Buddy Jewell was born in Lepanto, Arkansas on April 2,1961.
17 Facts About Buddy Jewell
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Buddy Jewell began playing guitar after buying one from a schoolmate during childhood, and saved the money that he earned bagging groceries to buy guitar lesson books.
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Buddy Jewell majored in television and radio in college, although he left in his junior year to marry, despite the marriage only lasting two-and-a-half years.
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Buddy Jewell later moved to Camden, Arkansas at age 21 in pursuit of a musical career.
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Buddy Jewell later entered a singing competition that was sponsored by the band Alabama, whose music was an inspiration to him.
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Buddy Jewell won the competition's top prize, which was an opening slot for the band.
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Buddy Jewell later decided to move to Nashville, Tennessee in 1993, and found work two years later as a demo singer.
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Buddy Jewell self-released albums entitled One in a Row and Far Enough Away in 2001 and 2002 respectively.
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In 2003, Buddy Jewell competed in the first season of the television singing competition Nashville Star.
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Buddy Jewell became the show's first winner that season, and was signed to a recording contract with Columbia Records Nashville.
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Buddy Jewell sold 500,000 copies and earned a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America, in addition to producing a second number three country hit in "Sweet Southern Comfort", which reached number 40 on the pop charts.
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Buddy Jewell did not release another single until "This Ain't Mexico" in 2008, a self-released single.
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In May 2011 Buddy Jewell released a new album "I Surrender All".
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Buddy Jewell released two songs from this album "Jesus, Elvis, And Me" which was a country dance hit and "Somebody Who Would Die For You" which went up to No 1 on the Christian Charts.
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In 2015, Buddy Jewell signed with Lamon Records in Nashville and recorded an album produced with Grammy nominated artist-producer Dave Moody.
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The album My Father's Country featured a collection of classic country songs, including Abilene, Behind Closed Doors, Galveston and other songs Buddy Jewell grew up listening to his father sing.
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Buddy Jewell was inducted into the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame on Tuesday, September 29,2015, at the Noah's Event Center in Little Rock, AR.