Bud Andrews

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Curcy Hendricks "Bud" Andrews, Jr.

Bud Andrews
Born July 5, 1940 (1940-07-05) (age 67)
Lubbock Texas, USA
Occupation Radio executive
Deejay at KDAV-AM in Lubbock
Religious beliefs Baptist
Spouse (1) Shirley Herndon Andrews
(2) Carolyn Harkey Andrews (since 2004)
Children (1) Michael Todd Andrews (born 1962) of Gill, Colorado
(2) Chance Andrews (born 1964) of Lubbock
(3) Shirl A. Chidester (born 1965 of Lubbock)
Notes
(1) Andrews was the first to record humorist Jerry Clower on a record and handled the comedian's first five albums.

(2) For his work with Clower, Andrews received a platinum record.

(3) Andrews received a Presidential Citation in 1970 for his coverage of the Lubbock Tornado.

Curcy Hendricks Andrews, Jr., known as Bud Andrews (born July 5, 1940), is a popular morning deejay at Radio KDAV-AM in Lubbock, Texas, who in 1970 is said to have "discovered" the Mississippi-based humorist Jerry Clower.

Andrews (first name pronounced SER CEE) was born in Lubbock to Curcy Andrews, Sr. (1911-1993),[1]originally from Honey Grove in Fannin County in northeast Texas, and the former Ollie Lee Townsend (1907-1993), who grew up on a ranch in Plains near Brownfield in West Texas. Andrews graduated in 1958 from Monterey High School, one of his classmates having been the actor Barry Corbin. He attended Texas Tech University in Lubbock but did not graduate. He then launched his broadcasting career in October 1960. He has been affiliated with stations KSEL AM 950, KLLL AM 1460, KKAM AM 1340, KCBD AM 1590, and KFYO AM 790, where for sixteen years he was both program director and music director.[2] He spent six years as general manager and co-host of the "Big Ed in the Morning Show" with Edwin Wilkes (1931-1998)[3] on KRFE AM 580. In addition to his morning show, Andrews also voices many commercials carried on KDAV.[4]

Andrews was the first producer ever to place Clower on a record. Originally a fertilizer salesman, Andrews spotted Clower as he spoke to a luncheon group in Lubbock and suggested that the fledgling comedian cut a record of his monologue. The result was Clower's "The Coon Hunt" on MCA Records, which was later awarded a platinum album for sales in excess of $1 million at the retail level. Andrews handled Clower's first five albums.[5]

In 1975, Andrews produced "Phone Call from God" by Jerry Jordan (born 1944), a gospel singer from Brownfield, the seat of Terry County west of Lubbock. This recording subsequently received a gold record from MCA, the recognition of the sale of one million records. Jordan is also an artist, who maintains a gallery in Taos, New Mexico.[6]

Thereafter, through Southern Track Records of Atlanta, Andrews produced Robert W. "Bob" Murphey (1921-2004)[7], an attorney and country comedian from Nacogdoches in east Texas. Murphey, a nephew of former Texas Governor Coke R. Stevenson, was also a former sergeant-at-arms of the Texas House of Representatives.[8]

After the Lubbock Tornado on May 11, 1970, Andrews, while at KFYO, was awarded a Presidential Citation from U.S. President Richard M. Nixon for outstanding public service during the disaster.[9]

Andrews is currently teamed with William Ralph "Bill" Clement (born 1948) in the "Bud and Billy C. Show" on KDAV on weekdays from 7 to 10 a.m. Eastern Time. The station can be obtained beyond its coverage area through the Internet for a $9.95 monthly fee.[10]The "Bud and Billy C. Show" is immediately followed by deejay Virgil Johnson, formerly a member of the doo-wop group The Velvets, best known for the 1961 recording Tonight (Could Be the Night)".[11]

On March 15, 2008, Andrews and Johnson were featured on a segment of Bob Phillips' syndicated television series Texas Country Reporter, with the emphasis on the discovery of Jerry Clower and the recording of Tonight (Could Be the Night).[12]

Andrews is divorced from the former Shirley Herndon of Lubbock. The couple has three children: Michael Todd Andrews (born 1962), a rancher in Gill, Colorado; Chance Andrews (born 1964), an employee of the City of Lubbock, and Shirl A. Chidester (born 1965) of Lubbock. In 2004, Andrews married the former Carolyn Harkey.[13]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Social Security Death Index Interactive Search
  2. ^ KDAV DJ, Bud Andrews
  3. ^ Social Security Death Index Interactive Search
  4. ^ http://www.krfeam580.com/about.asp ; http://www.kdav.com/bandrews.html
  5. ^ The Kansas City Star (January 7, 2007); Texas Country Reporter, March 15, 2008 broadcast; DJ has become a classic. Section: G4;http://www.kdav.com/bandrews.html
  6. ^ http://www.askart.com/askart/j/jerry_jordan/jerry_jordan.aspx
  7. ^ Social Security Death Index Search Results
  8. ^ http://www.answers.com/topic/live-from-nacogdoches-texas?cat=entertainment&nrls=1; http://www.kdav.com/bandrews.html
  9. ^ http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/051105/tor_05110561.shtml; http://www.kdav.com/bandrews.html
  10. ^ KDAV Programming
  11. ^ Virgil Johnson (The Velvets)
  12. ^ TCR 2008 Episode Guide
  13. ^ Statement from Bud Andrews, March 20, 2008