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5 unusual facts about Bud Andrews


1955–56 WIHL season

Bud Andrews, who saw action both with Trail and Nelson, paced the league in the hat trick division, with four three-goal performances to his credit.

Bud Andrews

Andrews (first name pronounced SER CEE) was born in Lubbock to Curcy Andrews, Sr., 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.

In 1975, Andrews produced "Phone Call from God" by Jerry Jordan, a gospel singer from Brownfield, the seat of Terry County west of Lubbock.

On March 15, 2008, Andrews was featured on a segment of Bob Phillips's television series Texas Country Reporter, with the emphasis on the discovery of Jerry Clower and the recording of "The Coon Hunt" by Jerry Clower on MCA records in Hollywood, California.

Jerry Clower

Eventually, tapes of Clower's speaking engagements wound up in the hands of Edwin "Big Ed" Wilkes and Bud Andrews in Lubbock, Texas, who had him make a better quality recording which they promoted.



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