Country Pop Bites: Buddy Jewell – November 19

Did you know that on this day in Country Music History in 2006 Buddy Jewell broke his wrist when he fell off a ladder while stringing Christmas lights on his Nashville home?

It’s true! The accident forced him to cancel his scheduled participation in a holiday concert tour.

Check out this Buddy Jewell video!

Here are 5 interest facts about Buddy Jewell.

• He taught himself how to play guitar while working at a grocery store in his hometown.
• His father and Uncle Clyde taught him how to play some songs on his guitar while growing up.
• He studied at Arkansas State University; where he majored in television and radio before moving to Camden, Arkansas to pursue a music career.
• As a demo singer, Buddy recorded more than 4,000 songs by writers hoping to get their tunes cut by Nashville recording artists. Some of those songs went on to be recorded by George Strait, Trace Adkins, Lee Ann Womack and others.
• His musical influences include Marty Robbins, Johnny Cash and Alabama.