Buck Owens - R. I. P.

[mechmike0034]

Bakersfield will never sound the same again... :sad:

http://www.kuzz.com/press_release.html
http://www.buckowens.com/images/buck_mem_sm.jpg

[kgsilvas]

Wasn't Buck a Hee Haw staple? Seems like I used to see him on that at the grandparents' house. R.I.P. Buck

[DarkFury]

Wasn't Buck a Hee Haw staple? Seems like I used to see him on that at the grandparents' house. R.I.P. Buck
Yup... Roy Clark was a' pickin' while Buck Owens was a' grinin'. :D

[mechmike0034]

There was a lot more to Buck than Hee Haw.

http://www.cmt.com/news/articles/1527050/20060326/owens_buck.jhtml?headlines=true


Ray Charles scored a No. 6 pop hit in 1966 with (Buck Owens') "Crying Time." Charles' version of the song resulted in two Grammys -- for best R&B recording and best R&B solo vocal performance by a male.

http://delmarvadealings.com/2006/03/26/in-memorium-buck-owens/


If you grew up during the age of “Hee-Haw” like I did, you probably thought Buck Owens was a moderately talented hillbilly singer who somehow lucked into pseudo-stardom. I didn’t begin to appreciate him until I was much older; primarily due to Dwight Yoakam. His pre-”Hee-Haw” recordings are amazing. The man ranked right up there with Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard.

(Buck in fact was one of the people who helped make Merle Haggard a star.)

[DarkFury]

There was a lot more to Buck than Hee Haw.
Agreed... however his "Hee Haw" days are probably what he is most remembered for. :D

[oblongmelon]

well, at least he was better looking in his younger days than he was when he got older..I used to watch Hee Haw, and always got scared when he was on..lol