She then broke musical boundaries of the time with The Gargoyles, a hard rock band she fronted during an era where women leading edgy bands was a rare commodity. Two years later, Buell formed a group called The B-Sides and released A Side Of The B-Sides which was produced by her former lover Todd Rundgren. In 1981, Buell finally released her debut EP Covers Girl, produced by Ric Ocasek of The Cars and Rick Derringer, with The Cars backing each of the four songs. Buell and Patti Smith had formed a close friendship and spent wine-filled nights writing poetry and singing together which was why Buell called Smith one of her biggest inspirations. The album features original songs alongside covers of Gang of Four’s I Love a Man in Uniform and Baby Baby by English punk rock band, the Vibrators.Throughout Buell’s entire journey, her true goal was to become a singer from the very beginning. It was produced by Wallerstein and Stephen DeAcutis. In September 2011, she released an aggressive rock album called Hard Love.In 2009, she released her first recording Air Kiss for the Masses.Buell performed around New York with Boston musicians, The Rudds and The Neighborhoods’ drummer Johnny Lynch, during which they had also formed a new band to perform for a few shows that included her husband James Wallerstein.Her return to the music industry took place after Liv left their home in 1997. In 1997, Buell recorded a solo effort with producer Don Fleming and it was released in 2000. She went on a hiatus and stepped back from the limelight for 6 years as she decided to just manage her daughter’s career as an international model and actress.Though it had drawn interest from large recording labels and companies, the band ended when Liv Tyler’s paternity issues went public in 1991. At the time, she started another band called the Gargoyles and released a few singles. In 1980, she formed the band B-Sides but it disbanded in 1985.
A paperback of the book was released in 2002. In 2001, she wrote an autobiography with Victor Bockris called Rebel Heart: An American Rock and Roll Journey which turned out to be a success and was a New York Times bestseller.Buell became Playboy magazine’s “Playmate of the Month” for the November 1974 issue during which her centerfold was photographed by Playboy professional photographer, Richard Fegley. She started modeling at the age of 17.Source – Instagram Bebe Buell in an Instagram post as seen in August 2019 (Bebe Buell / Instagram) Bebe Buell Facts Bebe Buell and Michael Schmidt in a selfie in July 2019 (Michael Schmidt / Instagram) Distinctive Features
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