Home
Music Videos
In Concert
New This Week
Listening Booth
New on DVD
Browse
News
Blog
Superfans
Overview
Biography
Albums
Songs
Credits
Related Artists
Videos
Photos
News
Celebrity Page

Buck Owens
Buck Owens
Born: Aug 12, 1929 in Sherman, TX
Avg.User Rating: 
208 Ratings
Rate this artist:
Died: Mar 24, 2006 in Bakersfield, CA
Genre: Country
Styles: Honky Tonk, Bakersfield Sound, Traditional Country
Biography: Buck Owens, along with Merle Haggard, was the leader of the Bakersfield sound, a twangy, electricified, rock-influenced interpretation of hardcore honky tonk that emerged in the '60s. Owens was the first bona fide country star to emerge from Bakersfield, scoring a total of 15 consecutive number one hits ...Read full biography
Live at Carnegie Hall
Live at Carnegie Hall
Released: 1989
Label: Country Music Foundation
Critics' Rating:
Buck Owens & the Buckaroos' 1966 concert at Carnegie Hall was a landmark not only for the band, but for country music: It signalled that it had firmly integrated itself not only into America's popular ...Read full review
I've Got a Tiger by the Tail
I've Got a Tiger by the Tail
Released: 1965
Label: Sundazed
Critics' Rating:
Buck Owens had his share of country hits prior to the release of I've Got a Tiger by the Tail and the hit single that spawned it. But "I've Got a Tiger by the Tail" was Owens' national breakthrough, featuring ...Read full review
More Buck Owens albums: Main Albums (70), Compilations (44), Singles & EPs (1), DVD/Video (1)
Darius Rucker shoots for country music milestone
Country music milestone: Darius Rucker seeks to go where only Charley Pride has gone before
Nov 10, 6:05 AM EST
buy album from Zune
advertisement
Music data provided by:
Privacy
Legal
Advertise
RSS
Site map
Feedback
Help
|
© 2009 Microsoft