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Buck Owens is a true legend
in country music. Along with fellow performers
Merle Haggard and Wynn Stewart, Buck helped
popularize the Bakersfield Sound, or honky-tonk
infused with electric instrumentation and rock
influences.
Growing up in Arizona, Buck
picked cotton and learned to play the mandolin, the
guitar and horns. He had his first radio program at
age 16 and a year later, worked with the Mac's
Skillet Lickers, whose lead singer was Bonnie
Campbell. Bonnie soon became the first Mrs. Buck
Owens; together, they had a son, Buddy. Buck and
his young family moved to Bakersfield, California,
in the early 1950s, where he worked as a session
guitarist and played for a band called the Orange
Blossom Playboys.
After a few years of
recording rockabilly songs (as "Corky Jones"), Buck
signed a contract with Capitol Records in 1957. His
first recordings floundered, and it wasn't until
the spring of 1959 when he hit with "Second
Fiddle."
That song only reached No.
24 on Billboard magazine's country singles chart,
but it was the follow-up, "Under Your Spell Again"
(which reached No. 4 in the fall of 1959) that
Buck's future in country music was assured--and was
it ever. After several top-five songs that flirted
with the No. 1 spot (among them, "Above and
Beyond," "Under the Influence of Love" and "Foolin'
Around"), he finally hit the top of the charts in
June 1963 with "Act Naturally."
That song's four-week stay
at No. 1 paled in comparison, though, to his
incredible 16-week stay that fall with "Love's
Gonna Live Here." Eighteen more No. 1 hits, all in
the Bakersfield tradition, followed during the next
nine years. Many of them featured Buck's chief
guitarist, right-hand man and close confidant, Don
Rich. Together, Owens and Rich (the leader of
Buck's backing band, the Buckaroos) polished their
sound, which graced AM radio throughout the 1960s
and early 1970s.
Buck parlayed his
popularity on two country music TV shows: the
syndicated "Buck Owens Ranch Show" and CBS' (and
later syndicated) Hee Haw. Through it all, he was
an astute businessman, keeping control of his
publishing rights and master tapes, purchasing
several radio stations and forming a booking agency
among them. He also recorded a live album in 1969
in London. Then, in 1974, Rich was killed in a
motorcycle accident and Buck's life faltered. He
recorded for Warner Bros. for a time in the mid- to
late-1970s, but only one song, 1979's "Play
Together Again, Again" (a duet with Emmylou Harris)
was a substantial hit.
Then, in 1988, he found
renewed popularity when new country star Dwight
Yoakam (whose own Bakersfield Sound was strongly
influenced by Owens) asked him to duet on "Streets
of Bakersfield," which soared to No. 1. He still
performs occasional shows at his Crystal Palace,
and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of
Fame in 1996. Buck Owens remains one of country
music's most respected (if not underrated) legends.
Written by: Brian Rathjen
<briguy_52732@yahoo.com>
1929 -
Born: 12 August 1929, Near Sherman,
Texas, USA (age 76)
Birth Name: Alvis Edgar Owens Spouse: Jane
Grief (1977 - 1977) (divorced) Jennifer (1967 -
2001) (divorced) 1 child Bonnie Owens (1943 - 1953)
(divorced) 2 children
Credited Years: 1965 - 2002
Biography Buck Owens is a true legend in
country music. Along with fellow performers Merle
Haggard and Wynn Stewart, Buck helped popularize
the Bakersfield Sound, or honky-tonk infused with
electric instrumentation and rock influences.
Growing up in Arizona, Buck picked cotton and
learned to play the
mandolin... more »
Trademarks
Trivia
His band was called "The Buckaroos".
He had throat cancer in 1993, and lost
part of his tongue.
Born at 5:00am-CST
Buck has three sons named Buddy,
Michael and Johnny.
He was elected to the Country Music
Hall of Fame in 1996. more »
Where Are They Now?
Performing weekly in Bakersfield,
California
Talent Agent: Creative Artists Agency
more » Beverly Hills, CA: 9830
Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1825 USA
Profession: Actor / Producer Known
for: Hee Haw / Buck Owens' Ranch Show /
Murder Can Hurt You Born: 12 August 1929, USA (age
76) more » STARmeter
Current rank: 19,042 Click graph for more detail
Filmography sorted by:
Jump to: Past Films & Videos
Past Television Appearing as Himself
Archive Footage
Past Films & Videos (1 title) Year
MOVIE Meter Budget Opening Weekend US Box Office
South of Heaven, West of Hell - Executive Producer
2000 10,856 $16.6K
$16.6K Past Television (5 titles)
Year MOVIE Meter User Rating User Votes
ChalkZone (TV series) 33,156
Skrawl, The/Pie Day/Secret Passages - Chalk
Dad (voice) 2002
Christmas at Sea World (TV movie) - Actor
1981 175,586 1.0 7
Murder Can Hurt You (TV movie) - Sheriff Tim
MacSkye 1980 54,162 6.0 51
The Big Show (TV series) 33,773
Episode #1.8 - Actor 1980
The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
13,160
Episode #1.23 - Musical Guest 1967
Appearing as Himself (8 titles) Year
MOVIE Meter User Rating User Votes
30th Annual Country Music Association
Awards (TV movie) - Himself 1996
173,936
The Dukes of Hazzard (TV series)
1,438
Hughie Hogg Strikes Again - Himself
1981
Toast of the Town (TV series)
6,629
Episode #24.11 - Himself - Singer
1970
Episode #23.26 - Himself
- Singer 1970
Hee Haw (TV series) - Himself (Host)
(1969-1986) 1969 8,457
From Nashville with Music - Himself
1969 103,986
The Dean Martin Show (TV series)
12,220
Episode dated 25 January 1968 - Himself
1968
Buck Owens' Ranch Show (TV series) -
Himself (host) 1966 127,836
Country Music on Broadway - Himself
1965 117,406
Archive Footage (1 title) Year For All
Mankind (documentary) - Himself (voice)
1989
Biography Buck Owens is a
true legend in country music. Along with fellow
performers Merle Haggard and Wynn Stewart, Buck
helped popularize the Bakersfield Sound, or
honky-tonk infused with electric instrumentation
and rock influences. Growing up in Arizona, Buck
picked cotton and learned to play the
mandolin... more
Terry Christoffersen - General Manager
terry@buckowens.com
Mathy Lemon - Operations
Manager mathy@buckowens.com
Michelle Jackson -
Assistant Manager mjackson@buckowens.com
Bruce Tisler - Assistant
Manager bruce@buckowens.com
Ester
Gayton&endash; Reservations Coordinator
reservations@buckowens.com
Chris
O'Donnell &endash; Sound/Video/Lights
Production Manager chriso@buckowens.com
Jerry Hufford &endash; Talent Buyer/Coordinator
jhufford@buckowens.com
CRYSTAL PALACE 2800 Buck
Owens Blvd. Bakersfield, CA 93308
PHONE (661) 328-7560
FAX (661) 328-7565
GIFT SHOP HOURS: Opens
11am, 7 days a week.
RESTAURANT HOURS: Dinner
5PM (Monday - Saturday) Brunch 9:30AM - 2PM
(Sunday) Closed Sunday evenings except for
concerts.
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Buck Owens the legendary country singer dies. b-
August 12, 1929 / d- March 25th 2006. Along
with fellow performers Merle Haggard and Wynn
Stewart, Buck helped popularize the Bakersfield
Sound, or honky-tonk infused with electric
instrumentation and rock
influences.
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