# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/buck-dharma
# Generated: 2026-08-13T13:31:39.807Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/buck-dharma"
name: "Buck Dharma"
slug: "buck-dharma"
description: "Donald Bruce Roeser, known professionally as Buck Dharma, is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is the sole constant member of hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult since the group's formation in 1967. He wrote and sang vocals on several of the band's best-known hits, including \"(Don't Fear) The Reaper\", \"Godzilla\" and \"Burnin' for You\"."
tagline: "American musician"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Buck_Dharma_-_Blue_%C3%96yster_Cult_-_Wacken_Open_Air_2016.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1947-11-12"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             3.048498845265588
  historical:           13.972276
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  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm1325081"
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    url:       "http://www.buckdharma.com/Main.html"
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    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "Ντόναλντ Ρέζερ"
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    title: "Buck Dharma"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Buck Dharma"
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    title: "Buck Dharma"
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    title: "Buck Dharma"
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    title: "Buck Dharma"
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    title: "Buck Dharma"
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    title: "بک دھرما"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump