Buck 65, also known as Richard Terfry, is a Canadian DJ and MC whose sound is inspired by blues, rock and folk music. His latest album is 2007's Situation.
Fast Facts:
- Born in 1972 in Mt. Uniacke, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Record Label(s): Warner Music Canada, Strange Famous Records
- Hosts a webcast for CBC Radio 3
- Also known as Johnny Rockwell, DJ Critical, Jesus Murphy, Stinkin' Rich, Haslam, Uncle Climax
- Considered a career as a professional baseball player
Albums
- Game Tight, (1995)
- Year Zero, (1996)
- Weirdo Magnet, (1996)
- Language Arts (1996)
- Vertex, (1997)
- Man Overboard, (1999)
- Synesthesia, (2001)
- Square (2002)
- Talkin' Honky Blues (2003)
- This Right Here is Buck 65 (2004)
- Secret House Against the World (2005)
- Situation (2007)
Career Overview
Buck 65 started his career as DJ Critical on CKDU, a college radio station in his native Halifax, Canada. While rapping under the moniker "Stinkin' Rich," he recorded and released a five-song cassette under the title Chin Music.
By 1996, he had adopted the name "Buck 65" (though the origins of the nickname are unknown) on his cassette-album Language Arts. More independently-released albums would follow, the majority eventually re-released once Buck was signed to Warner Music Canada in 2002.
Buck 65's subsequent recordings, until 2007's Situation, did not receive an official release in the United States despite being released in Canada on a major label.
