Buck Owens, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Buck Owens

American country singer-songwriter

Date of Birth: 12-Aug-1929

Place of Birth: Sherman, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 25-Mar-2006

Profession: composer, singer, singer-songwriter, guitarist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Alvis Edgar Owens Jr.
(August 12, 1929 – March 25, 2006), known professionally as Buck Owens, was an American musician, singer, songwriter and band leader.
He was the front man for Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, which had 21 No.
1 hits on the Billboard country music charts.
He pioneered what came to be called the Bakersfield sound, named in honor of Bakersfield, California, Owens' adopted home, and the city from which he drew inspiration for what he preferred to call "American music".While the Buckaroos originally featured a fiddle and retained pedal steel guitar into the 1970s, their sound on records and onstage was always more stripped-down and elemental.
The band's signature style was based on simple story lines, infectious choruses, a twangy electric guitar, an insistent rhythm supplied by a drum track placed forward in the mix, and high, two-part harmonies featuring Owens and his guitarist Don Rich.From 1969 to 1986, Owens co-hosted the popular CBS television variety show Hee Haw with Roy Clark.
According to his son, Buddy Allen (Owens), the accidental 1974 death of Rich, his best friend, devastated him for years and impacted his creative efforts until he performed with Dwight Yoakam in 1988. Owens is a member of both the Country Music Hall of Fame and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.