User:Cwkalb/C.W. "Buddy" Kalb Jr

C.W. "Buddy" Kalb Jr

A songwriter of over 500 popular/comedy songs with over 120 recorded on major recording labels by various artists including Chet Atkins, George Burns, Jerry Reed, Christy Lane, Mel McDaniel and Ray Stevens. Early in his career he was a recording artist on RCA, ABC Paramount, VeeJay and Scottie Records. Screen Writer and Video Producer and Actor. Working primarily with musical comedy entertainer Ray Stevens he helped create numerous videos and a marketing plan for TV Direct Sales that resulted in over 5,000,000 units sold and garnered several sales awards including Billboard Magazines Video of the Year and Direct Response Product of the Year for Ray Stevens Comedy Video Classics.

The most popular of songs written by him and his wife Carlene B. Kalb for Ray Stevens was Mississippi Squirrel Revival the winner of Comedy Novelty Song of the Year.