[78-L] Buddy Stewart - not forgtotten

[Julian Vein]

Taylor Bowie wrote:
> Agreed,  Julian..he also did a lovely wordless side on the Sittin' In label 
> called "Shawn" which I guess was named after his then infant son.  The flip 
> is a wonderful ballad called Laughing Boy.
> 
> Buddy's sister was once married to Stan Getz.  In his book on American 
> singers,  Mel Torme had much praise for Buddy as an original artist.
> 
> First I ever heard of him was his vocal with Krupa on Everybody Loves My 
> Baby...not the 20s tune of a similar title but a late 40s song written by 
> Artie Dunn of The Three Suns.
> 
> Buddy does a little wordless intro to his chorus and then just glides into 
> the lyrics...mmmmm good!
> 
> BTW I had a little hand in something which helps to preserve the memory of 
> Buddy Stewart.  When I learned that he had been born in Derry,  NH,  I 
> called a bookseller friend of mine who lives there and he put me in touch 
> with the guy who runs the Derry Historical Society and Museum.  Soon they 
> added some information and material about Buddy to their display honoring 
> "famous" people who had come from the town.   That really pleased me.
> 
> More and more I think it's up to oddballs like us record collectors to do 
> our part to make sure that the lesser-known artists of the past are not 
> forgotten.
> 
> 
> Taylor
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It's so much more fun that following the "official histories"!

       Julian Vein


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