Michael Buffalo Smith: Journal

I just wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Happy New Year!

Angelus was the best ever, despite the sad loss of our dear friend Kerry Creasy. Read all about it at gritz.net.

My dear friend and fellow author Ziana Bethune did me the honor of interviewing me for her website. Check it out: http://www.zianabethune.com/

Moving into 2009 with optimism and hope for the world. Buff

It's the event of the year, and it returns December 4-7 in Tampa, Florida at The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. Charlie Daniels and a host of friends play music and golf to benefit The Angelus home in Florida. We look forward to it every year. Check my show dates for my performance times. I look forward to seeing our friends, old and new, and doing a little down home southern fried Southern Rock jamming! Hope to see y'all there.

Buffalo

Just a reminder for the Holidays, CDs make great gifts! Buffalo's last two albums are available now at CD BABY. His most recent, SOMETHING HEAVY, featuring The Crawlers, the late George McCorkle, Pete Carr, JoJo Billingsley and more can be found here
http://cdbaby.com/cd/mbsmith3

and the SOUTHERN LIGHTS album, featuring Bonnie Bramlett, Tommy Crain, Pete Carr and more can be found here...
http://cdbaby.com/cd/mbsmith2

Hey, there's even a discount if you buy extra copies! Catch the fever of Buffalo Mania!

-Buffalo Management Team

Howdy sports fans. Saturday night in Rome, Georgia was a red hot Southern Rockin' show at The High Lonesome Saloon. I was happy just to be a part of it all .... I posted an article at www.swampland.com/posts/view/gritz/1305

My set list during the songwriter's circle included:
Natural Born Cowboy
Into The Light
I Want Paris Hilton to Be My Friend
A Change in the Weather

It was a blast to share the stage with Donnie Winters, Amanda Martin and Tommy Talton!

See y'all soon! Buff

I just wanted to call everyone's attention to a couple of people in need. Friends of my friends are also my friends, so when Darlene (Ms Rebyll) and Dewayne (Rebel) told me about this burned firefighter and sick baby, both in their NC community, my heart wept. Please visit the website, and if you can help out, please do.

http://www.timmyandhannah.com

-Buff

Wow. The past week was something else. First of all, congratulations to the best step son in the world, Benjamin Greene, who married his sweet Austin on August 2nd.... All of this and my equally fabulous step daughter Hannah and her recently hitched hubby JC the surfer are expecting baby Zoe on or near September 29th! Weeee..... Love my kids!

Last week in Alabama was great, and seeing all my old and new friends was a treat. Read all about my trip and see pics at gritz.net... Here's a link to an "index page."
http://www.swampland.com/posts/view/gritz/1261

Great fun with Billy Bob Thornton and his band and crew, and at Dick Cooper's party.... Loads of fun. Thanks to everyone for all the good times!

It's a Southern Thang! Buff

Just got back from Rome, Georgia where they were filming a movie called Dixie Times which features a concert scene of Jimmy Hall backed by The Tommy Talton Band, Man was it fun! The photo on the splash page features Stan Robertson (former member of Cowboy), Tommy Talton, Jimmy Hall and myself. I will be returning to The High Lonesome in Rome on September 6th to open for Tommy's band. See ya there!

I am deeply saddened that I was unable to attend the Winters Brothers Jam this weekend. Doctor's orders. Stay tuned for information on an upcoming fall Southern Rock tour that will find me performing several big shows with Donnie Winters, opening for some real heavyweights. Should be fun....More soon. Buff

Buffalo's Acoustic South will debut at Relay for Life, a benefit for The American Cancer Society, at Greer High School Football Stadium in Greer, SC on May 16th at 10 PM.

The Acoustic South is a rotating roster of Southern rockers performing "unplugged" versions of Southern rock and blues classics.

The current lineup features Donnie Winters, founding member of The Winters Brothers Band, 1970s Atco recording artists who toured with Charlie Daniels, Marshall Tucker, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and more.

Tony Heatherly was bassist for The Toy Caldwell Band, appearing on Toy's lone solo album in 1992. Tony also played with The Marshall Tucker Band for several years.

Mark McAfee is a guitar player from Greenville, SC who was raised on Southern Rock, and who currently plays in a band with Donnie Winters.

Rick Godfrey is nothing short of an Upstate legend. A founding member of Capitol Records recording band Garfeel Ruff, Rick has made a huge name for himself in r&b, beach, blues and Southern Rock music.

