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* Buddy Roemer, former United States Representative from Louisiana's 4th Congressional District ( 1980 – 87 ) and Governor of Louisiana ( 1988 – 92 )
* Charles E. Roemer, II, former Louisiana commissioner of administration ; planter and businessman, father of Buddy Roemer
Among the organizers of the League were Charles E. Roemer, II ( 1923-2012 ), of Bossier Parish, later the commissioner of administration for eight years under Governor Edwin Washington Edwards and the father of Governor Buddy Roemer.
Former governor Buddy Roemer, seeking a gubernatorial comeback, came in fourth place.
Livingston ran for governor in 1987 but finished third, behind fellow Congressman Buddy Roemer of the Fourth District and Edwin Edwards in a field of nine, ten points short of gaining a berth in the runoff, officially the Louisiana general election.
From 1981 to 1984, McCrery was a district manager and later legislative director for then Democratic U. S. Representative Charles Elson " Buddy " Roemer, III, of Bossier City.
In his bid for a full term in 1988, he handily defeated Adeline McDade Roemer ( born 1923 ), the Democratic mother of his former benefactor Buddy Roemer.
Roemer's son Buddy Roemer would serve as governor from 1988 to 1992, sandwiched between the third and fourth Edwards terms.
Later, Edwards ' commissioner of administration Charles Roemerfather of future governor Buddy Roemer – was convicted of taking bribes and having connections with Mafia boss Carlos Marcello.
Also in the race were Billy Tauzin, a then-Democratic Cajun congressman, Democratic Secretary of State Jim Brown, and a Democratic congressman from north Louisiana, Buddy Roemer, who climbed up from a series of very low early-campaign polls.
The last candidate to speak was Buddy Roemer: " No, we've got to slay the dragon.
" The next day, as political commentator John Maginnis put it, Jim Brown was explaining his statement while Buddy Roemer was ordering " Slay the Dragon " buttons.
In what seemed to be the end of Edwards ' political career, the governor withdrew from the contest in his concession speech, automatically electing Buddy Roemer governor.
In one stroke, Edwards made Buddy Roemer a minority governor.
Buddy Roemer ( D ), until March 14, 1988
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Charles Elson " Buddy " Roemer, III ( born October 4, 1943 ), is an American politician and banker who was a candidate for the presidential nominations of the Republican Party and the Reform Party, respectively, in 2012.
Buddy Roemer has endorsed Gary Johnson for U. S. President in 2012.
Buddy Roemer was born on October 4, 1943, in Shreveport to Charles Elson " Budgie " Roemer, II ( December 11, 1923-July 2012 ) and the former Adeline McDade.
Buddy Roemer worked on the Edwards campaign as a regional leader and later started a political consulting firm.
Roemer finished third in the primary to Democratic State Representative Claude " Buddy " Leach, Jr., with 27 %, and Republican Jimmy Wilson, a former state representative from Vivian in north Caddo Parish.

Buddy and 9
On May 9, 2011, the City of Lubbock held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for The Buddy and Maria Elena Holly Plaza, the new home of the statue and the Walk of Fame.
* July 9Buddy Bregman, American musical arranger
Other NFL veterans who signed with the Stallions included former Kansas City Chief RB Earl Gant ( 2 years, 20 games with the Chiefs ), RB Ken Talton ( 1 year, 2 games with the Lions ), WR / KR Kevin Miller ( 3 years, 20 games with the Vikings ), TE Steve Stephens ( 1 year, 16 games with the Jets ), OT Robert Woods ( 8 years, 99 games with the Jets and Saints ), OG Buddy Aydelette ( 1 year, 9 games with the Packers ), DE Mike Raines ( 7 years, 104 games with the CFL Ottawa Rough Riders ), DE Reggie Lewis ( 2 years, 22 games with the Buccaneers ), LB Dallas Hickman ( 6 years, 91 games with the Redskins ), CB Mike Thomas ( 6 years, 77 games with the Redskins and Chargers ) and SS Billy Cesare ( 5 years, 46 games with the Buccaneers, Dolphins and Lions ),
* John Astin as Buddy Ryan ( Seasons 3 – 9 ), Harry's eccentric stepfather and a former patient in a psychiatric hospital.
Remarkably he never missed a game in 9 seasons with the Eagles, remaining active with the team for 135 consecutive regular-season games until being cut by then-incoming Head Coach Buddy Ryan in 1986.
Buddy Lee Parker ) and Big Cat to retain the WCW World Six-Man Tag Team Championship ( 9: 54 )
The song was a hit for The Drifters in 1963, reaching # 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has been covered by many artists such as The Coasters, The Dave Clark Five, The Chipettes, Eric Carmen, Bobby Darin, Percy Faith, Tom Jones, Johnny Mathis, James Taylor, Gary Numan, Tito Puente, Lou Rawls, Buddy Rich, Paul Rodgers with Jeff Beck, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, Sly & the Family Stone, Livingston Taylor, Neil Young, and Widespread Panic.
#" Not Fade Away " ( Buddy Holly and Norman Petty ) / " Goin ' Down the Road Feeling Bad " ( traditional ) – 9: 14

