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Infobox musical artist|image= || name = Dusty Drake| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Dean Buffalini http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1472633/06122003/drake_dusty.jhtml CMT.com : Dusty Drake : 10 Years Later, Dusty Drake Bows His First Album| birth_date = birth date and age|1964|02|23| origin = Monaca, Pennsylvania , USA | instrument = singing|Vocals | genre = country music|Country | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 2002-present| label = Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros. Nashville Big Machine Records|Big Machine | associated_acts = Joe Diffie Brett James Josh Turner Dean Buffalini (born February 23, 1965 in Monaca, Pennsylvania ) is an American country music artist, known professionally as Dusty Drake . Drake played various venues in his native Pennsylvania for several years before moving to Nashville, Tennessee , co-writing a 1996 single for Joe Diffie . By 2003, Drake was signed to Warner Bros. Records as a recording artist. That year, he released three singles from his self-titled debut album, including "One Last Time", his first Top 40 entry on the Hot Country Songs charts. Drake released a fourth single for the label before exiting in 2004.
In 2007, he signed to the independent Big Machine Records label, charting with the single "Say Yes", co-written by Brett James , Don Schlitz and Josh Turner . An album for Big Machine was originally slated to be released in 2007 but was never issued, and after showing the same level of commitment his former label showed, Drake exited the label's roster in 2008. Overall, Drake has charted six times on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard country charts. Two of his singles have reached Top 40: "One Last Time" at #26, and "Say Yes" at #36.
Biography
Dean Buffalini was born in Monaca, Pennsylvania on February 23, 1965 http://www.k102.com/iplaylist/artist/331665/ K102: Dusty Drake Overview as the middle child of seven children. http://dustydrake.musiccitynetworks.com/index.htm? id=3683 Dusty Drake He gained an early interest in music from his father and grandfather, both of whom enjoyed listening to country and bluegrass music . http://countrymusic.about.com/library/bldustydrake-bio.htm Dusty Drake - Bio
While in high school, he sang lead and played drums in local bands. After graduating high school, Buffalini studied to be an air traffic controller . He held that position for four years at a regional airport. At the same time, he pursued his career in country music, eventually fronting a band called Silverado in addition to performing solo. Signed as an opening act for Garth Brooks at a venue in Salem, Ohio , Buffalini was mistakenly identified as "Dusty" by a concert promoter, and as a result, he began to use Dusty as his stage name.
Musical career
He moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1993 in search of a record deal. Shortly afterward, he changed his stage name to Dusty Drake, because he was told by a manger that "there were Deans coming out the wazoo" (such as Billy Dean , Dean Miller , Stacy Dean Campbell , and Dean Dillon ). Drake then found work as a demo singer and songwriter. His first cut as a songwriter was "C-O-U-N-T-R-Y", a single for Joe Diffie in 1996 from the album '' Life's So Funny ''. http://www.pittsburghlive.com:8000/x/pittsburghtrib/living/music/country/s_144389.html Beaver County native relishing success from breakthrough hit - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Other artists who recorded Drake's songs included Janie Fricke , Ricochet (band)|Ricochet , The Oak Ridge Boys and Mark Chesnutt . http://www.bigmachinemedia.net/bios/ddbio.pdf Microsoft Word - Dusty FINAL BIO 1-25-07
In 2002, Drake was signed to Warner Bros. Records as a recording artist. His first single, "And Then", peaked at #57 on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard country music charts. Following this song was "One Last Time". Inspired by the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 , the song became his first Top 40 country hit, peaking at #26. Both songs were included on his debut album (also titled Dusty Drake (album)|Dusty Drake ), which was released in mid-2003.
After the release of his album, Drake went on to become an opening act for Kenny Chesney and Brooks & Dunn , as well as performing on the Grand Ole Opry . His album's third single, "Smaller Pieces", reached a peak of #50. By 2004, a fourth single entitled "I Am the Working Man" was released, which went on to peak at #43. None of these singles were actively promoted by the label. No music videos were made for any single. This song was not included on an album, and Drake was dropped from Warner Bros.' roster after its release.
Drake signed to Big Machine Records in 2007. His first single for the label, "Say Yes" (co-written by MCA Nashville artist Josh Turner along with Brett James and Don Schlitz ), became his second Top 40 country hit, peaking at #36. Drake's first album for Big Machine, tentatively titled Dusty Drake at a Honky-Tonk Near You , was originally slated for release in June 2007. The album was not released. Drake exited the label shortly after. In January 2009, Drake released another single independently, called "The 12th Man", and landed it in the top 50 Country Billboard Chart with no outside promotion.
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Dusty Drake
Release date: June 3, 2003
Label: Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros. Nashville
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US Country
2002
57
Dusty Drake
2003
26
"Smaller Pieces"
2004
43
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2007
36
Dusty Drake at a Honky-Tonk Near You (unreleased)
2009
58
single only
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http://www.myspace.com/dustydrake Myspace website
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