phil Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Country great Buck Owens died today. He was a leader of the "Bakersfield" sound which also included Merle Haggard. Owens wrote the song Act Naturally, which was recorded by the Beatles. He also was on the irreverant TV show Hee-Haw, which ran for many years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 I loved HeeHaw...I'm a pickin and I'm a grinnin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 A dinosaur victrola Listenin' to Buck Owens Doot Doot Doot Lookin' out my back door... John Fogerty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 I met Buck Owens when I was about 13. He was a nice man. About 3 years ago, when I visited my Dad in Bakersfield, I saw him perform. He owned The Crystal Palace in Bakersfield, a place for stars, and wanna be stars to perform. His voice was pretty well gone, but he could still play the geetar!! He was responsible for "The Bakersfield Sound", a pretty big movement in country music. According to him, he didn't play country music, he played American music. I like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Didn't he play that red, white and blue guitar on Hee Haw...that's as all-American as you can git. Pickin' and Grinnin' with Buck Owens and Roy Clark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 It's funny, the things that can effect you. This announcement has brought back all kinds of memories, from a time when my life was good. I had a couple years there that I spent with my dad. Those years were full of Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, George Jones and old Hank Williams. Owens did play a red white and blue guitar. Bob Dylan, Graham Parsons and EmmyLou Harris were friends of his. John Lennon, and the rest of the Beatles were fascinated by him and his music. I sort of feel the old country greats like these never really get the due they deserve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 "If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all Gloom, despair and agony on me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 I'd love to listen to some Buck Owens tonight, but I don't own one darn thing by him...that must change... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Don Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 I've got a tiger by the tail, it's plain to see… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 Everyone raise your glass of beer and sing, loud... Down here on the farm, the weather gets messy, layin around with nothin' ta do. When you went away, you took my cow Bessie, I miss her, Darlin', more than I miss you... You took off your leg, your wig and your eyeglass, and you should have seen, the look on my face.. I wanted to kiss, I wanted to hug you, but you were scattered, all over the place (All of you sing, you know the words!) Where, O where, are you tonight? Why did you leave, me here all alone? I searched the world over and I thought I found true love, you met another and PHHHHHHT! you were gone! I know that you love me here's my way of knowin', the proof's hangin' out, right there on the line. When I see the snow, and hear the wind blowin', your nightie's huggin' them long johns of mine... The noises you made, at our supper table, your habit's my dear, were surely absurd.. But how many times, do I have to tell you, soup is a dish to be seen and not heard... Where, O where, are you tonight? Why did you leave, me here all alone? I searched the world over and I thought I found true love, you met another and PHHHHHHT! you were gone! Remember you phoned me, a sobbin' and cryin', the dog bit your Ma, then drug her around. You said she was pale, and thought she was dyin, I said don't worry, I'll buy a new hound. I had 6 kids , and you had eleven, and we had eight more, and they grew like flowers. I wish you'd come back, without you ain't heaven, 'cause your kids and my kids, are beating up ours.... Where, O where, are you tonight? Why did you leave, me here all alone? I searched the world over and I thought I found true love, you met another and PHHHHHHT! you were gone! I searched the world over and thought I found true love, you met another and PHHHHHHHHHHHHT!... You were gooooooooooone...... Now, that's just a great song...... Ken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 You know, I never have had much desire for country music, and I really didn't think much of Hee Haw when my dad would watch it back in the seventies. But I must admit, watching good ol' Roy and Buck pickin' and a grinin' together, laughing together and havin' such a great time entertaining... sure did make me smile. He was a very talented man, left quite a legacy! RIP Buck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 I heard on TV last night that Buck performed a show on Friday night and died Saturday...performer to the end I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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