1957 BUDDY KNOX My Baby's Gone - 78 RPM Record

Buddy Knox With The Rhythm Orchids – My Baby's Gone
Written by Don Lanier and Jimmy Bowen
78 RPM audio transfer from the Bowness Arts collection of vintage records.

Buddy Knox With The Rhythm Orchids – Party Doll / My Baby's Gone
Label: Apex – 76120 (Canada)
Format: Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Released: 1957
Genre: Rock
Style: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Other side of this record: Party Doll

Buddy Knox was an American singer and songwriter best known for his rockabilly hits in the late 1950s. He was born as Buddy Wayne Knox on July 20, 1933, in Happy, Texas, to a musical family. His father played the fiddle, and his mother played the guitar, and together they formed a band that played at local dances and gatherings.

Knox grew up in a musical environment and learned to play the guitar and piano at a young age. In 1953, he formed his own band called the "Rhythm Orchids" with high school friends Jimmy Bowen and Don Lanier. They started playing at local venues and gained popularity with their energetic performances and catchy songs.

In 1956, Knox and his band signed a recording contract with the small label "Triple-D Records." They released their first single "Party Doll" in 1957, which became a huge hit and reached number one on the Billboard charts. The song's success led to national television appearances and a tour with other rockabilly stars like Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash.

Knox continued to release hit singles like "Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep," "Hula Love," and "Lovey Dovey," which established him as one of the leading figures in the rockabilly movement. He also appeared in several movies, including "Jamboree" and "The Girl Can't Help It," and made numerous television appearances.

However, Knox's success was short-lived, and he struggled to maintain his popularity in the early 1960s. He moved to California and started recording country music, but his efforts were largely unsuccessful. In the mid-1960s, he left the music industry and worked as a car salesman and later as a radio DJ.

Knox returned to the music scene in the 1980s and continued to perform and record until his death on February 14, 1999, at the age of 65. He left behind a legacy of catchy rockabilly songs that continue to influence musicians to this day. Knox was posthumously inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame in 2007.

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