Buddy Knox
Buddy Wayne Knox (July 20, 1933 – February 14, 1999) was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his 1957 rock hit song, "Party Doll".
Biography
Knox was born in the tiny farming community of Happy, Texas and learned to play the guitar in his youth. In his teens, he and some high school friends formed a band called the "Rhythm Orchids." After they performed on the same 1956 radio show as fellow Texan Roy Orbison and his "Teen Kings" band, Orbison suggested that Knox go to record producer Norman Petty, who had a recording studio in Clovis, New Mexico, the same studio where Buddy Holly recorded several of his early hits, including "That'll Be the Day".
Knox recorded three songs at Petty's recording studio, most notably "Party Doll" that later was released on the Roulette label and went to No.1 on the Cash Box record chart in 1957 (after being picked from the tiny Triple-D label). It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA. This success was followed by "Rock Your Little Baby To Sleep", a No.17 hit, and "Hula Love", a No.9 hit. While he never achieved the same level of artistic success as Holly or Orbison, Knox enjoyed a long career in music. For his pioneering contribution, Knox was elected to the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. "Party Doll" was voted one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
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- 1977-04: Four Rock and Roll Legends Recorded Live in London: Harvest Heritage, London, UK released: 1978
- Party Doll released: 1957
- The Best of Buddy Knox released:
1977-04: Four Rock and Roll Legends Recorded Live in London: Harvest Heritage, London, UK
Released 1978- Ubangi Stomp
- Rock 'n' Roll Ruby
- Blue Suede Shoes
- I'm Moving On
- Encore; Ubangi Stomp
- Lovey Dovey
- I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself
- That'll Be the Day
- Oh Boy
- Peggy Sue
- That'll Be the Day - Refrain
- Hula Love
- Party Doll
- Everybody's Lovin' My Baby
- One Hand Loose
- Tongue Tied Jill
- I Forgot to Remember to Forget
- Peepin' Eyes
- Good Rockin' Tonight
- My Baby's Gone
- Leroy
- Geraldine
- The Way I Walk
- Go Wild Little Sadie
- Midgie
Party Doll
Released 1957- 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
- 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
The Best of Buddy Knox
- Party Doll
- Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep
- Teasable, Pleasable You
- Storm Clouds
- Somebody Touched Me
- Lovey Dovey
- That's Why I Cry
- Hula Love
- Devil Woman
- Ling-Ting-Tong
- I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself
- Cause I'm in Love
- Swingin' Daddy
- C'Mon Baby
- All for You
- The Girl With the Golden Hair
- She's Gone
- Whenever I'm Lonely
Born: 1933-07-20
Died: 1999-02-14
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Hula Love
by: Buddy KnoxOn the isle of Filalilla down Hawaii way
A hula maiden gay strolled by a monlit bay
There come a to court her over the water
from a savage Zingazulu land
A Bolo chieftain grand sang her this lay
And he sang
Hulu Hawaiian hula
Smile on your zing gang a zula
Moon shine above
On your sweet jungle love
For you my bolo is swinging
For you my love song I'm singing
Come be my Hula Hula love
But the chieftain from the peaceful Filalilla land
would not give him her hand
Her lover took his stand
Through the rattle of the battle
as she heard his sweet voice calm and true
They fled in his canoe over water blue
And he sang
Hulu Hawai hula
Smile on your zing gang a zula
Moon shine above
on your sweet jungle love
For you my bolo is swinging
For you my love song I'm singing
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