Buddy Brown (musician)

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Buddy Brown
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Image of country singer Buddy Brown
Background information
Birth nameBuddy Brown
Born (1982-05-12) May 12, 1982 (age 39)
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
GenresCountry
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2010–present
LabelsBuddy Brown Music
Associated actsJon Pardi, Justin Moore, Ryan Upchurch, Brantley Gilbert, Aaron Lewis

Buddy Brown is an American country music singer-songwriter who first achieved prominence with a number of viral videos on YouTube.

Early life[]

Brown was born on May 12, 1982, in Madison, Mississippi, a suburb of Jackson.[1][2] When Brown was nine years old, his family decided to relocate to Orlando, Florida for his father's career.[1][3] In 2005, he graduated from Mississippi State with a degree in Psychology.[1]

Career[]

On October 13, 2009, he released a cover of Easton Corbin's "A Little More Country Than That" that went viral.[1][4] A year later, he opened up for country singer John Anderson in Wildwood, Florida.[1][5][6][7]

On July 4, 2012, he released his first album titled Mason Jar. His fan base pushed his first full-length CD to No. 34 on the iTunes country chart without a record deal.[1][8] March 11, 2014, he released a self-titled EP, Buddy Brown. On October 14, 2014, Buddy released his second EP, Keepin' It Country.[9] This EP reached No. 12 on the iTunes charts. In January 2014, Billboard put Keepin' It Country on their Heat Seekers Albums list. USA Today published a story on Brown, labeling him as a "YouTube Sensation."[1] His single "Takin' You Huntin'" landed him a spot on the front page and an online feature in The Clarion-Ledger.[10] [11]

On April 21, 2015, he released his third EP, Hometown Anthems.[12] This EP landed at No. 28 on iTunes. He joined artists Chase Rice and Dee Jay Silver in May of that year to perform at the NASCAR Talladega Motor Speedway.[13] He previously performed for more than 10,000 in a pre-race concert at Talladega in May 2013.[1] On July 24–25, 2015, he performed at Boo Fest, a charity golf tournament.[14] In the fall of 2015, Brown joined the College Town Throw Down Tour lineup, which included Justin Moore, Jon Pardi, Easton Corbin, Joe Nichols and Brothers Osborne.[15] He later opened up for Pardi at the Clay County Fairgrounds in Green Cove Springs, Florida in October 2015.[16] On July 22, 2016, he opened for Pardi again at the Muscatine County Fair.[17]

In February 2016, Brown released his fourth EP, Hurricane Stomp.[18] The EP peaked at No. 16 on iTunes-US and No. 8 in Canada.[19] The EP was featured on New Artist Spotlight and landed on Billboard's sales chart as one of the two top independent releases of the week.[20] Brown released another independent EP, I Call BS on That, on October 7, 2016.[21] The EP debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes Top Country Album chart and landed at No. 22 on the Billboard Album chart. The live announcement video of I Call BS on That reached 10.9 Million views on Facebook. After releasing the EP, Brown gained 18,000 fans in just one week. The acoustic video of the track had 3.1 million views and 75,000 shares. Brown currently has over 25 million views of his YouTube videos.[22] In addition to his YouTube success, Brown has over 630,000 social media followers.[23][24]

Discography[]

Extended plays[]

Title Details Peak chart positions
US
Country
[25] 		US
Heat
[26]
From the Tailgate to the Mainstage
  • Release date: March 11, 2014
  • Label: Buddy Brown Music
  • Formats: CD, music download
 — —
Keepin’ It Country
  • Release date: October 14, 2014
  • Label: Buddy Brown Music
  • Formats: CD, music download
 — 49
Hometown Anthems
  • Release date: April 21, 2015
  • Label: Buddy Brown Music
  • Formats: CD, music download
 — —
Hurricane Stomp
  • Release date: February 26, 2016
  • Label: Buddy Brown Music
  • Formats: CD, music download
 — —
I Call BS on That
  • Release date: October 7, 2016
  • Label: Buddy Brown Music
  • Formats: CD, music download
 22 9
Red Like Reagan
  • Release date: June 23, 2017
  • Label: Buddy Brown Music
  • Formats: CD, music download
 — —
Just Sayin'
  • Release date: March 30, 2018
  • Label: Buddy Brown Music
  • Formats: CD, music download
 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Albums[]

Title Details


Mason Jar
  • Release date: July 4, 2012
  • Label: Buddy Brown Music
  • Formats: CD, music download
Deep South
  • Release date: March 22, 2019
  • Label: Buddy Brown Music
  • Formats: CD, music download
Patriot
  • Release date: March 13, 2020
  • Label: Buddy Brown Music
  • Formats: CD, music download
American Savage
  • Release date: March 5, 2021
  • Label: Buddy Brown Music
  • Formats: CD, music download

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Singer Buddy Brown a YouTube Sensation". Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  2. ^ Two Beards & A Camera (April 5, 2016). "Nashville Update with Buddy Brown" – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Tutten, James. "Social media drives Orlando country singer Buddy Brown". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 8, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Heatseeker Albums : Nov 01, 2014 – Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  10. ^ "Miss. native Buddy Brown strums up a big fan base". Clarionledger.com.
  11. ^ "Buddy Brown: More than a country singer, iTunes chart buster to me". Clarionledger.com.
  12. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ Crask, Andrew. "NASCAR: Talladega weekend to be seen through lenses of "100,000 cameras"". Racer.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  14. ^ "BooFest brings laughs and tunes to town". Pnj.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  15. ^ "College Town Throwdown Concert Tour Coming to Fayetteville". Arkansasrazorbacks.com. October 19, 2015. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  16. ^ "Buddy Brown Releases New EP, Hurricane Stomp, On Feb. 26, 2016". Cdxcd.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  17. ^ "Muscatine County Fair". Muscatinecountyfair.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  18. ^ "CMR Exclusive: Getting To Know Buddy Brown". Countrymusicmusic.net. March 31, 2016. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  19. ^ FOX. "Buddy Brown on Good Day Orlando". WOFL. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  20. ^ "Buddy Brown Gears Up To Release New EP 'Hurricane Stomp' – Country Music Pride". countrymusicpride.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  21. ^ "Buddy Brown Talks About His Holiday Traditions and the 'I Call BS on That' EP!". Varietybeat.com. October 31, 2016. Archived from the original on November 1, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  22. ^ "EP Review: Buddy Brown 'Hurricane Stomp'". thedailycountry.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  23. ^ "thecountrynote". Thecountrynote.wix.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  24. ^ "Buddy Brown 'The Beer Truck' 3/23/16". Wsmv.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  25. ^ "Buddy Brown Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  26. ^ "Buddy Brown Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 24, 2018. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
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