Buddy Knox rocketed to fame with a No. 1 with his debut single “Party Doll”, one of the memorable and iconic hits of the classic rock ‘n’ roll era • Great-value 44-track 2-CD set comprising the A & B sides of his singles on Roulette and Liberty, plus all the tracks from his albums “Buddy Knox”, “Buddy Knox & Jimmy Bowen” and “Golden Hits”. • Features all his 11 career entries in the pop chart, including “Party Doll” and the No. 9 “Hula Love” • This collection provides a comprehensive overview of his primary career as a chart-focused artist, and a showcase for his talents as singer and writer ABOUT THE COLLECTION Born in Texas, Buddy Knox formed a group The Rhythm Orchids and when they were performing on the same radio show as Roy Orbison, Orbison suggested that Knox should go to Norman Petty’s studio in Clovis, New Mexico, to make a record – the same studio where the early Buddy Holly & The Crickets’ hits were made. His recording of his song “Party Doll” came out on the local Triple-D label and eventually found its way to Roulette Records, who took it over and released it to have a US No. 1 and UK No. 29 in early 1957, and over the next couple of years he had several more hits. This 44-track 2-CD set comprises the A & B sides of his singles on the Roulette and Liberty labels from this era, plus the tracks not otherwise featured on singles from the Roulette albums “Buddy Knox” and “Buddy Knox & Jimmy Bowen”, and the Liberty album “Golden Hits”. It features all his eleven career hits in the pop and UK charts, including “Party Doll” and the US No. 9 “Hula Love”. This collection offers just about as comprehensive an overview of this primary era of his career as a chart artist as can be achieved, and best-known as he is for producing one of the iconic teen rock ‘n’ roll hits of the early rock ‘n roll years, this gives an insight into the broader spectrum of his music.
