SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT


                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 8, 1997


                          BUCKHEAD AMERICA CORPORATION
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


                         Commission File Number 0-22132


           Delaware                                    58-2023732
 (State or other jurisdiction of            (IRS Employer Identification No.)
       incorporation)


     4243 Dunwoody Club Drive,
          Suite 200                                     30350
       Atlanta, Georgia                               (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)



        Registrant's telephone number including area code (770) 393-2662



  (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Not Applicable












ITEM 2.  ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS

         On May 8, 1997, Buckhead America  Corporation,  a Delaware  corporation
(the "Company"),  acquired all the outstanding capital stock of The Lodge Keeper
Group,  Inc., an Ohio  corporation  ("LodgeKeeper"),  pursuant to the terms of a
Stock  Purchase  Agreement  dated  March  7,  1997  by and  among  the  Company,
LodgeKeeper and the stockholders of LodgeKeeper.  LodgeKeeper  manages 24 hotels
in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan.

         Pursuant to the Stock  Purchase  Agreement,  the purchase price paid by
the Company for all of the  outstanding  Common  Stock of  LodgeKeeper  totalled
approximately  $6.5 million after adjustments,  consisting  primarily of cash of
$825,000.00,  $825,000.00 of unregistered  shares of the Company's Common Stock,
the exact  number of shares to be  determined  by  dividing  $825,000.00  by the
greater of (i) the  Company's per share book value as reflected in the Company's
Annual  Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended  December 31, 1996, or (ii) the
per share  average  selling  price of the  Company's  Common Stock on The Nasdaq
Stock Market for the period  beginning  ten (10)  business  days prior to May 8,
1997  and  terminating  ten  (10)  business  days  after  May 8,  1997,  and the
assumption of approximately $4.8 million of debt. LodgeKeeper operates 18 hotels
under  long-term  leases,  has management  contracts for five Country Hearth Inn
hotels and owns one independent  hotel. Of the 18 hotels under long-term leases,
LodgeKeeper operates 11 as Travelodges, five as LK Motels and two as LodgeKeeper
Inns. The  consideration  given to acquire the outstanding  stock of LodgeKeeper
was  determined  as a result  of  arm's-length  negotiations  between  unrelated
parties. The acquisition will be accounted for using the purchase method.

         The description of the acquisition contained herein is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the Stock Purchase  Agreement dated as of March 7, 1997
by and  among the  Company,  LodgeKeeper  and the  stockholders  of  LodgeKeeper
incorporated  herein by  reference  to Exhibit  2.1 to the  Company's  Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1997.


ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

         (a)      Financial Statements.

         As of the  date of  filing  this  Current  Report  on Form  8-K,  it is
impracticable  for the Company to provide the financial  statements  required by
Item 7 (a) of Form 8-K.  In  accordance  with  Item  7(a)(4)  of Form 8-K,  such
financial  statements shall be filed by amendment to this Form 8-K no later than
60 days after May 23, 1997.

         (b)      Pro Forma Financial Information.

         As of the  date of  filing  this  Current  Report  on Form  8-K,  it is
impracticable  for the  Company to provide the pro forma  financial  information
required by Item 7(b) of Form 8-K. In accordance  with Item 7(a)(4) of Form 8-K,
such financial  statements shall be filed by amendment to this Form 8-K no later
than 60 days after May 23, 1997.









         (c)      Exhibits.

EXHIBIT
NUMBER                              DESCRIPTION

2.1*       Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of March 7, 1997 among the Company,
           The  Lodge Keeper Group, Inc.  ("LodgeKeeper")  and Stockholders  of 
           LodgeKeeper.




_______________________

* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's  Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1997.








                                   SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                  BUCKHEAD AMERICA CORPORATION



Date:  May 22, 1997             By:/s/ Robert B. Lee
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                                     Robert B. Lee, Vice President and Chief
                                     Financial Officer