Floyd Buckner:
CLASS OF 1981
Woodford County High SchoolClass of 1981
Versailles, KY
Floyd's Story
Life
In high school he studied privately with the UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY percussion instructor DAVE DAVENPORT and participated in the CENTRAL KENTUCKY YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA for 3 years as their timpanist. Floyd received a music scholarship to U of L and now holds a bachlors in Bus. Mgmt.
Since arriving in Louisville in 1981, he has served on staff for several churches, played for THE THEATER WORKSHOP OF LOUISVILLE and MAIN STAGE PRODUCTION (Cinncinati, Ohio).
He is currently the drummer for the Ebony Fashion Fair, Louisville Kentucky performances and is touring with the Off Broadway Gospel Hit Play ÂYou CanÂt Keep a Good Woman Down and "The Mahalia Jackson Story - Song of Mahalia".
Floyd has played with several recording artists such as NAJEE and ALEX BUGNON. He has also opened for such acts as SURFACE, VERTICAL HOLD, TOM BROWN, COLEN ENGLAND, THE CONTROLLERS, GEORGE HOWARD, JENNIFER HOLIDAY, MIKI HOWARD, ROY AYERS, PIECES OF A DREAM, JONATHAN BUTLER, MARION MEDO...Expand for more
WS and PAMELA WILLIAMS.
He has performed at the KENTUCKY CENTER FOR THE ARTS Midnight Ramble Series, Walnut Street Review, JAZZ IN CENTRAL PARK, and a host of other city sponsored events. He has recorded with many local gospel groups such as KEITH HUNTER and the WITNESS FOR CHRIST CHOIR, THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE BLACK DIAMOND CHOIR, CHRIST CONNECTION, THE GREATER LOUISVILLE VOICES, and national recording artist JOHN P. KEE, DONALD LAWRENCE, and JEFFREY VALLEY. Floyd has also performed with the Louisville Orchestra on the 1993 recording of ÂGOSPEL AT THE SYMPHONYÂ
He currently is the drummer for STAGES, a group that is compiled of eight extremely talented musicians. They are the house band at Zephyr Cove located at 2330 Frankfort Ave. Louisville Ky. see their web site at http://www.explorethecove.com/index_html.htm
Floyd is employed by the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights as their Webmaster, Graphic Arts Designer, Desktop Publishing and Administrative Specialist.
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