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 Manager, producer and publisher Buddy Buie is best known to the mainstream public as a prolific songwriter. A staple behind-the-scenes player in the ‘60s and ‘70s Pop and Rock scenes, and later in the ‘90s Country revival, Buie has worked with everyone from Roy Orbison to Garth Brooks.
A native of Dothan, AL., Buie moved to Georgia in 1965 to grow his music career. The move proved fruitful and he was soon working with Bill Lowery and the Classics IV. Along with J.R. Cobb, Buie wrote songs like “Spooky,” “Stormy,” “Traces,” and “Everyday With You Girl” for the Classics IV.
Buie operated his own recording studio, which became Studio One, a state-of-the-art facility in Doraville, Ga., where Buie produced for B.J. Thomas, Tommy Roe, Roy Orbison and Billy Joe Royal. During the 1960s, he had produced more than 20 chart topping records.
Buie and Cobb grew their partnership from songwriting to producing the Atlanta Rhythm Section, a Southern Rock and R&B hybrid band that critics would soon proclaim as the “quintessential American Band.” ARS’s stage act focused on music, not gimmicks or flashy costumes, and under Buie’s management the band’s sound evolved and their career was marked by gigs at the Carter administration’s White House.
The Buie-Geller Organization was formed in 1978, a management company who garnered success with ARS and newcomer Alicia Bridges, whose disco hit “I Love the Nightlife,” stormed the airwaves.
Buie continued to churn out lyrical gems in the ‘90s with Garth Brooks’ “Mr. Midnight” and Wynonna Judd’s “Rock Bottom”. His works have been covered by Gloria Estefan and Travis Tritt, and sampled in Neo-Soul crooner John Legend’s “Save Room.”
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