Buck Owens & his Buckaroos - Buckaroo [Live] - 1966

[jerichothedrifter60]

Actually written by Bakersfield compadre and sometimes Buckaroos bass player Bob Morris...one day in the studio, they got to the end of the session and the producer asked if they had anything else they wanted to cut. Bob Morris whipped out Buckaroo, they learned it on the spot, rehearsed it, cut it. Lightning in a bottle.

[drmountebank1]

Just great stuff, Dangerous Don Rich, and Tom Brumley, and the rest of the Buckersfield crew.

[kbf1978]

The Bakersfield sound. This is it. The most exiting thing that ever happened to Country music. God bless Buck, Don, Bonnie. I love you all. RIP. I miss you.

[ethelmae43]

I could listen to this all day. Oh,I guess I really do any way. Enjoy it so much. And it keeps me out of trouble. Ha

[dakax43]

I like money.

[agkistrodoncrotalus]

@dakax43 Here's another great "Idiocracy" quote

"I dont wanna sound like a dick or nothin.... but it says here on your chart, you're fucked up, you talk like a fag, and your shit's all retarded" Dr. Lexus circa 2505 LOL!! 

[superflora86]

So many memories!! Thank you.

[blueberries4ever]

I miss all of those guys. Don Rich was my true crush when I was a kid. So sad that he died so young and in such a tragic way. I never got to marry him....sigh lol Nevermind that he was already married and had children.

[GonzoGuyy]

@blueberries4ever Don Rich, was a master...Kids today forget all about country when it comes to good lead players. Don Rich could teach damn near every picker in the world a thing or two.

[rw1sgusa]

Brumley played steel for Dwight for a while untill he became sick I am fairly sure but not positive also @ Chuck 22348 I think Buck would say something like Heres an old boy that not only does he not know nothing .....he dont even suspect nothing Tom Brumley on steel guitar

[chuck22348]

I'm pretty sure that second guitar you hear is Tom Brumely harmonizing on the steel guitar.

Chuck22348

[chuck22348]

What a great, fantastic photo of Buck and the Boys. The great Buck Owens and his Buckaroos. You have "Wild" Willie Cantu on Drums, The great "Dashing" Doyle Holly, on Bass, the Tom Brumley on Steel, and "Dangerous" Don Rich, on Lead Guitar and Harmony Vocals. I just can't remember what Buck called Tom. I have it on a live album here somewhere. I can proudly say on March 5th,, 1967, I shared the stage with Buck and the Buckaroos in Chicago. The drummer Willie Cantu is the only one left.

[bakoboy63]

@chuck22348 he called him the young man of the bunch

[Ace80forever]

@chuck22348 Thats awesome that you were able to do that. I live here in Nashville Tn and my son actually takes drum lessons from Willie. He is a fantastic drummer, a true master of his craft. His stories with Buck are really a treat to listen to. I believe he said he was 17 when he started with Buck, and played something like 4 years with him.

[red6675]

About this time in December every year Buck Owens and The Buckaroos would put on a Christmas Concert at the Civic Auditorium in Bakersfield. Admission was one new toy. My good friend and I went to the concert in 1967 and if I remember right they played until midnight. It was a great show for a great cause.

[bobbygee300]

The bass player is the late great Doyle Holly

[HALEN2112]

the bass player in this footage is doyle holly

[RayO9954]

Thats Doyle Holly

[SquidSpankerz]

Anyone know who that bass player is in the pic? It looks like Nokie Edwards who played for buck then later became the lead guitarist/bassist for the Ventures but my eyes aren't what they used to be.

[BCRification]

Thanks for sharing this with us!!!

[rockchick80s]

Thanks for sharing Keijz74 - Very unusual name and love those suits. Great Post.

[Preacherman1882]

@rockchick80s

I agree, nothing better than a rinestone suit! Those things were awesome.

The Preacherman.

[snoboi92]

all the way through i here two

[kgreene58]

Actually, "I Feel Fine" by the Beatles came out before "Buckaroo". Buck and his Buckaroos have admitted being influenced by the Beatles, and vice versa. Mutual admirers, I guess.

[GeorgeDedaj]

@kgreene58

Actually, this song has much more of a "The night before" feel.

[snoboi92]

I heard two tele's here i think both buck and don are playing

[owneddk1]

it was in the beginning right?

[mwindle1973]

@snoboi92 They did use 2 teles and a lot less steel in the studio. BUt i think you may be hearing the steel double the guitar licks. Buck usually played an acoustic live.

[snoboi90]

@mwindle1973 Ya i no that buck normallly played acoustic, but for some reason i here to teles i dont think its the steel but u could be rite

[mwindle1973]

I just seen some pictures of them playing live and Buck is playing a Tele too. So it is entirely possible that he is on this recording too. I don't so much hear it. But I don't hear an acoustic guitar.

[ptcpaul]

wow that Telecaster sounds like the beginning of early Beatles music, I heard Beatles were influenced by Buckaroo's pretty cool if you ask me

[lukeabout]

Great American Music!

Thank you for sharing this archival video!!!!!!!!!