Celebrating Musical Journeys

“A wonderful guitar player and great songwriter. In the Stevie Ray Vaughan area of virtuosity and originality. ”

— Steve Miller

“The audience loved his well crafted songs, soaring guitar solos, and soulful singing. We were part of that audience. He is the real deal.”

— Pat Simmons (The Doobie Brothers)

“He's the next guitar hero!”

— Peter Frampton

Buddy, from Rialto, CA, is indeed "the real deal." Alongside George "Harmonica" Smith and he played in the house band at The Small Paradise (aka "Smalls") in Los Angeles in the late 60's, backing up Lightnin' Hopkins, J.B. Hutto, Pee Wee Crayton and many others. The band toured nationally with Big Mama Thornton, sharing the stage with Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Reed, Howlin' Wolf, T-Bone Walker, Bo Diddley, Johnny Otis, John Hammond Jr. and more. Under the name Bacon Fat, the band toured overseas and recorded five albums produced by Mike Vernon for the Blue Horizon label.