Buddy Buie Died Yesterday

 

Buddy Buie, prolific songwriter, producer, and manager, who
wrote "Spooky", "Stormy" and "Traces" for the Classics IV, as well as many songs for other artists, died yesterday of a heart attack in Dothan, Alabama.  Buie stayed on with the group as their main songwriter, manager and producer when they evolved into the Atlanta Rhythm Section in 1971, writing hits such as "So Into You" and "Imaginary Lover".

Buie also wrote for Garth Brooks, Santana, Gloria Estefan, and Tommy Roe, among others.  Buie was 74.