In 2003, Jewell competed in the first season of the television singing competition
Nashville Star. He became the show's first winner that season, and was soon signed to a recording contract with
Columbia Records Nashville. This song reached number three on the country charts and 29 on the pop charts. It was the first single from his
self-titled debut album, which was produced by former
RCA Records artist
Clint Black and was recorded in ten days.
Buddy Jewell sold 500,000 copies and earned a gold certification from the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), in addition to producing a second number three country hit in "
Sweet Southern Comfort", which also reached number 40 on the pop charts. This song was followed by the number 38 country single "One Step at a Time".
2004–2005: Times Like These Jewell's second album for Columbia,
Times Like These, was released in 2005. This album did not perform as well at radio, with its first single ("If She Were Any Other Woman") reaching number 27 on the charts, and the second single ("So Gone") failing to chart entirely. He released two songs from this album "Jesus, Elvis, And Me" which was a country dance hit and "Somebody Who Would Die For You" which went up to No. 1 on the Christian Charts.
2015: ''My Father's Country'' In 2015, Jewell signed with
Lamon Records in Nashville and recorded an album produced with
Grammy nominated artist-producer
Dave Moody. The album ''My Father's Country'' featured a collection of classic country songs, including
Abilene,
Behind Closed Doors,
Galveston and other songs Jewell grew up listening to his father sing. Buddy Jewell was inducted into the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame on Tuesday, September 29, 2015, at the Noah's Event Center in Little Rock, AR.
2017–2019 In 2017 Jewell recorded an EP album "Reloaded". His single from the album is "I'm There" and it went to number one on the Power Source Christian Country charts. ==Discography==