[1] He was a working associate of the harmonica players Big Walter Horton and Hammie Nixon, the guitarist David "Honeyboy" Edwards, and the pianist Sunnyland Slim.
[4] Doyle, who was known locally for often suffering the effects of moonshine, jimson weed or other intoxicants, included the lines "my mind in such a condition till I hardly know the days of the week" on the track "Bad in Mind Blues".
According to Edwards, Doyle was a red-eyed alcoholic, was drunk all the time and had two or three gold teeth.
His nickname, Little Buddy, was likely due to his diminutive stature; according to Edwards, Doyle "was a midget.
His legs was so short that when he sat on the bench to play the guitar he couldn´t pat his feet.