Career
Born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, Buck began playing drums at the age of 12. Buck moved to Austin in the mid-1970s and joined the blues rock group, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, along with Keith Ferguson, Jimmie Vaughan, and Kim Wilson. He appeared on the Thunderbirds" first two albums, Girls Go Wild (1979) and What"s The Word (1980).
In 1981, he left to form The LeRoi Brothers with guitarists, Steve Doerr and Don Leady.
In addition to continuing to play with The LeRoi Brothers, Buck has performed and recorded with numerous notable artists over the years including Roky Erickson, Screamin" Jay Hawkins (Jalacy Hawkins), Roy Head, Lazy Lester (Leslie Johnson), Toni Price, Ted Roddy, and Doug Sahm. In 1985, Buck appeared on the album, Trash, Twang And Thunder, which featured various artists known collectively as Big Guitars From Texas.
In 2001, Buck, Eve Monsees, Speedy Sparks, and Grady Pinkerton formed Eve & The Exiles. After the group"s self-titled 2004 release and several lineup changes, the Exiles released their 2008 album entitled Blow Your Mind.
In May 2009, Buck, Monsees, and Forrest Coppock purchased the central Austin record store, Antone"s Record Shop, from then-current owner, Susan Antone (sister of the store"s original owner, Clifford Antone).
In September 2010, Buck and Monsees were married in New Orleans.
