Country Pop Bites: Buddy Jewell – April 2

Did you know that on this day in Country Music History in 1961 Buddy Jewell was born in Osceola, Arkansas?

It's true! Happy Birthday, Buddy!

Check out this Buddy Jewell video!

Here are 5 interesting truths about Buddy Jewell.

• He 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.
• He 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.
• He got started with a band called White Oak. This band was sponsored by a booking agency whose roster also included Canyon and a band founded by a then-unknown Trace Adkins.
• He once took a he took a role in a gun-fighting show at Six Flags over Texas.
• In 2003, he competed in the first season of the television singing competition Nashville Star. He became the show's first winner that season.