James Elmore "Buzz" Cason (November 27, 1939 – June 16, 2024) was an American rock singer, songwriter, record producer and author.
In 1960, Cason started a solo career under the pseudonym Garry Miles, and had a number 16 hit in 1960 with his cover version of the song "Look for a Star", from the film Circus of Horrors.
Around the same time, and under a variety of pseudonyms, Cason also worked as a session vocalist for several Nashville-based budget labels that specialized in issuing knock-off soundalike versions of popular hits.
Despite poor chart performance in his home country, it managed to reach #21 in Australia where it was released by EMI on the "Stateside" label.
Recorded originally by American Robert Knight,[2] the UK’s Love Affair cover version was a number one hit there in January 1968.
His 1962 song, "Soldier of Love", co-written with Tony Moon, was covered by the Beatles, Live at the BBC, as well as recorded by Arthur Alexander, Marshall Crenshaw and Pearl Jam.
[10] Other artists who would record at the studio included Dolly Parton, Jerry Reed, Merle Haggard, The Judds, The Doobie Brothers, Emmylou Harris, and Olivia Newton-John.