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Posted by jbcardinale on 2006-03-27 16:00:00 +0000

RIP Buck Owens

buckowens.com I think it's a bit of a shame that most obits will cite Buck Owens participation on the Hee-Haw show or that he recorded "Act Naturally" first, before they mention (if they do) that he created the Bakersfield sound and had a string of number one hits. I am a fan.
Posted by Miriam on 2006-03-27 17:25:24 +0000
Don't knock his Hee-Haw stint. That show, and him in particular, was formative for me. Every Saturday night it was Hee-Haw. Every Sunday night was Solid Gold.
Posted by jbcardinale on 2006-03-28 15:51:11 +0000
I did not mean to put down Hee-Haw at all. My perception is that the average person (?) sees Buck Owens as a comedic entertainer from his Hee-Haw stint and not a serious musician a la Johnny Cash.
Posted by pamsterdam on 2006-03-28 19:45:25 +0000
You ain't wrong. But I did love him in Hee-Haw. And as a child I was grateful to him for supplying Ringo Starr with "Act Naturally". Could you recommend his 3 best tunes?
Posted by jbcardinale on 2006-03-28 20:29:37 +0000
Three picks: Sweethearts in Heaven Under Your Spell Again Streets of Bakersfield w/Dwight Yoakam
Posted by pamsterdam on 2006-03-28 20:46:51 +0000
Thanks, man. I'll check them out.
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