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Buddy Knox was a teenager living near Happy, Texas, in 1948 when he wrote the original verses of "Party Doll" behind a haystack on his family farm. [1] While attending college at West Texas State University, he and two college friends, Jimmy Bowen and Don Lanier, traveled to Clovis, New Mexico, to record the song at the studio of Norman Petty.
Knox was born on July 20, 1933 [2] in the tiny farming community of Happy, Texas, United States, and learned to play the guitar in his youth. [3] In his teens, he and some high-school friends formed a band called the "Rhythm Orchids". [3] After they performed on the same 1956 radio show as fellow Texan Roy Orbison and his "Teen Kings" band ...
Professional ratings. 41 Original Hits from the Soundtrack of American Graffiti is the official 1973 soundtrack album of the film American Graffiti. It has been certified triple platinum in the U.S., where it peaked at #10 on the Billboard 200 album chart. Included in the film, but not on the soundtrack, are "Gee" by the Crows, "Louie Louie" by ...
Party Doll and Other Favorites is the first compilation album by American singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter, released by Columbia Records on May 25, 1999. It comprises a mix of her greatest hits, several album cuts, and newly recorded tracks, including "Almost Home", which reached No. 22 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart and No. 85 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The song started as the flip side of the hit record "Party Doll" by Buddy Knox (written by Knox and Bowen), but ultimately hit the charts on its own, peaking at No. 14 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. Bowen's version sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold record. [4]
I'm Stickin' with You. " I'm Stickin' with You " is a song written by Jimmy Bowen and Buddy Knox and performed by Jimmy Bowen with The Rhythm Orchids. It reached #9 on the US R&B chart and #14 on the US pop chart in 1957. [1] The song was originally released as the B-side to Knox's 1956 song "Party Doll" and was featured on their 1957 album ...
Mary Chapin Carpenter was born February 21, 1958, in Princeton, New Jersey. [2] Her father, Chapin Carpenter Jr., was an executive for Life magazine. [3] When she was 12 years old, the family moved to Tokyo, Japan, and lived there for about two years, as her father was looking to begin an Asian edition of Life. [4]
Contents. Dolly Parton. Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and philanthropist, known primarily for her decades-long career in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album debut in 1967 with Hello, I'm Dolly, which led to success during the remainder ...