Buddy Brock | |
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| Birth name | William Calhoun Brock Jr. |
| Born | 1952 or 1953 Greenwood, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | (aged 72) Mount Juliet, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation | Songwriter |
| Years active | 1974–2017 |
William Calhoun "Buddy" Brock Jr. (1952 or 1953 – January 24, 2025) was an Americancountry music songwriter. His biggest hits to date are "Watermelon Crawl," co-written with Zack Turner, which reached the #4 spot on theBillboardHot Country Songs chart and made theBillboard Hot 100 as a danceremix; and the1992 song "There Ain't Nothin' Wrong with the Radio," co-written and performed byAaron Tippin, which held the number 1 position on the country chart for three consecutive weeks in April and May, 1992.[1][2][3] Other songs written or co-written by Brock include "I Wanna Fall in Love," a #3 country hit[4] co-written withMark Spiro forLila McCann; "You've Got to Stand for Something" (co-written with and sung by Tippin), which reached #6 on theBillboard country chart);[5] "Haunted Heart" (co-written withKim Williams), a #9 country hit forSammy Kershaw;[6] and "I Wonder How Far It Is Over You" (co-written with and sung by Tippin), a top-40 country hit.[7] Brock died inMount Juliet, Tennessee, on January 24, 2025, at the age of 72.[8]
