Buddy Knox ~ Similar Artists

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Bobby Rydell - 100% match to Buddy Knox

Robert Ridarelli, 26 April 1942, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Probably the most musically talented of the late 50s Philadelphia school of clean-cut teen-idols, Rydell first performed in public as a drummer at the age of seven. At nine he debuted on Paul Whiteman's Teen Club... Read more

Warren Smith - 93% match to Buddy Knox

Sonny Burgess - 90% match to Buddy Knox

Albert Burgess, 28 May 1931, Newport, Arkansas, USA. As a child Burgess earned the name "Sonny' as a result of his father also being called Albert. Inspired by the Grand Ole Opry show transmitted over WSM's airwaves, he set about learning to play a catalogue-purchased guitar. He... Read more

Jack Scott - 87% match to Buddy Knox

Giovanni Dominico Scafone Jnr., 24 January 1936, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. This distinctive, deep-voiced rock 'n' roll and ballad singer-songwriter moved to Detroit at the age of 10, and began performing regularly with his sister Linda on the WEXL radio station. After changing... Read more

Johnny & The Hurricanes - 84% match to Buddy Knox

Formed by tenor saxophonist Johnny Paris (John Pocisk, 1940, Walbridge, Ohio, USA, d. 1 May 2006, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA), this instrumental group went through a series of line-up changes from 1957-63. With bass player Lionel "Butch" Mattice and drummer Tony Kaye, the group... Read more

Bobby Freeman - 73% match to Buddy Knox

13 June 1940, San Francisco, California, USA. Freeman is generally recognized as his home city's first rock 'n' roll star by virtue of "Do You Want To Dance". This 1958 smash hit was later immortalized by the Beach Boys and Cliff Richard. The singer enjoyed further success in... Read more

Johnny Carroll - 72% match to Buddy Knox

John Lewis Carrell, 23 October 1937, Cleburne, Texas, USA, d. 18 February 1995, Godley, Texas, USA. Carroll was brought up on a farm near Fort Worth, Texas, though farming held no attraction for him. By the age of 10 he was singing country music and Carroll was an early... Read more

Carl Mann - 68% match to Buddy Knox

24 August 1942, Huntingdon, Tennessee, USA. Mann was a rockabilly artist who recorded his only two chart singles for the Phillips International label, owned by Sam Phillips, proprietor of the legendary Sun Records. Mann was a singer and pianist whose group, the Kool Kats, was... Read more

Bob Luman - 62% match to Buddy Knox

Robert Glynn Luman, 15 April 1937, Blackjack, near Nacogdoches, Texas, USA, d. 27 December 1978, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Luman's father, Joe, a school caretaker, bus driver and gifted musician, taught his son country music, but Luman's first love was baseball, which he played... Read more

Dorsey Burnette - 53% match to Buddy Knox

28 December 1932, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, d. 19 August 1979, Canoga Park, California, USA. Living a full life, Burnette was a member of a classic 50s rock 'n' roll act, had his own hit soloist act in the 60s and became a country singer in the 70s. He helped to form the highly... Read more