Buddy Charleton
March 6, 1938 – January 25, 2011
Buddy Charleton was a highly respected steel guitar player who is perhaps best remembered for his days playing in Ernest Tubb’s Texas Troubadours. Charleton was just 23 when he began playing with Tubb, and he would continue to perform live and on record with his band until 1973. He then went on to become a sought-after instructor and session player for the likes of Garth Brooks, George Strait, and Reba McIntire. Buddy Charleton was 72 when he passed away on January 25, 2011. He had been battling lung cancer.