*Larry Savoy Buford is first and foremost a writer. And as with anyone who is a very good writer, Buford loves to read. You can’t be good at the former without doing a lot of the latter.
The native Detroiter had a refined writing style at a very young age, and that aroused the suspicions of a seventh grade teacher who believed one of Buford’s papers was a bit too well refined and rejected a writing assignment, believing it had been plagiarized until Buford’s mother vouched for him.
Buford eventually became a writer for a variety of print and on-line publications, as well working as a publicist, writing press releases for a host of individuals and causes. Buford developed a keen ear for music, and, despite the fact that he had no musical training, Buford could provide insight about a song that would make friends hear things that they hadn’t noticed. There are plenty of people with untrained music ears who read liner notes, listen intently and can bring a level of knowledge to musical conversation that belies their lack of technical expertise. However, Buford decided to go beyond being a hard core music fan by purchasing a piano and teaching himself to play and using his writing skills to compose songs…
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