Don't be surprised if a guest star or two join in. Come early to hear all the music, including our gospel singing friends, Favor at 8 PM.

As a side note, be sure to check out my layest interviews with Delaney Bramlett and Billy Bob Thornton at www.gritz.net.

Hope to see some of you at the Relay for Life!

Keep it Real. Keep it Southern.
Michael Buffalo

We apologize for the lack of news on the site. As many of you already know, Buffalo has been through quite a rough year health wise, especially November through March. The good news is, things are looking much better, and we anticipate a booming year for the Buffalo.... Meanwhile, please be sure to check out his daily blog and more at www.gritz.net. Keep checking back here as well. We should have some big news here real soon. Thank you for your support! Buffalo Management Team

The annual Angelus Benefit and Charliepalooza Concert was held in Tampa, FL last weekend, and man oh man was it ever fun. Visit www.gritz.net to read all about it and see way too many pictures! Some pics will be posted in the Gallery HERE as well.

Below are the set lists for the shows I performed at The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino during the event! Lots of good fun.

Thursday, November 29th
Lobby Bar, with Guests Tommy Crain and Kerry Creasey

Natural Born Cowboy
Fire On The Mountain (Dedicated to George McCorkle)
Painting Her Toenails
Redneckin'
I Want Paris Hilton to Be My Friend
Can't You See
Smell All the Roses
Georgia On a Fast Train
Into the Light
Will The Circle Be Unbroken

(Thanks, Tommy and Kerry!)

Friday, November 30th
Lobby Bar, Acoustic Solo

The South's Gonna Do it Again
Painting Her Toenails
Good Hearted Woman
Buddha in a Swimming Pool
The Visit
Natural Born Cowboy
Redneckin'
Smell All The Roses
I Want Paris Hilton to Be My Friend
Into The Light
Will the Circle Be Unbroken (with Aaron Kelly and Victoria K)

Friday, November 29th
Ball Room Jam

Buffalo sat in with Tommy Crain & The Crosstown Allstars, Charlie Daniels, Carolyn Corlew and Guy Gilchrist

The South's Gonna Do it Again
The Devil Went Down to Georgia

Keep it Real. Keep it Southern!
Buffalo

Opened for Tom Hambridge and The Rattlesnakes and Atomic Boogie on Saturday at The High Lonesome Saloon in Rome, Georgia. I was joined on guitar and harp by Keith Tressel. The set was as follows:

Natural Born Cowboy
Painting Her Toenails
Everyday Grind
Paris Hilton
Fire On The Mountain (McCorkle)
Into The Light

Lots of fun! Great meeting all of you new friends! See you down the road.

-Buffalo

The Jam 4 George was a rousing success! And great fun to boot! Read my review in GRITZ.

http://www.swampland.com/posts/view/gritz/751

See some photos just added to my gallery...

My set list was as follows, with Sonny Edwards and Donnie Winters on guitars, Freddie Vanderford on harp and JoJo Billingsley and Monica Perry on vocals.

Natural Born Cowboy
Painting Her Toenails
Redneckin'
Paris Hilton
Georgia On a Fast Train (Shaver)
Something Heavy (Hinton)
Into the Light
Will the Circle Be Unbroken (Carter)

Also sang "Can't You See" and "Fire On The Mountain" with Justin McCorkle in the finale jam with Jerry Eubanks, Tommy Crain and band, Mark Emerick, JoJo Billingsley and MANY others!

Keep it real. Keep it Southern baby!
Buff

Spartanburg, SC - (My friend) George McCorkle, an original member of The Marshall Tucker Band, will be memorialized in an all day concert in his home town of Spartanburg, South Carolina, on Saturday, November 3, 2007. The Jam for George: A Concert Honoring the Memory of George McCorkle, will begin at 1 pm at beautiful Barnett Park in downtown Spartanburg..

Artists scheduled to appear include: Past and present members of The Marshall Tucker Band; Chris Hicks (Marshall Tucker/The Outlaws); Paul Hornsby (MTB Producer and keyboardist) ; Johnny Neel (formerly of The Allman Brothers Band); The Winters Brothers Band; Tommy Crain & The Crosstown Allstars (Tommy is formerly of The Charlie Daniels Band); Candy Coburn; Artimus Pyle, JoJo Billingsley and Lesley Hawkins (formerly of Lynyrd Skynyrd); Monica Perry; The Southern Boys Band featuring Justin McCorkle and Bruce Wall; Michael Buffalo Smith; The Silver Travis Band; The Winters/Heatherly Project (featuring Tony Heatherly formerly of The Toy Caldwell Band and MTB, and Donnie Winters formerly of The Winters Brothers Band); Steve Grisham (The Outlaws/Ghost Riders) Mark Emerick (Commander Cody); Jackson Crossing; Ragged Jack; Whiskey Brown; Cadillac High; Brad “The Animal” Lesley; and other surprise guests.

