Stoney Burns, before co-founding Buddy, published and edited Dallas Notes from 1967 to 1970, an underground bi-weekly newspaper.

[3] Please address all correspondence, love letters, hate mail, records, threats, photos, unsolicited manuscripts, payola, etc., to Buddy Magazine ...

[iii] That same year (1975), KAFM radio host Chuck Dunaway reported that Buddy, with a circulation of 40,000, was helping spread the positive aspects of progressive country.

[6] In 1982, Buddy was the official magazine of the Texxas Jam, a rock festival held at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.

Pop/rock: ZZ Top Latin: Joe Carrasco Blues/soul/jazz: One O'Clock Lab Band Album: Bat Out of Hell Song: "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" New pop group: Mother of Pearl[a] New rock artists: Kenny and the Kasuals New country artist: Joe Ely Pop/rock: ZZ Top Blues/soul/jazz: Bugs Henderson Album: Degüello New country artist: Whiskey Drinkin' Music (Austin) Pop/rock: ZZ Top Latin: Little Joe, Johnny y La Familia Blues/soul: The Fabulous Thunderbirds Jazz: One O'Clock Lab Band Album: The Hard Way, by Point Blank Song: "Sailing," by Christopher Cross Songwriter: Jerry Dirkx, "She's In Love With The Rolling Stones" Critics choice, pop: Shake Russell-Dana Cooper Band Critics choice, blues: Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble Critics choice, pop: U.S.

Kids[b] Pop/rock: Joe Ely Latin: Little Joe, Johnny y La Familia Jazz: The Crusaders Regional record: (tie) (i) Born to Blow, Johnny Reno and the Sax Maniacs; (ii) Drive This, Teddy Boys Movie filmed in Texas: Terms of Endearment Album: Eliminator, ZZ Top Song: "Gimme All Your Lovin'," ZZ Top Blues: Stevie Ray Vaughan Video: Sharp Dressed Man, ZZ Top from the album Eliminator New wave: Joe King Carrasco