and Jimmy Bowen
With the Rhythm Orchids
Buddy Knox RhythmOrch_0708cd

[BCD 16872-AR]
- Following their national emergence in 1957, the achievements of two small town Texas boys would shake the music world for decades to come. Still remembered for the enduring classic Party Doll, Buddy Knox was the first rockabilly singer-songwriter to score a number one pop hit, and enjoyed more follow up successes than many of his peers (Hula Love, I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself and several others). Jimmy Bowen, whose Roulette waxing of I'm Stickin' With You was a solid Top 20 hit, later produced major smash hits by Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Mel Tillis, Reba McEntire, and George Strait. In the process, he revolutionized the Nashville sound. Knox and Bowen began their careers in the Rhythm Orchids, a freewheeling quintet that rose from college fraternity parties to national prominence virtually overnight. 'Those were the pioneer days of rock,' Knox said in an interview, 'most of us won't trade those days for anything.' The complete story is told here by Johnny Vallis. Every hit and every rockin' single from every significant label affiliation.

Party Doll - Maybelline - Mary Lou - I'm Stickin' With You (Jimmy Bowen) - Cause I'm In Love With You - Rock Your Little Baby To Sleep - Devil Woman - My Baby's Gone (Jimmy Bowen) - Rockabilly Walk (instrumental) - Rockhouse - Rock Around The Clock - Warm Up To Me Baby (Jimmy Bowen) - Hula Love - Whenever I'm Lonely - Swingin' Daddy - Money Honey (Jimmy Bowen) - C'mon Baby - That's Why I Cry - Somebody Touched Me - Can She Kiss (Jimmy Bowen) - I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself - All For You - Long Lonely Nights - Stick With Me (Jimmy Bowen) - Storm Clouds - The Girl With The Golden Hair - Lovey Dovey - I Got You - Ling Ting Tong - She' s Gone - Good Lovin'

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Buddy Knox - Party Doll/Hula Love (1957)

Buddy Knox - Lovey Dovey

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BUDDY KNOX SINGS "SWINGIN' DADDY"

Buddy Knox - C'mon Baby

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Rock Your Little Baby To Sleep - Buddy Knox

Buddy Knox : I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself / To Be With You

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Buddy KNOX

Chanteur US né le 20 juillet 1933, originaire de Happy (Texas). Buddy Knox a débuté en 1955 en fondant le groupe des "Rhythm Orchids" avec Jimmy Bowen.

En Octobre 56, ils enregistrent un premier single chez Triple D Records, avant d'être racheté par Roulette. Leur style était un Rockabilly mélodieux, cool et décontracté.
Ils enregistrèrent au Norman Petty's Studio de Clovis (Nouveau Mexique), et Buddy Holly aurait tenu la guitare dans plusieurs de leurs sessions.

Buddy nous a quitté le 14 Février 1999.

