Buddy
Flett resides in Shreveport, LA and started his career in 1975 at the
legendary Lake Cliff Roadhouse and the infamous Bossier Strip where the
likes of Elvis Presley, Hank Williams, Sr.,
Gatemouth Brown and Hank
Williams, Jr. all performed. Buddy was a founding member of A-Train, a
very successful Blues/R&B band during the late 70's and 80's throughout
the South. Buddy has written songs that have been recorded by
John
Mayall,
Percy Sledge, and many others. He is also featured performing an
acoustic solo of LeadBelly's "No More Cane on the Brazos" in the new
Music Documentary on Louisiana, Robert Mugge's "Rhythms n Bayous". Buddy
is currently on tour with Kenny Wayne Shepherd on his Ten Days Out:
Blues From The Backroads Tour featuring collaborations with the greatest
names in blues: Jerry "Boogie"McCain, Cootie Stark,
Neal Pattman, Buddy
Flett, B.B. King,
"Gatemouth" Brown,
Bryan lee,
John Dee Holeman,
Pinetop Perkins,
Henry Gray, Calvin Jones, "Wild Child" Butler,
Willie
"Big Eyes" Smith, "Cool John" Ferguson, "Steady Rollin"
Bob Margolin,
Lazy Lester and Noah Hunt.