Artist:Buddy Jewell
Song:Help Pour Out the Rain (Lacey's Song)
Album:Buddy Jewell
Buddy Jewell hung around Nashville for years until he won the TV talent show Nashville Star. This got him a record deal and two top five country hits. But after two albums he was discarded. He was born Apr. 2, 1961 in Lepanto, AR which is a suburb of Jonesboro. He bought a guitar from a classmate and taught himself to play using instruction books. After graduating from high school, Jewell attended Arkansas State University majoring in radio and TV. After getting married, he left school. The marriage didn't last but Jewell got the music bug and joined the band White Oak. After four years in that band, Jewell moved to Dallas and took a job in a gunfighting show at Six Flags Over Texas. He won a talent contest sponsored by Alabama. The prize was opening for them. After competing on Star Search, Jewell moved to Nashville in 1993. He was a demo singer for the next few years and he also self released a couple of albums. Then Jewell competed in the first season of the USA Network TV talent show Nashville Star. After he won, Jewell signed with Columbia Records and his debut album was released in 2003 produced by Clint Black. Help Pour Out the Rain was the first single. It reached #3 on the Country Singles chart. Jewell wrote the song for his daughter. The second single Sweet Southern Comfort also reached #3 on the Country Singles chart. The album was certified Gold. When the 2005 album Times Like These didn't do as well, Columbia dropped Jewell. Since then Jewell has recorded mostly for his own label and he still tours. So why did Columbia drop him? Jewell was a new artist at 42 years old. They aren't going to give him the kind of leeway that they would give to someone younger. Here's the video for Help Pour Out the Rain (Lacey's Song) by Buddy Jewell.
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