Buddy Wakefield

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Buddy Wakefield is a spoken word poet, signed to Sage Francis' record label, Strange Famous Records. He has been praised for his explosive energy and captivating lyrics.

1 Biography
2 Discography
3 Books
4 Poetry
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Biography

Buddy Wakefield was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, and was raised in Baytown, Texas. He currently resides in Seattle, Washington.

In 1999, Wakefield released his first album, A Stretch of Presence.

In 2001, Wakefield left his position as the executive assistant of a biomedical firm in Gig Harbor, Washington, to tour the country as a poet.

Wakefield set up and manages The Bullhorn Collective, a talent agency which consists of many high ranking Slam Poets.

2004 saw the release of Wakefield's book, Some They Can't Contain (The Wordsmith Press), consisting mostly of a collection of performance pieces.

In 2004 and 2005, he won the Individual World Poetry Slam Championship title, becoming the only person to win the title twice^[1].

In 2006, Wakefield signed to Strange Famous Records and released his second album, Run On Anything. He was also invited by folk singer Ani Difranco to perform as a special guest on several of her fall tour dates that year.

He has participated on Slam teams from Long Beach, California, and in 2006 won Seattle's Grand Slam to earn a spot on Seattle's semi-finalist team at the National Poetry Slam. He has shared stages with many notable poets, including Derrick Brown, Saul Williams, Sage Francis, Marc Bamuthi Joseph and Utah Phillips