Buddy Wakefield
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| Buddy Wakefield | |
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| Born | June 4, 1974 in Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Genre(s) | Spoken Word |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Label(s) | Strange Famous Records |
| Website | www.buddywakefield.com |
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.[citation needed]
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[edit] Biography
Buddy Wakefield was born June 4th, 1974 in Shreveport, Louisiana and was raised in Baytown, Texas and now calls Seattle, Washington home. In 1999 he released his first spoken word album, A Stretch of Presence. In 2001 he left his position as an executive assistant for a biomedical firm in Gig Harbor, Washington, sold or gave away everything he owned and moved into a Honda Civic to tour North American poetry venues.[1]
In 2004, Wakefield released his first book of poetry, "Some They Can't Contain" (The Wordsmith Press; now on Write Bloody Publishing) consisting of many fan favorites such as "Convenience Stores", "Pretend", "Marbles in The Trees", "Arizona Summers", and "A Little Ditty Called Happiness".
Also in 2004 and again in 2005, Buddy Wakefield won the Individual World Poetry Slam Championship title, becoming the first poet to win the title two consecutive years. [2]
In 2006, Wakefield signed to Sage Francis' label Strange Famous Records and released his second album, Run On Anything. Sage Francis' third solo album entitled Human the Death Dance takes its name from a Buddy Wakefield poem with the same title and excerpts from the poem can be heard throughout the album.[3]
Over the course of his career, Wakefield has been a member of several slam poetry teams including Team Seattle in 2006 and 2007. Buddy Wakefield is also a member of Solomon Sparrow's Electric Whale Revival. Also he founded and manages The Bullhorn Collective, a spoken word talent agency, and serves of the board of Youth Speaks Seattle a non-profit literary arts organization.
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[edit] Books
- Live For A Living, Write Bloody Publishing, 2007
- Some They Can't Contain, Write Bloody Publishing, 2004
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