DISCOGRAPHIE
Singles & EP

12/1956	SP TRIPLE-D G80W-797/8 (US)	.	Party Doll (Buddy KNOX with The ORCHIDS) / I'm Stickin' With You (Jim BOWEN with The ORCHIDS)
02/1957	SP ROULETTE R-4002 (US)	.	My Baby's Gone (Buddy KNOX with The RHYTHM ORCHIDS) / Party Doll (Jimmy BOWEN with The RHYTHM ORCHIDS)
02/1957	SP ROULETTE R-4002 (US)	.	Buddy KNOX with The RHYTHM ORCHIDS - My Baby's Gone / Party Doll
04/1957	SP ROULETTE R-4009 (US)	.	Buddy KNOX with The RHYTHM ORCHIDS - Rock Your Little Baby To Sleep / Don't Make Me Cry
08/1957	SP ROULETTE R-4018 (US)	.	Buddy KNOX with The RHYTHM ORCHIDS - Devil Woman / Hula Love
1957	EP ROULETTE EPR-1-301 (US)	.	Buddy KNOX with The RHYTHM ORCHIDS - Party Doll / Rock Your Little Baby To Sleep / Hula Love / Rock Around The Clock
12/1957	SP ROULETTE R-4042 (US)	.	Buddy KNOX with The RHYTHM ORCHIDS - Swingin' Daddy / Whenever I'm Lonely
07/1958	SP ROULETTE R-4082 (US)	.	Buddy KNOX with The RHYTHM ORCHIDS - C'mon Baby / Somebody Touched Me
11/1958	SP ROULETTE R-4120 (US)	.	That's Why I Cry / Teasable, Pleasable You
03/1959	SP ROULETTE R-4140 (US)	.	I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself / To Be With You
09/1959	SP ROULETTE R-4179 (US)	.	Taste Of The Blues / I Ain't Sharin' Sharon
06/1960	SP ROULETTE R-4262 (US)	.	Long Lonely Nights / Storm Clouds
11/1960	SP LIBERTY F-55290 (US)	.	Lovey Dovey / I Got You
02/1961	SP LIBERTY F-55305 (US)		Ling-Ting-Tong / The Kisses
09/1961	SP LIBERTY F-55366 (US)	.	Buddy KNOX with The Johnny MANN SINGERS - Three Eyed Man / All By Myself
01/1962	SP LIBERTY F-55411 (US)	.	Buddy KNOX with The Johnny MANN SINGERS - Open / Chi-Hua-Hua
07/1962	SP LIBERTY F-55473 (US)	.	She's Gone / Now There's Only Me
09/1962	SP LIBERTY F-55503 (US)	.	Dear Abby / Three Way Love Affair
1961	EP LONDON REG 10079 (F)		I Got You / Lovey Dovey / The Kisses / Ling-Ting-Tong
06/1963	SP LIBERTY F-55592 (US)	.	Buddy KNOX & The RHYTHM ORCHIDS - Tomorrow Is A Comin' / Shadaroom
1963	EP LIBERTY LEP 2081 (F)		Slippin' And Sliddin' / Party Doll / Somebody Touched Me / She's Gone
01/1964	SP LIBERTY F-55650 (US)	.	Buddy KNOX & The RHYTHM ORCHIDS - Thanks A Lot / Hitchhike Back To Georgia
05/1964	SP LIBERTY F-55694 (US)	.	All Time Loser / Good Lovin'
1965 ?	SP REPRISE 0395 (US)	.	Livin' In A House Full Of Love / Good Time Girl
1966 ?	SP REPRISE 0501 (US)	.	Love Has Many Ways / Sixteen Feet Of Patio

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Albums

1959

LP 12" ROULETTE R 25048 (US)

BUDDY KNOX & JIMMY BOWEN - That's Why I Cry / Teasable Pleasable You / Somebody Touched Me / All For You / C'mon Baby / The Girl With The Golden Hair / + Jimmy BOWEN

1978 ?

LP 12" PYE NSPL 28243 (UK)

PARTY DOLL - Party Doll / Rockhouse / Maybelline / Mary Lou / Rock Your Little Baby To Sleep / Hula Love / Devil Woman / Rockabilly Walk / Rock Around The Clock / I'm In Love With You / Swingin' Daddy / C' Mon Baby / Somebody Touched Me / That's Why I Cry / I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself / Whenever I'm Lonely / All For You / Long Lonely Nights / Storm Clouds / The Girl With The Golden Hair

1986

LP 12" CHARLY CR 30260 (UK)

THE LIBERTY TAKES

1987

LP 12" ROCKSTAR RSR-LP 1012 (UK)

TEXAS ROCKABILLY MAN - Lotta Lovin' / Ooby Dooby / I'm Looking For Someone To Love / Blue Levi Jeans / Going To Hollywood / Knock Kneed Nellie / Hole In The Ground / Bip Bop Boom / Little Ditty Baby / Hambone / Nebraska Sunrise / Honky Tonk Man / Back To New Orleans / Kokomo Island / Restless / Too Much Fun

1993

CD ROCKSTAR RSRCD 004 (UK)

PARTY DOLL - Party Doll / Rock Your Little Baby To Sleep / Somebody Touched Me / Lovey Dovey / I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself / Rock House / Devil Woman / Ling Ting Tong / Maybelline / Travelin' Light / Hula Love / I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water / Storm Clouds / I'm Lookin' For Someone To Love / Restless / Blues Levi Jeans / Honky Tonk Man / Ooby Dooby / Nebraska Sunrise / Hole In The Ground / Little Ditty Baby / Going To Hollywood / Too Much Fun / Knock-Kneed Nellie / Back To New Orleans / Bip Bop Boom / Hambone / Lotta Lovin' / Kokomo Island

05/1996

2 CD SEQUEL 278 (UK)

BUDDY KNOX, JIMMY BOWEN AND THE RHYTHM ORCHIDS - THE COMPLETE ROULETTE RECORDINGS :

