Buddy Reed & Th' Rip It Ups * Tough Enough [Indie Exclusive Translucent Red] pop punk and on-line for New York

and on-line for New York magazine

Although this marks the first time all ten tracks have been available on one album

The Highwayman

Gene's music was characterised by being a highly accessible and straightforward style of jazz

The first in a series of ineffable solo albums and collaborations that have come since

Buddy Reed & Th' Rip It Ups * Tough Enough [Indie Exclusive Translucent Red] pop punk and on-line for New YorkBuddy grew up in Rialto, California, and in 1968 joined George Harmonica Smiths band alongside Rod Piazza and others. They became the house band at Smalls in L. A., backing legends like Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, T Bone Walker, and Jimmy Reed. Touring as Bacon Fat, they recorded in England with Fleetwood Macs producer, Mike Vernon, and toured the U. S. with Big Mama Thornton. Buddy later toured with Little Richard before forming his own trio, Th' Rip