Vending and concessions will be available.

All proceeds go to benefit the George McCorkle Foundation. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 day of show, and available Palmetto Music, and in Gaffney at Cherokee Outfitters. Tickets are available online at www.georgemccorkle.com.

It is with a heavy heart that I report the death of another great icon of Southern Rock, Hughie Thomasson.

The founder of The Outlaws and long time member of Lynyrd Skynyrd died at home in Florida yesterday, September 9th, following a heart attack.

We want to send out our prayers and love to all the family and friends of this guitar genius.

Fly on free bird. Heaven must be rockin' today.

-Buffalo

I just have to say Billy Bob Thornton is not only my favorite actor, but this guy can rock and roll, brothers and sisters!

I went down to Myrtle Beach for his show at The House of Blues on Thursday, and he and his band kicked my ass. They came out first as The Fabulous Boxmasters, playing a more "hillbilly" style, before returning to rock the night away.

All of the band and crew made the ol' Buffalo feel welcomed, and I had a stone cold blast. Love ya brother Billy! Woooooo!

Review can be found at www.gritz.net ...

It was back to Macon, Georgia this weekend for a benefit concert for Sid Yoakim, the man who drove the bus for The Allmans as well as The Charlie Daniels Band.

The show was great, with Tommy Crain & The Crosstown Allstars, The Winters Brothers Band, Revival and more. I did a set with my pal Donnie Winters, and there were tons of guests, like Mike Causey from Stillwater and Larry Howard from Grinderswitch.

Look for photos in the GALLERY.

Rock on! Buffalo

Last Thursday evening me and the band opened for Paul Thorn at The Handlebar in Greenville, SC. What a show! Paul and his band are the absolute best....

Jay Taylor, Rod Christian and John Irvin, now dubbed "Something Heavy," joined me for a set that was just a whole lotta fun. The set list included:

Swamp Thang (J. Taylor)
Wrong Place, Wrong Time (J. Taylor)
Natural Born Cowboy (M.B. Smith/R. Brand)
Something Heavy (Eddie Hinton)
Painting Her Toenails (M.B. Smith)
Paris Hilton (M.B. Smith)
Emmylou (J. Taylor)
Life Behind The Mask (M.B. Smith)
Into The Light (M.B.Smith)
Swamp Thang (Reprise)

On Friday I went down to Macon, Georgia with Jill to see The Tommy Talton Band rock out the Capitol Theatre. I had the honor of performing two of my songs on acoustic joined by Talton himself. We did "Into The Light" and "Painting Her Toenails." Great fun.

And the fun just keeps on comin'!
-Buffalo

Check out the YOUTUBE video (from Peckstervision Video Services) of Buffalo with Tommy Crain and Donnie Winters performing Buff's hot new tune, "I Want Paris Hilton To Be My Friend." Here's the link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb-dtLxwQus

Buffalo and his band will be opening for Paul Thorn at The Handlebar in Greenville, SC on Thursday, July 26th. If you haven't seen Paul and his band, you don't have a clue as to what you are missing! Buffalo will be appearing solo, opening for The Tommy Talton Band, at The Capitol Theatre in Macon, Georgia on July 27th. He will return to Macon the following week to join the rescheduled Sid Yochim Benefit at The Grand Opera House, joining Bonnie Bramlett, The Winters Brothers Band, Tommy Crain & The Crosstown Allstars and more. Hope to see you there!

Buffalo just completed a DVD project called "Michael Buffalo Smith: A Video Profile". The DVD was produced by Dave Peck and Buffalo for Peckstervision, and includes the high def video of "I Want Paris Hilton To Be My Friend," along with interviews and clips of Buff performing with friends and much more. The video will be offered up for sale very soon. If interested, drop us an e-mail.

More soon. -Buffalo's Management Team (The Glitter Rock Rednecks)

"Michael Buffalo Smith as a musician, writer, critic, and southern music historian really gets it. His taste and deep appreciation for the real thing are qualities that inspire all of us in his wake. And it's a big wake."

- Billy Bob Thornton