A
new artist on the scene but old on the horizon in the entertainment
field, Donny has been around as long as some of the favorite artists
born but with his up and down ride in the entertainment field is a
story by itself. Grew up in Houston, Texas and at the age of sixteen
opened shows with the late Ted Taylor performing in groups with guys
twice his age. He formed groups throughout his junior and senior
high school years performing around the state of Texas and Louisiana.
After graduating from high school, he joined a group with his
brother who was also talented, also sung in school with the once
Archie Bell and the Drells. The group formed was called Justice
which was the first group out of Houston to sign with a major label
(Epic CBS). Justice opened acts for such groups as Bob Marley &
Whalers, Temptations, Tavares, Natalie Cole, Nancy Wilson, B B King,
Bobby Bland, Manhattans, Dramatics and the lists goes on…
After
signing with Epic CBS they recorded the album with great promising
writers such as Leo Sayers, Steve Winwood (which they did the remake
of “Gimme Some Lovin’” and Leo Sayers, “Easy to Love” which
hit the billboard top charts. After the release of a 12” version
of “Gimme Some Lovin” and “Easy to Love” with Bobby and Donny
Buggs performing lead it was thought that the album would be a
success but Epic CBS wanted a five-man vocal group. The following
year, Justice was released and Epic CBS picked up the Jacksons from
Motown.
In
addition to being one of the lead vocalists in MJK Live (Mambo Jazz
Kings), a live band that has been playing music for over thirty
years, Donny has released his new CD hoping someone still love that
soulful unique first tenor. His CDs titled “Here I Am What You
Going to Do?” & “Love Obsession” are sold on Amazon and
other music sites.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/donnyraybuggs/
Twitter: Donny Ray (@dbuggs1)
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user138763335
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