Buddy and with
Buddy Holly on The Ed Sullivan Show with Ed Sullivan, January 26, 1958, New York.
Yet, with the money still being withheld by Petty and with rent due, Buddy was forced to go back on the road.
I was two weeks pregnant, and I wanted Buddy to stay with me, but he had scheduled that tour.
Buddy – as it is abbreviated on occasion – is still running in the UK after 22 years, with a UK tour that went out in February 2011.
* peermusic presents Maria Elena: My Life with Buddy
Bill Haley's compositions included " Four Leaf Clover Blues ", " Crazy Man, Crazy ", " What ' Cha Gonna Do ", " Fractured ", " Live It Up ", " Farewell, So Long, Goodbye ", " Real Rock Drive ", " Rocking Chair on the Moon ", " Sundown Boogie ", " Birth Of The Boogie ", " Two Hound Dogs ", " Rock-A-Beatin ' Boogie ", " Hot Dog Buddy Buddy ", " R-O-C-K ", " Rudy's Rock ", " Calling All Comets ", " Tonight's the Night ", " Hook, Line and Sinker ", " Sway with Me ", " Paper Boy ( On Main Street U. S. A .)", " Skinny Minnie ", " B. B.
The 1970s were not much better, with the Indians trading away several future stars, including Graig Nettles, Dennis Eckersley, Buddy Bell and 1971 Rookie of the Year Chris Chambliss, for a number of players who made no impact.
Will Jordan portrayed Sullivan in the films I Wanna Hold Your Hand, The Buddy Holly Story, The Doors, Mr. Saturday Night, Down with Love, and in the 1979 TV movie Elvis.
Jackie Mason, Bo Diddley, Buddy Holly, and The Doors became intimately familiar with Sullivan's negative side.
Buddy, a traveling salesman, is having an affair with a girl on the road ; Sally is still as much in love with Ben as she was years ago ; and Ben is so self-absorbed that Phyllis feels emotionally abandoned.
Sally tells Ben how her days have been spent with Buddy, in a " harrowing account of a lonely, middle-aged suburban woman's self-delusions ", trying to convince him ( and herself ) (" In Buddy ’ s Eyes ").
Sally is bitter and has never been happy with Buddy, although he has always adored her.
Buddy then appears, dressed in " plaid baggy pants, garish jacket and a shiny derby hat ", in a vaudeville routine with an imaginary Sally and his old girlfriend Margie (" The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues ").
Buddy escorts the " emotionally devastated " Sally, while Phyllis helps Ben regain his dignity before they leave, all with the promise to work things out later.
In 1978, he starred as Buddy Holly in The Buddy Holly Story with Sartain as The Big Bopper.
* Drum Solo Battle ( 1955 ) with Buddy Rich at DrummerWorld
In an interview with Phil Seyer Buddy said he created this move by modifying something that was popular in the 60's called the " Surfer Stomp.
* Nightclub Two Step, An Interview with Buddy Schwimmer, creator of Nightclub Two Step, 1996
Among the musicians with whom he has played are Eddie Harris, Lee Konitz, Dave Liebman, Sam Rivers, Bob Mintzer, Terry Gibbs, Buddy DeFranco, Roscoe Mitchell, Evan Parker, Jay McShann, Herbie Mann, Randy Brecker, Jerry Goodman and Ramsey Lewis and many others.
Eddie Cochran and fellow Texan Buddy Holly — both of whom Orbison had previously toured with — had died, to Orbison's deep astonishment.

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