In chapter 13, Herman E. Calloway initially believes Bud is mistaken about being his son, but eventually warms up to him as he sees their similarities and hears Bud's story about his mother. Calloway is skeptical at first but eventually comes to accept Bud as family.
Bud believed Herman E. Calloway was his father because his mother had a flyer for Calloway's band that had "Herman E. Calloway and his dusky devastators of the Depression" printed on it, and Bud's mother had written a message on the back saying "Bud, not like the other Herman E. Calloway, this is your father." This led Bud to believe that Herman E. Calloway was indeed his father.
Well, I'm not quite so sure about who Herman E. Calloway is, but I know that that was Bud's grandfather in the great book, Bud, Not Buddy where he sets out to find this musician named Herman E. Calloway. Herman e. Calloway was a bass musician with a band that traveled around the northern midwest.
herman e calloway is bud's grand father, his mom's dad
The Insturment that Herman. E. Calloway gives to Bud not Buddy is the Saxaphone
Bud learned from Miss Thomas that Herman E. Calloway is actually his grandfather. She confirmed this after Bud showed her the flyer with Herman's picture on it.
Herman E. Calloway realizes that Bud is his grandson. Bud had a picture of his mom, who turned out to be Herman E. Calloway's daughter who ran away from The Grand Calloway Station.
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No, Herman E. Calloway, the great bandleader is not Bud's father in Bud, Not Buddy. Herman E. Calloway is really Bud's grandfather.Some people really need to learn how to spell and need to read the book because they just gave you wrong information.
Buds mother kept a lot of posters and things related to Herman E. Calloway. Since Bud had never met his father, he assumed that Herman E. Calloway was his father. At the end of the story you find out that Calloway is NOT Buds father BUT... they are still related somehow... read to find out!