Buddy Liles

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Buddy Liles
Birth nameWalter Eugene "Buddy" Liles
BornJanuary 10, 1941
OriginNewport, Kentucky
Genres Christian: Southern Gospel
Occupation(s)Gospel Singer
Instrument(s)Singer
Years active52

Buddy Liles is a bass-baritone gospel singer. He is best known as the bass singer for the Florida Boys, a Southern Gospel quartet, from 1972 through the late 1990s. [1]

Liles received the Marvin Norcross award at the National Quartet Convention in 1995 and the Marvin Norcross Award for Favorite Bass Award, presented by Singing News magazine. [2]

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References

  1. Heaven Sound. Buddy Liles.
  2. Bell, Blake (March 8, 2013). "Celebrated gospel singer to visit Bethel" . Retrieved November 28, 2023.