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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. In the early 1960s, Knox signed with Liberty Records and released several more mainstream pop records, featuring string arrangements and backing vocalists.
Mar 25, 2024 · A quarter of a century after his passing, we remember the Texan rockabilly pioneer Buddy Knox, who got the world on its feet with his evergreen dancefloor-filler Party Doll – Words Douglas McPherson. In 1955, a new star blazed across Texas.
Dec 5, 2006 · Knox died of cancer on February 14, 1999, at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Bremerton. On March 6 a funeral service was held for him at the First United Methodist Church in Canyon, Texas. Knox is an inductee in the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and West Texas Music Hall of Fame.
In fact, it was voted one of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame's 500 songs that shaped Rock 'n' Roll. Buddy Knox died in 1999, so take a step back in time with us for this 1989 interview. Q - Buddy, you were born in Happy, Texas, but call Canada your home these days.
Knox was the very first Texas rockabilly artist to be awarded a gold record and he was one of the innovators of the southwestern style of rockabilly that became known as “Tex-Mex” music. Buddy attended Happy High School, graduating in 1950 with a class consisting of 15 boys and 9 girls.
Knox moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1968 and honed his traditional rockabilly style more toward the modern country sound of the day. His first album on United Artists earned him the nickname by which he would be known for the remainder of his life – The title song of the album, Gypsy Man.
Buddy Knox was the first West Texas artist to write and record his own million-selling record. “Party Doll,” along with two other songs Buddy Knox and the Rhythm Orchids recorded in that first demo session, was the very first million-selling records recorded at the legendary Norman Petty Studio in Clovis, New Mexico.
