Buddy Hayes (musician)

Theodore Harmon "Buddy" Hayes (August 1, 1916 – April 26, 1997) was an American big band musician who was a member of the Lawrence Welk orchestra. His instruments were the bass and the tuba.

Buddy Hayes
Birth nameTheodore Harmon Hayes
BornAugust 1, 1916
Weston, West Virginia, U.S.
DiedApril 26, 1997 (aged 80)
Coos Bay, Oregon, U.S.
GenresJazz, big band
Instrument(s)Tuba, double bass, bass guitar

Early life

Born in Weston, West Virginia, in a family of performers, he first started performing at age four with his parents' band.

Career

Hayes joined the Welk Orchestra in 1954, a year before the Welk show went on national television,[1] after a stint in the United States Army and with several other bands in the Greater Los Angeles area. During his tenure with the Maestro's band and television show, in addition to playing the bass and tuba also was a featured vocalist in comedic and novelty numbers. He remained with the Welk organization until his departure in 1966.[2]

Personal life

He continued to perform live and collected and restored old string basses until his death in 1997 at his home in Coos Bay, Oregon.[3]

Discography

With Stan Kenton

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1947 Law of the Canyon Bass player Uncredited
1947 The Stranger from Ponca City 'Jug' Player

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1955–1968 The Lawrence Welk Show Bass player 29 episodes
2007 Lawrence Welk's TV Treasures — Television film

References
  1. "Germans from Russia Heritage Collection". 2008-07-06. Archived from the original on 2008-07-06. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  2. "MUSICAL FAMILY BIOS 9". www.welkmusicalfamily.com. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
  3. Burback, Beth. "Holding on to a big piece of family history". The Coos Bay World. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
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