Kevin Luke Blackmore, CM[1] who performs under the stage name Buddy Wasisname, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, comedian, and dramatist from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Blackmore is best known as leader of the band Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers, who perform mainly Newfoundland music and comedy.
[3] As a young man, Blackmore worked as an auto mechanic and heavy machinery operator,[3] and later a piano tuner.
[2] In 1983 Blackmore, together with Wayne Chaulk and Ray Johnson, formed the band Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers, singing and playing mandolin, fiddle and guitar.
[7] Blackmore, as Buddy Wasisname, performed with the Other Fellers for 35 years,[8] contributing to many concert tours and to 19 albums of recorded music and comedy.