American drummer
Mike Buck
Born (1952-06-17 ) June 17, 1952 (age 71)
Fort Worth, Texas , United StatesOrigin
Austin, Texas , United States Genres
Blues rock ,
roots rock ,
rock and roll ,
Texas blues ,
R&B ,
garage Instrument(s)
Drums
Musical artist
Mike Buck (born June 17, 1952)
[1] is an American,
Austin, Texas -based
drummer , and co-owner of Antone's Record Shop located in
downtown Austin .
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[3]
Career
Born and raised in
Fort Worth, Texas , Buck began playing drums at the age of 12. By his mid teens, he was playing in various Fort Worth-area clubs with artists such
Robert Ealey ,
Ray Sharpe ,
Johnny Carroll , and Bubbles Cash.
[2]
Buck moved to Austin in the mid-1970s and joined the
blues rock group
The Fabulous Thunderbirds , along with
Keith Ferguson ,
Jimmie Vaughan , and
Kim Wilson . He appeared on the Thunderbirds' first two albums,
Girls Go Wild (1979) and
What's the Word (1980).
[2]
[4]
In 1981, he left the Thunderbirds to form
The LeRoi Brothers with guitarists Steve Doerr and Don Leady. In addition to continuing to play with The LeRoi Brothers, Buck has performed and recorded with numerous notable artists over the years, including
Roky Erickson ,
Screamin' Jay Hawkins (Jalacy Hawkins),
Roy Head ,
Lazy Lester ,
Toni Price , Ted Roddy, and
Doug Sahm .
[2]
In 1985, Buck appeared on the album Trash, Twang And Thunder , which featured various artists known collectively as Big Guitars From Texas. The album track, "Guitar Army" ‒ featuring Buck, Frankie Camaro,
Keith Ferguson ,
Denny Freeman ,
Evan Johns , and Jesse Taylor ‒ garnered a 1986
Grammy Award nomination for
Best Rock Instrumental Performance .
In 2001, Buck, Eve Monsees, Speedy Sparks, and Grady Pinkerton formed Eve & The Exiles. After the group's self-titled 2004 release and several lineup changes, the Exiles released their 2008 album entitled Blow Your Mind .
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[2]
[6]
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In May 2009, Buck, Monsees, and Forrest Coppock purchased the central Austin
record store Antone's Record Shop from then-current owner Susan Antone (sister of the store's original owner,
Clifford Antone ).
[8]
In September 2010, Buck and Monsees were married in
New Orleans .
[9]
[5]
Discography
Big Guitars From Texas - Trash, Twang & Thunder
Big Guitars From Texas - That's Cool, That's Trash
Johnny Carroll - Texabilly
Eugene Chadbourne & Evan Johns - Terror Has Some Strange Kinfolk
Jim Colgrove (Juke Jumpers) - Panther City Blues
Robert Ealey & The Five Careless Lovers - Live At The New Bluebird Nightclub
Tex Edwards & Out On Parole - Pardon Me, I've Got Someone To Kill
Eve and the Exiles - Blow Your Mind
Eve Monsees and the Exiles - Eve Monsees and The Exiles
Fabulous Thunderbirds -
Girls Go Wild
Fabulous Thunderbirds -
What's the Word
Fabulous Thunderbirds -
Different Tacos
Fabulous Thunderbirds - Thunderbirds Tacos Deluxe
James Hinkle - Straight Ahead Blues?
Long John Hunter - Lone Star Shootout
Lazy Lester - All Over You
Lazy Lester - Blues Stop Knockin'
Legendary Stardust Cowboy - Rocket To Stardom
LeRoi Brothers - Check This Action
LeRoi Brothers - Forget About The Danger
LeRoi Brothers - Lucky Lucky Me
LeRoi Brothers - Open All Night
LeRoi Brothers - Kings Of The Catnap
LeRoi Brothers - Viva LeRoi
LeRoi Brothers - Rhythm and Booze
John "Juke" Logan - The Truth Will Rock You
Lord High Fixers - The Beginning Of The End...The End Of The Beginning
Mamou - Mamou
Naughty Ones - I Dig Your Voodoo
Toni Price - Hey
Toni Price - Low Down And Up
Toni Price - Swim Away
Johnny Reno & His Sax Maniacs - Born To Blow
Dick Rivers - Holly Days In Austin
Frank Robinson & Guitar Curtis - Deep East Texas Blues
South Filthy - Crackin' Up
Sweetman - Austin Backalley Blue
Ted & The Tall Tops - Ted & The Tall Tops
Teisco Del Rey - The Many Moods Of...
Teisco Del Rey - ...Plays Music For Lovers
Texas Tornados - Texas Tornados
Texas Tornados - Best Of...
Three Balls Of Fire - The Best Of The Balls 1988-2000
Henry Vestine - Guitar Gangster
J.J. Vicars - Sci-Fi Diner
V/A - Blues Guitar Women w/ Eve Monsees
V/A - Delicacy & Nourishment Vol.3 w/ Evan Johns
V/A - Everyday Is A Holly Day Tribute To Buddy Holly w/ Speedy Sparks, LeRoi Bros.
V/A - Forever Gene Vincent w/ Johnny Carroll
V/A - Happy Birthday Buck: A Texas Salute To Buck Owens w/ LeRoi Bros.
V/A - Live At The Continental Club w/ Leroi Bros.
V/A - Live At The Kremlin w/ LeRoi Bros.
V/A - More Songs Of Route 66 w/ LeRoi Bros.
V/A - Root Damage w/ T. Tex Edwards, South Filthy
V/A - Texas Harmonica Rumble w/ Lazy Lester
V/A - Texas Harmonica Rumble Vol. 2 w/ Ted & The Tall Tops, Mark Hummel, Jumpin'
Johnny Sansone
V/A - Texas Northside Kings w/ Eve Monsees
V/A - Virus 100- Tribute To The Dead Kennedys w/ Evan Johns
V/A - Turban Renewal- A Tribute To Sam The Sham w/ Homer Henderson, Naughty Ones, Little Richard Elizondo
[1]
See also
References
^
a
b
"Mike Buck | Credits" .
AllMusic . Retrieved August 26, 2023 .
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a
b
c
d
e Griffey, Eric (June 25, 2019).
"Mike Buck's Homecoming" . Fwweekly.com .
^ Dasgupta, Trisha.
"Antone's Record Shop remains hallmark of Austin's live music scene with rich history, lively community" . Thedailytexan.com .
^ Biography of the Thunderbirds in the Handbook of Texas Music ,
ISBN
9780876112977 ,
[1]
^
a
b Blackstock, Peter.
"Austin360 Residency of the Month: Eve Monsees & Mike Buck bring garage-rock back to the garage" . Austin American-Statesman .
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"Profile of Eve Monsees on University of Texas website" . Commstudies.utexas.edu .
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"Eve Monsees & the Exiles: "You Know She Did" " . Lonestarmusicmagazine.com . February 3, 2016.
^
New owners of Antone's Record Store
The Austin Chronicle , May 22, 2009
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"Mike Buck and Eve Monsees wed in New Orleans, Louisiana" . Austinchronicle.com . Retrieved April 24, 2012 .
External links
Studio albums Live albums Compilations Singles Other songs Related