Gender: Male
Born: 12th August 1929
Died: 25th March 2006
Nationality: United States of America
Albums: 21 #1 Hits: The Ultimate Collection,
"Live" in Scandinavia,
41st Street Lonely Heart's Club,
Act Naturally,
Act Naturally - Greatest Hits, Volume 1,
Act Naturally / Over and Over Again,
Act Naturally: The Buck Owens Recordings 1953-1964,
Ain't It Amazing Gracie,
All-Time Greatest Hits, Volume 2,
All-Time Greatest Hits Volume 1,
All Time Greatest Hits, Volume 3,
Arms Full of Empty,
Before You Go / No One But You,
Best of Buck Owens, Vol. 2,
Big in Vegas,
Blue Love,
Bridge Over Troubled Water,
Buck 'Em,
Buck Owens,
Buck Owens,
Buck Owens,
Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990),
Buck Owens Sings Harlan Howard,
Buck Owens Sings Tommy Collins,
Carnegie Hall Concert,
Christmas Shopping,
Christmas With Buck Owens and His Buckaroos,
Dust on Mother's Bible,
Good Old Country,
Half A Buck Greatest Duets,
Hot Dog,
I've Got a Tiger by the Tail,
I've Got You on My Mind Again,
I Don't Care,
I Wouldn't Live in New York City,
In Japan!,
In the Palm of Your Hand,
It's a Monster's Holiday,
It Takes People Like You,
Kickin' In,
On the Bandstand,
Open Up Your Heart,
Open Up Your Heart: The Buck Owens & The Buckaroos Recordings 1965-1968,
Our Old Mansion,
Roll Out the Red Carpet,
Ruby,
Sweet Rosie Jones,
Tall Dark Stranger,
The Best of Buck Owens,
The Buck Owens Collection (1959-1990),
The Buck Owens Story, Volume 1: 1956-1964,
The Fabulous Country Music Sound of Buck Owens,
The Guitar Player,
The Instrumental Hits of Buck Owens And His Buckaroos,
The Kansas City Song,
The Very Best of Buck Owens, Volume 1,
The Very Best Of Buck Owens, Volume 2,
Together Again,
Together Again / My Heart Skips a Beat,
Twenty-one Number One Hits: The Ultimate Collection,
You're for Me,
Young Buck: The Complete Pre-Capitol Recordings,
Your Mother's Prayer,
Your Tender Loving CareGenre: Bakersfield sound, Country
Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr. (August 12, 1929 – March 25, 2006), better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos. They pioneered what came to be called the Bakersfield sound—a reference to Bakersfield, California, the city Owens called home and from which he drew inspiration for what he preferred to call American music.
While Owens originally used fiddle and retained pedal steel guitar into the 1970s, his sound on records and onstage was always more stripped-down and elemental, incorporating elements of rock and roll. His signature style was based on simple storylines, infectious choruses, a twangy electric guitar, an insistent rhythm supplied by a drum track placed forward in the mix, and high two-part harmonies featuring Owens and his guitarist Don Rich.
Beginning in 1969, Owens co-hosted the TV series Hee Haw with Roy Clark. He left the cast in 1986. In 1974, the accidental death of Rich, his best friend, devastated him for years and abruptly halted his career until he performed with Dwight Yoakam in 1988. Owens died on March 25, 2006 shortly after performing at his Crystal Palace
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