Perry Carlton "Buddy" Buie (January 23, 1941 – July 18, 2015) was an American songwriter, producer and publisher. He is most commonly associated with

Roy Orbison Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician known for his impassioned singing style, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. His music was described by critics as ...

, the Classics IV and the

Atlanta Rhythm Section Atlanta Rhythm Section (or ARS) is an American Southern rock band formed in 1970 by Rodney Justo (singer), Barry Bailey (guitar), Paul Goddard (bass), Dean Daughtry (keyboards), Robert Nix (drums) and J. R. Cobb (guitar). The band's current l ...

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Buie was born in

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and raised in Dothan,

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. He was at high school with

Bobby Goldsboro Robert Charles Goldsboro (born January 18, 1941) is an American pop and country singer and songwriter. He had a string of pop and country hits in the 1960s and 1970s, including his signature No. 1 hit "Honey", which sold over 1 million copies in ...

and managed his band The Webbs. He introduced The Webbs to Roy Orbison in a show Buie organized and they became their backup band for two-and-a-half years. He was best known as a prolific songwriter, with 340 songs registered in the BMI catalog. His first success came in 1964 when

Tommy Roe Thomas David "Tommy" Roe (born May 9, 1942) is a retired American rock and pop singer-songwriter. Best-remembered for his hits "Sheila" (1962) and " Dizzy" (1969), Roe was "widely perceived as one of the archetypal bubblegum artists of the late ...

took "Party Girl", which Buie co-wrote with Billy Gilmore, into the ''

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. In 1967, he started working with the group Classics IV, writing with the group's guitarist, James Cobb, to add lyrics to Mike Sharpe's instrumental "

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". Subsequent songs co-written with Cobb included Sandy Posey's " I Take It Back" and the Classics IV hits " Stormy", " Traces", "Every Day With You Girl" and "What Am I Crying For?" He assembled the

with former members of

the Candymen The Candymen (or the Candy Men) were an American pop quintet active 1965-1972 which prefigured the Atlanta Rhythm Section. The group were managed by Dothan, Alabama producer-songwriter Buddy Buie, and included guitarists John Rainey Adkins (who wa ...

and Classics IV in 1971. He served as manager of the band and co-wrote most of their songs, including "

So in to You "So in to You" is a 1977 hit single by the Atlanta Rhythm Section. It was the first release from their sixth studio LP, '' A Rock and Roll Alternative''. Background In "So in to You", the singer admits an instant and mysteriously compelling at ...

", "

I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight "I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight" is a 1978 song by the Atlanta Rhythm Section. It was the second single release from their '' Champagne Jam'' LP, closely following their Top 10 success with "Imaginary Lover "Imaginary Lover" is a 1978 ...

" and "

Imaginary Lover "Imaginary Lover" is a 1978 hit single by the Atlanta Rhythm Section, the first release and greatest hit from their album '' Champagne Jam''. The song reached #7 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #9 in Canada. It is the group's second greate ...

". In 1978, Buie and marketing executive

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founded the recording management company Buie/Geller Organization, and Polydor imprint BGO Records in

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, Georgia. Buie was inducted into the

Georgia Music Hall of Fame The Georgia Music Hall of Fame was a hall of fame to recognize music performers and music industry professionals from or connected to the state of Georgia. It began with efforts of the state's lieutenant governor Zell Miller to attract the music ...

in 1984 and the

Alabama Music Hall of Fame The Alabama Music Hall of Fame, first conceived by the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Muscle Shoals Music Association in the early 1980s, was created by the Alabama Music Hall of Fame Board, which then saw to its Phase One construction of a facility ...

in 1997. In 2003, Buie left Atlanta and retired to

Eufaula, Alabama Eufaula is the largest city in Barbour County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census the city's population was 13,137. History The site along the Chattahoochee River that is now modern-day Eufaula was occupied by three Muscogee Cree ...

. In 2010, the Oscar-winning film ''

The Fighter ''The Fighter'' is a 2010 American biographical sports drama film directed by David O. Russell, and stars Mark Wahlberg (who also produced), Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Melissa Leo. The film centers on the lives of professional boxer M ...

'' featured "So Into You" by the Atlanta Rhythm Section on its soundtrack. On July 18, 2015, Buie died at a hospital in Dothan, Alabama after suffering a heart attack.

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