In 1962, with his then partner, Brill Building veteran Howard Greenfield, he wrote and produced a break-in for a new recording artist, Susan Smith ("A Letter From Susan"/"Will You Love Me When I'm Old?", Dynamic Sound 502). A few years later, she met one of Bill's old partners, Dickie Goodman, and recorded with him, later becoming his wife and the mother of their children, one of which is Jon Goodman, who continues in Dickie's footsteps, making break-in records, and recently wrote the book Dickie Goodman: King Of Novelty.
He also was president of a company manufacturing Disk-Go Cases, a plastic cylindrical portable record storage unit.
In his later years, he worked in a jewelry store in Texas until a few years before his death. He died of cancer on August 1, 1996, at age 66.[citation needed]
Other records he was involved with:
Gone Records 5031
Eddie Platt & His Orch. / Cha-Hua-Hua / Vodka (9/27/58)
It's not known for sure if the Bill Buchanan listed on the label as producer of "Vodka" is the same one this page is about, but, since both records on Gone were released back to back, it's a reasonable assumption that they are the same person.
Golden Records
The Three Stooges / Party At Your House (1959)
This album concept and songs were written by Dick Cella in one week. It was co-produced Dick Cella and Bill Buchanan. The back-up band, The Music Wreckers, was assembled Dick & Bill Studio sessions were co-produced by Dick Cella and Bill Buchanan. The tracks on this album are as follows:
We're Coming To Your House
The Concert
At The Baseball Game
Click Dart's Band Stand
The Chipped Monks
Let's Cut A Record
Sing-Along With Moe
At The Circus Parts 1 & 2
The Toy Store Parts 1 & 2
Goodbye, Auld Lang Syne!
Golden Records 559
The 3 Stooges / All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth / I Gotta Cold For Christmas (12/1959)
Golden Records 623
The 3 Stooges / Sing Happy Yuletide Songs
The tracks on this e.p. are as follows:
I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas
I Gotta Cold For Christmas
Wreck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly
Jingle Bells Drag
Down Through The Housetop
20th Century Fox Records 45-139
The Little Toy Band / The Little Tin Man / Teeny Little Me (1/1960)
This was written and produced by Buchanan & Cella
Guaranteed Records 204
The Prancers / Short Short `nin' / Rudolph The Red-Nose Reindeer (1/1960)
This one was produced by Buchanan & Goodman.
Triodex Records 112
James MacArthur / (The Story Of) The In-Between Years - (Parts 1 & 2) (1961)
This was also released on Scepter.
It was produced and co-written by Bill Buchanan.
The singer on this record would turn up in a much more famous Role on the hit t.v. show "Hawaii 5-0". When Steve McGarrett would say, "Book `em Dano!", this is who he was talking to.
Dynamic Sound Records 502
Susan Smith / A Letter From Susan / Will You Love Me When I'm Old? (1962)
This was written and produced by Greenfield & Buchanan.
Rori Records 714
Joel Langran / I Really Want To Be A "Singar" / Young And Foolish (1964)
Written & produced by Buchanan & Goodman.
Label Unknown
Susan Smith (Susan Smith Goodman) / Never Play Poker With A Man Named Doc Or Eat At A Place Called Mom's (1966)[6][7]
Produced by Dickie Goodman and/or Bill Buchanan.
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