CD 1 : Party Doll / Don't Make Me Cry / Hula Love / Mary Lou / Maybelline / 'Cause I'm In Love With You / Devil Woman / Rock Your Little Baby To Sleep / Rockabilly Walk (inst.) / Rockhouse / Rock Around The Clock / Whenever I'm Lonely / Swingin' Daddy / C'mon Baby / Somebody Touched Me / Teasable Pleasable You / That's Why I Cry / The Girl With The Golden Hair / All For You / I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself / To Be With You / Taste Of The Blues / I Ain't Sharin' Sharon / Long Lonely Nights / Storm Clouds / Something Got Me Going / You'll Be Glad / Eenie Meenie Minnie Moe / You Made Me Love You / Yellow Rose Of Texas

CD 2 : I'm Stickin' With You / Everlovin' Fingers / My Baby's Gone / Warm Up To Me Baby / I Trusted You / It's Shamful / Crossover / Ever Since That Night / Aching Hearts / Money Honey / Raggedy Ann / Way Back Home / Last Night / Stop Wasting My Time / Don't Tell Me Your Troubles / Can She Kiss / I'm Keeping You / Two Step / By The Light Of The Silvery Moon / Stick With Me / Whenever I'm Lonely / My Kind Of Woman / Blue Moon / Always Faithful / Wish I Was Tired Of You / Walkin' On Air / You're Just Wasting Your Time / (I Need) Your Lovin' Arms / Oh Yeah! Oh Yeah1 Oh Yeah! Mm Mm / Just Lookin' / Dusk To Dawn

1996

CD DD & M CD 301 (?)

HARD KNOX & BOBBY SOX - Party Doll / Rock Your Little Baby To Sleep / Somebody Touched Me / Lovey Dovey / I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself / Rock House / Devil Woman / Ling-Ting-Tong / Maybellene / Travelin' Light / Hula Love / I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water / Storm Clouds / I'm Looking For Someone To Love / Restless / Blue Levi Jeans / Honky Tonk Man / Ooby Dooby / Nebraska Sunrise / Hole In The Ground / Little Ditty Baby / Going To Hollywood / Too Much Fun / Knock-Kneed Nellie / Back To New Orleans / Bip Bop Boom / Hambone / Lotta Lovin' / Kokomo Island / Long Lonely Nights / Sweet Country Music / I Named My Little Girl Holly

06/1999

CD COLLECTABLES 6212 (US)

BUDDY KNOX / BUDDY KNOX & JIMMY BOWEN - Party Doll / Don't Make Me Cry / Rock House / Rock-A-Billy Walk [instr.] / Devil Woman / Rock Your Little Baby To Sleep / Hula Love / Mary Lou / Maybelline / I'm In Love With You / Rock Around The Clock / That's Why I Cry / Teasable, Pleasable You / Somebody Touched Me / All For You / C'mon Baby / Girl With The Golden Hair / By The Light Of The Silvery Moon / My Kind Of Woman / Blue Moon / Stick With Me / Whenever I'm Lonely / Two Step

1999

CD GEE DEE 270153 (D)

A ROCK AND ROLL TRIBUTE - Party Doll / Ooby Dooby / Rock House / Devil Woman / Long Lonely Nights / Lovey Dovey / Rock Your Little Baby To Sleep / I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself / Somebody Touched Me / Maybellene / Honky Tonk Man / Little Ditty Baby / Knock-Kneed Nellie / Hula Love / Bip Bop Boom / Blue Levi Jeans / Hambone / Storm Clouds / I'm Looking For Someone To Love / Ling-Ting-Tong / Restless / Too Much Fun / Lotta Movin' / Kokomo Island / Hole In The Ground / Sweet Country Music / Nebraska Sunrise / Travelin' Light / I Named My Little Girl Holly

11/2007

CD BEAR FAMILY 16872 (D)

BUDDY KNOX & JIMMY BOWEN WITH THE RHYTHM ORCHIDS - Party Doll / Maybelline / Mary Lou / I'm Stickin' With You / Cause I'm Love With You / Rock Your Little Baby To Sleep / Devil Woman / My Baby's Gone / Rockabilly Walk (instr.) / Rockhouse / Rock Around The Clock / Warm Up To Me Baby / Hula Love / Whenever I'm Lonely / Swingin' Daddy / Money Honey / C'mon Baby / That's Why I Cry / Somebody Touched Me / Can She Kiss / I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself / All For You / Long Lonely Nights / Stick With You / Storm Clauds / The Girl With The Golden Hair / Lovey Dovey / I Got You / Ling Ting Tong / She's Gone / Good Lovin'

Sympa de rajouter des trucs Pearly, Thanks !!

Il était quand même beau gosse quand il était jeune !! c009

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