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Theodore Harmon “Buddy” Hayes

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Theodore Harmon “Buddy” Hayes

Birth
Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA
Death
26 Apr 1997 (aged 80)
Coos Bay, Coos County, Oregon, USA
Burial
Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea. Specifically: Ashes scattered over the Pacific Ocean Add to Map
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Buddy Hayes was a professional musician his entire life. He began in his parents' Hayes Family Band on vaudeville as a young child playing brass instruments in the early 1920s. As a student at Huntington (W.Va.) High School, he and two brothers formed the Hayes Brothers Orchestra performing locally at many venues. Buddy was their bass player. At the age of 20, 1936, he left Huntington for life on the road. Along the way, he continued playing bass professionally with Larry Funk (1936), Art Mooney (1939), Stan Kenton (1939), Ken Baker (1940), Texas Jim Lewis & His Lone Star Cowboys (1941), Les Paul (1948), Spike Jones (1949), and Harry James (1951). However, his longest stay with a group -- and the one he's most famous for -- was on the Lawrence Welk TV show from 1955 until about 1966. Buddy joined Welk in '54 before they ever aired on TV.
Buddy Hayes was a professional musician his entire life. He began in his parents' Hayes Family Band on vaudeville as a young child playing brass instruments in the early 1920s. As a student at Huntington (W.Va.) High School, he and two brothers formed the Hayes Brothers Orchestra performing locally at many venues. Buddy was their bass player. At the age of 20, 1936, he left Huntington for life on the road. Along the way, he continued playing bass professionally with Larry Funk (1936), Art Mooney (1939), Stan Kenton (1939), Ken Baker (1940), Texas Jim Lewis & His Lone Star Cowboys (1941), Les Paul (1948), Spike Jones (1949), and Harry James (1951). However, his longest stay with a group -- and the one he's most famous for -- was on the Lawrence Welk TV show from 1955 until about 1966. Buddy joined Welk in '54 before they ever aired on TV.

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