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!
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.
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herman e calloway is bud's grand father, his mom's dad
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.
Bud Caldwell's father's name is Herman E. Calloway.
Well, honey, Bud Caldwell's father in "Bud, Not Buddy" is actually Herman E. Calloway. Bud thought his father was a musician named Herman E. Calloway, but later found out that Herman was actually his grandfather. So, technically, Bud's father is not explicitly mentioned in the book.
That Herman e Calloway isn't his father
the story does not tell but bud thinks it is Herman E. Calloway
he imaged that herman e calloway was his father but he was actually bud's grand father
Bud believes the man on the flyer is his father because the man in the flyer shares his father's name, Herman E. Calloway. Bud also carries a flyer advertising Calloway's jazz band and believes his father might be affiliated with this band.
In "Bud, Not Buddy," Mr. Calloway writes "Herman E. Calloway, Grand Calloway Survives. HB" on the rocks by the side of the road, hoping to reconnect with his lost daughter, Angela. Bud comes across this message while he is searching for his father, who he believes is Herman E. Calloway.
Bud is looking for his relative, Herman E. Calloway, who he thinks is his father... The end is that Herman is his grandfather. Hope This Helped!=P