BUCK OWENS-THE KANSAS CITY SONG

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Buck Owens

Buck Owens
Background information
Birth name Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr.
Born August 12, 1929(1929-08-12)
Origin Sherman, Texas
Died March 25, 2006 (aged 76)
Bakersfield, California
Genre(s) Bakersfield Sound, country music
Occupation(s) singer-songwriter
Instrument(s) guitar, vocals
Years active 1950s-2006
Label(s) Capitol Records, Warner Bros. Records, Rhino Records
Associated acts Susan Raye, Rose Maddox, Dwight Yoakam, Roy Clark, Merle Haggard
Website Buck Owens Official Website
Alvis Edgar "Buck" Owens, Jr., (August 12, 1929 -- March 25, 2006) was an American singer and guitarist, with 20 number-one hits on the Billboard country music charts. Both as a solo artist and with his band, the Buckaroos, Buck Owens, along with his partner Don Rich, pioneered what has come 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".[1]

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'n'roll. Owens met Rich while in Tacoma. Rich can be heard harmonizing on all of Owens' hits until his untimely death in a motorcycle accident in 1974. The loss of his best friend devastated Owens for years and abruptly halted his career until Owens performed with Dwight Yoakam in 1988.

Owens co-hosted Hee Haw with Roy Clark. Hee Haw, originally envisioned as country music's answer to Laugh-In, outlived that show and ran for 24 seasons. Owens was co-host from 1969 until he left the cast in 1986, convinced that the show's exposure had obscured his immense musical legacy. But following the death of Rich, a deep depression set in and lasted throughout the remaining years of his stint on Hee Haw

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jennadyann (3 weeks ago) Show Hide

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love it.....never hear this one enough....can't get enough....awesome classic!! They just don't make em' like that no more!!

oldcountrytunes (2 weeks ago) Show Hide

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Sure glad you are enjoying this one. Happy listening.

rabbitshirt (10 months ago) Show Hide

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Alvis Edgar? No wonder he called himself Buck. Ha haa!

oldcountrytunes (10 months ago) Show Hide

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LOLL!!! Yeah, I don't blame him. Buck is just so much easier to say. LOLL!!!

CashPresley32 (7 months ago) Show Hide

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Then why didn't Elvis change his name?His name was Elvis Aron Presley, but Buck is easier to say than Alvis, and Buck Owens was a great singer too.

rabbitshirt (7 months ago) Show Hide

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Elvis is a cool name. Alvis sounds like some grease hair. Ha haa!

CashPresley32 (7 months ago) Show Hide

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Why are you laughing at me? I am autistic and it really hurts me a lot. So could you please quit it?

rabbitshirt (7 months ago) Show Hide

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Laughing at the joke, mate, not you.

CashPresley32 (7 months ago) Show Hide

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That's ok then.

poolpig (6 months ago) Show Hide

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or a Jew!

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