According to Johnny Russell, Buck Owens' 1963 No. 1 "Act Naturally" began as a joke and would end up as a country song. Russell said, "I had a date with this cute young girl but I had to break the ...

It would hurt... We're not dealing with children. We're dealing with adults…" The interview came after Owens supported Harvey Weinstein prior to his r*pe trial in New York on April 15 ...

The Buck Owens Ranch Show was a nationally syndicated half-hour TV series that ran from 1966-1972. Four times a year Buck and the Buckaroos would travel to Oklahoma City's WKY-TV studios to film a ...

From 1974: Homer Joy, a country musician in residence at the Spokane House, received a “big boost in his career” when Buck Owens recorded several of his songs. One of those songs was “The ...

Credit: Fender Fender has honored the late country great Buck Owens with a pair of signature guitars – the Limited Edition Buck Owens Telecaster, and the Buck Owens Kingman. Through his music ...

He played it for his songwriting partner, Voni Morrison. She loved it and felt it would be perfect for Buck Owens, who was having success on Capitol Records but had yet to have a No. 1 hit.

its music stage was graced by a wide variety of the American soundtrack: Johnny Cash, Mac Davis, the Jackson Five, Helen Reddy, Sammy Davis Jr, Freda Payne and Buck Owens, as well as Bob Hope.

Bakersfield's beloved Buck Owens Crystal Palace, designed by namesake's Country Music Hall of Famer, was put up for sale by the foundation that has run the music venue since the performer's 2006 ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace was designed and named by the legendary country music legend himself, who dreamed of putting Bakersfield and that unforgettable ...

And now, after about three decades, its future is in some question. Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace is for sale. Sixty years ago, Buck Owens helped put this town on the nation’s cultural map, ...

Many fans remember Buck Owens from the long-running comedy variety show Hee Haw. However, Owens’ contributions to country music go much deeper than that. He was a pioneer of the Bakersfield Sound.