![]() In January of 1993, Buddy, his wife Tené and their 3 year old son, Buddy III, took that giant leap of faith. The group signed up with a booking agency that also represented Canyon, Lariat and Bayou Speak Easy, the last of which was fronted by the then-unknown Trace Atkins.īuddy was making progress, but finally realized that if he was going to get anywhere musically, the family would have to move to Nashville. In 1985, Jewell became the lead singer of the country band White Oak based in Camden, Arkansas. Buddy knows the meaning of hard work and perseverance. He has also driven a beer truck and worked as a nightclub bouncer. It has a friendly, “lived in” quality because, as the old saying goes, he has “been around.” Born to a working-class family in Arkansas, Jewell has been singing for his supper since the age of 21, from coast to coast. While in college, he began to perform in clubs and talent contests, igniting his passion for performing and country music.īuddy Jewell’s voice is the voice of experience. He was team captain and quarterback of his high school team and played college football at Arkansas State University as well. Enthralled with the instrument, he began performing publicly, mainly in church, at age 15.īuddy Jewell was also a natural athlete, playing baseball, basketball and football. His uncles Clyde and Hubert taught Jewell to play guitar. Both of his parents were musical, and there were stacks of classic country records around the house. Jewell was influenced by the music of all three. ![]() Conway Twitty hailed from nearby Helena, and Glen Campbell is a native of Delight. That’s not far from Dyess, where his mother and father grew up with the Cash family…as in Johnny Cash. Jewell has since followed up with 5 more albums, “Times Like These,” “Country Enough”, “I Surrender All”, “Wanted : LIVE “ “My Father’s Country.”and his newest release,"Reloaded"Īfter living throughout the Arkansas Delta in Dyess, Helena-West Helena and Forrest City, Buddy’s family finally settled in Osceola. The album was certified Gold later that same year, selling over ½ million copies.īuddy’s first two singles, “Sweet Southern Comfort” and “Help Pour Out the Rain (Lacey’s Song)” both landed in the top 5 on the singles chart. On July 1 Columbia issued his self-titled debut album with superstar Clint Black in the producer's chair.Buddy Jewell burst onto the country music scene after winning the inaugural season of the USA Network’s hit television series “Nashville Star.”Īfter Buddy’s win, Columbia Records released his self-titled debut album “Buddy Jewell” which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Album charts as well as #13 on the Top 100 Pop Album Charts. By May 5 the "Help Pour Out the Rain (Lacey's Song)" single was delivered to radio and on May 17 he was performing at the Grand Old Opry. On May 3 of that year, Jewell became the winner on country's answer to American Idol, Nashville Star. In 1998 he appeared on Bill Engvall's "I'm a Cowboy" single and in 2002 he sang backup on Ray Price's album Time. By 1995 he started a job as a demo singer and recorded over 4,000 songs by writers who hoped to have their material cut by Nashville's greatest (some of the songs ended up being recorded by George Strait, Trace Adkins, and others). Four years of touring with the unsigned band was enough and Jewell moved to Dallas, TX, to star in a gunfight show at the Six Flags theme park.Įntering a singing contest sponsored by the group Alabama landed him an opening slot for the band and enough inspiration to move to country music's capitol, Nashville, in 1993. ![]() By age 21 he decided he wanted to be a singer and headed to Camden, AR, to join the band White Oak. Years later he bought a guitar for ten dollars from a schoolmate and purchased some instructional books with the money he earned bagging groceries. A native of Arkansas, Jewell's earliest musical memories are staring into his parents' radio looking for the "little people" that he thought were living inside. ![]() Country singer Buddy Jewell's meteoric rise caused him to be tagged an "overnight sensation," but looking back at his ten years in Nashville obscurity, Jewell considers himself a modern-day Rip Van Winkle.
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