SIMMONS & the DRIFTERS, BUDDY
Homebase: Gresham, OR
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Misc Notes: Buddy Simmons originally came to the Northwest from Tennessee in the 1950s and initially played in Tommy Kizziah's band. In time he formed his own band, The Drifters, who worked as the house-band at Springer's Ballroom. By the 1960s, Simmons was working as the Music Director at KRDR radio in Gresham, Oregon.
Buddy Simmons (vocals / guitar)
Marv Palmer (rhythm guitar / vocals)
Fiddlin' Slim (fiddle / vocals)
Steve Chet (steel guitar)
Dave McOmie (lead guitar)
Mel Palmer (bass)
Fred DuMont (drums).
SEE ALSO:
1.) MARTIN with THE DRIFTERS, BUZZ
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FORMAT:disc
SIZE:7"
SPEED:45 rpm
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A-SIDE MATRIX: R - 1916 - 1
A-SIDE STAMPER CODE: R 1916 1 stamped)
A-SIDE COMPOSER: Buddy Simmons
A-SIDE PUBLISHER: O.A.R. Pub. Co. (BMI)
B-SIDE MATRIX: R - 1916 - 2
B-SIDE STAMPER CODE: R 1916 2 (stamped)
B-SIDE COMPOSER:Buddy Simmons
B-SIDE PUBLISHER: O.A.R. Pub. Co. (BMI)
MISC NOTES: Number on record jacket is No. 1.
Side 1
1. Blue Autumn Skies (Buddy Simmons - T. H. Morris)
2. If I Could Write A Love Song (Buddy Simmons)
3, From A Jack To A King (Ned Miller)
4. A Legend In My Time (Bob Gibson)
5. Geisha Girl (Lawton Williams)
6. Crazy Arms (Sears - Mooney)
Side 2
1. Outer Space (David C. McOmie)
2. Swing Beat (Fred L. DuMont)
3. Hot Rod (David H. McOmie)
4. Adventures In Paradise (Newman)
5. Honky Tonk (Doggett - Shepard - Scott)
6. Slim's Blues (John J. Roudebush)
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RECORDING PERSONNEL: Buddy Simmons (vocals / guitar); Marv Palmer (rhythm guitar / vocals); Fiddlin' Slim [John Roudebush] (fiddle / vocals); Steve Chet (steel guitar); Dave McOmie (lead guitar); Mel Palmer (bass); Fred DuMont (drums).
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FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 12"
SPEED: 33 1/3 rpm
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A-SIDE MATRIX: R-1659-2
B-SIDE MATRIX: R-1659-1