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HALL of FAME INDUCTEES
BUDDY BUIE
Instruments:
Songwriter, Producer
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Dothan, Alabama
1997
Music
Creator's
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Buddy Buie's career started in his hometown of Dothan with boyhood friend Bobby Goldsboro who had formed a band known as the Webs. The band learned that Roy Orbison would be coming to Dothan, they learned his songs so well that Roy asked them to become his touring band. Thus, the Candymen were born and Buie became Orbison's tour manager as well.
Buie had been writing songs for the Webs and this continued with the Candymen and Roy Orbison. In 1965, Buie moved to Atlanta to expand his career. Bill Lowery introduced Buie to a young group called the Classics IV.
Buie quickly established himself as one of the most sought after producers in the pop field with smash hits by Billy Joe Royal and B.J. Thomas as well as "Spooky" and "Stormy" for the Classics IV. Buie's association with Bill Lowery continued to flourish with the building of the legendary Studio One recording facility in Doraville, Ga.
In 1970, Buie brought together already successful session musicians to form the Atlanta Rhythm Section which smoothed out Southern rock's rough edges with studio sophistication. ARS eventually gained world acclaim as the quintessential southern rock band with hits such as "So In To You' and "Imaginary Lover."
Buie may have made his home in Atlanta but his heart and his inspiration for hit songs remains in Alabama. Two Atlanta Rhythm Section songs make reference to the area of Dothan. The Champagne Jam album has a song called "Lois Malone" that mentions Dothan. The song "Dog Days" on the album of the same name mentions White Oak Creek in Eufaula. Almost all of the Atlanta Rhythm Section songs were written at Buie's place on the lake near Eufaula, Alabama
Information gathered from a newspaper article
by Carrie Alexander
Dothan Eagle - Dothan, Alabama
July 18, 1997
Chart Songs as a Songwriter
| Song Title | Recording Artist | Chart* | Year |
| Rock Bottom | Wynonna Judd | 2 | 1994 |
| Traces | Classics IV | 2 | 1969 |
| Traces | Lettermen | 3 | 1969 |
| Spooky | Classics IV | 3 | 1968 |
| Stormy | Classics IV | 5 | 1969 |
| Imaginary Lover | Atlanta Rhythm Section | 7 | 1978 |
| So In To You | Atlanta Rhythm Section | 7 | 1977 |
| What Am I Crying For? | Classics IV | 7 | 1972 |
| Mighty Clouds Of Joy | B.J. Thomas | 8 | 1971 |
| Do It Or Die | Atlanta Rhythm Section | 11 | 1979 |
| Funniest Thing | Classics IV | 11 | 1970 |
| Everyday With You Girl | Classics IV | 12 | 1969 |
| I Take It Back | Sandy Posey | 12 | 1967 |
| I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight | Atlanta Rhythm Section | 14 | 1978 |
| Where Did All The Good Times Go | Classics IV | 14 | 1970 |
| Spooky | Atlanta Rhythm Section | 17 | 1979 |
| Midnight | Classics IV | 23 | 1969 |
| Change Of Heart | Classics IV | 25 | 1969 |
| Stormy | Atlanta Rhythm Section | 32 | 1979 |
| Rosanna | Classics IV | 35 | 1973 |
| Doraville | Atlanta Rhythm Section | 36 | 1974 |
| Most Of All | B.J. Thomas | 38 | 1971 |
| Neon Nights | Atlanta Rhythm Section | 39 | 1977 |
*Chart position is based on Billboard Magazine Pop, Country, R&B, & A/C Charts. Other music industry charts may have shown higher chart positions.