Buddy Charleton
Elmer Lee "Buddy" Charleton (March 6, 1938 – January 25, 2011), was an American country musician and teacher. Known primarily for his work as a pedal steel guitarist in Ernest Tubb's Texas Troubadours band, Charleton played on numerous songs such as Waltz across Texas and instrumentals Cool it, Honey Fingers, Almost to Tulsa and Rhodes-Bud Boogie. When Buddy's touring career came to a close, he became involved with Billy Cooper's Music in Orange, VA working as a pedal steel instructor for many years. Buddy's teaching work greatly influenced the next generation of pedal steel guitarists. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 6, 1938 (New Market), Died January 25, 2011
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1962 - 1972
Roles Represented in DAHR: steel guitar
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Recordings (Results 151-175 of 272 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | NA 14438 | 12/27/1966 | I'm bitin' my fingernails | Loretta Lynn ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 14439 | 12/27/1966 | Love is no excuse | Loretta Lynn ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 14440 | 12/27/1966 | One to ten | Loretta Lynn ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 14441 | 12/27/1966 | The thin grey line | Loretta Lynn ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 14446 | 1/4/1967 | Beautiful friendships | Loretta Lynn ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 14447 | 1/4/1967 | We'll never change | Loretta Lynn ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 14448 | 1/4/1967 | Bartender | Loretta Lynn ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 14449 | 1/4/1967 | I'm not leavin' you | Loretta Lynn ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 14450 | 1/9/1967 | Yesterday's winner is a loser today | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 14451 | 1/9/1967 | In the jailhouse now | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 14452 | 1/9/1967 | Apartment No. 9 | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 14456 | 1/11/1967 | Bring your heart home | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 14457 | 1/11/1967 | The cold hard facts of life | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 14458 | 1/13/1967 | Taking it easy here | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 14459 | 1/13/1967 | Loose talk | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 14460 | 1/13/1967 | You beat all I ever saw | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 14461 | 1/13/1967 | Apartment No.9 | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 14462 | 1/13/1967 | I never had the one I wanted | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 14826 | 10/31/1967 | Too much of not enough | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 14827 | 10/31/1967 | Nothing is better than you | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 14828 | 10/31/1967 | It sure helps a lot | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 14829 | 11/1/1967 | Too much of not enough | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 14830 | 11/1/1967 | Take these chains from my heart | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 14831 | 11/1/1967 | I can't help it | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar | |||
Decca | NA 14832 | 11/1/1967 | Hey, good lookin' | The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, steel guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Charleton, Buddy," accessed October 23, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/308137.
Charleton, Buddy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 23, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/308137.
"Charleton, Buddy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Charleton, Buddy, 1938-2011 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2018027763
Wikidata: Buddy Charleton - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4984832
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