Buddy Tabor
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Guy Edison "Buddy" Tabor Jr. (March 12, 1949 -- February 5, 2012) was an American singer-songwriter. He was also a poet, a story teller and a painter. His skills as a songwriter received critcal acclaim. His style was inspired by artist like Townes Van Zandt, Bob Dylan, Hank Williams, John Prine, Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen, and Hazel Dickens. Over the course of his career he recorded 9 albums.
In 2012, Tabor was recognized with a Lifetime Achievement in the Arts[1]
Tabor's career spanned over 40 years in which he opened other singer-songwriters like Dan Bern, Iris Dement, Peggy Seeger, Nancy Griffith and Townes Van Zandt.[2]
He was a staple of the Alaska Folk Festival[3] for decades. Some of his songs include "Blinding Flash of Light", "River Hymn", "Springs of Living Water", "Medicine Song", "Coyote & the Roadrunner" and "Get Up Dogs"
Buddy also performed regularly for inmates at Folsom Prison in collaboration with poet Marty Williams. His final performance was at the California prison in December 2011.
In March of 2024 a group of Buddy's fans began an effort[4] to keep his music alive by releasing his music on a variety of streaming platforms.
Discography:
Meadowlark 1996
Writing on Stone 1997
Blinding Flash of Light 1998
Earth & the Sky 2002
Hope: The First Step Toward Disillusionment 2005
Anthology, Vol. I 2007
Anthology, Vol. II 2007
Anthology, Vol. III 2007
References
- ^ Snyder, Cheryl (2012-01-27). "Mayor's Arts Awards". KTOO. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ Import, N. C. S. (2005-10-09). "Alaskan performer to play at Flying Hare Gallery Saturday". The Union. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ McBride, Rhonda (2022-02-02). "Part 3. Remembering Buddy Tabor". KTOO. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Juneau's Buddy Tabor's folk music hits global streaming platforms - The Alaska Current". 2024-03-29. Retrieved 2024-03-30.