William Calhoun "Buddy" Brock Jr. (1952 or 1953 – January 24, 2025) was an American
country music
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songwriter. His biggest hits to date are "
Watermelon Crawl
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," co-written with Zack Turner, which reached the #4 spot on the ''
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Hot Country Songs
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This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data along with digital sales and streaming. ...
remix
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; and the
1992
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Aaron Tippin
Aaron Dupree Tippin (born July 3, 1958) is an American country music singer, songwriter and record producer. Initially a songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music, he gained a recording contract with RCA Nashville in 1990. His debut single, " You've Got ...
, which held the number 1 position on the country chart for three consecutive weeks in April and May, 1992. Other songs written or co-written by Brock include " I Wanna Fall in Love," a #3 country hit co-written with
Mark Spiro
Mark Spiro (March 28, 1957 – March 28, 2024) was an American songwriter, record producer and recording artist.Lila McCann; " You've Got to Stand for Something" (co-written with and sung by Tippin), which reached #6 on the ''Billboard'' country chart); " Haunted Heart" (co-written with Kim Williams), a #9 country hit for
Sammy Kershaw
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; and "I Wonder How Far It Is Over You" (co-written with and sung by Tippin), a top-40 country hit. Brock died in
Mount Juliet, Tennessee
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