BUDDY BLUE
Buddy Blue (born Bernard R. Seigal; December 30, 1957 – April 2, 2006) was a San Diego musician, music critic and writer who performed and often wrote under his stage name Buddy Blue. He was a founding member of The Beat Farmers, a Southern California rock band that blended country roots music and rock ’n’ roll. As a music critic, he was known for his straightforward style of critique that often used colorful language and original metaphors to either praise or lambaste musicians whom Seigal liked or disliked. (More from Wikipedia)
The Beat Farmers grew out of Country Dick & the Snuggle Bunnies and was formed in August 1983. They became one of the leading bands in what became known as “cowpunk” or country punk, a blend of punk rock with country and folk music. Bandmembers were Country Dick Montana (drums, guitar, vocals), Jerry Raney (guitar, vocals), Rolle Dexter Love (bass), and Buddy Blue (guitar, vocals, drums). Joey Harris (guitar, vocals) replaced Blue in the band in 1986; he had previously been in Country Dick & the Snuggle Bunnies.
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