RIP Buck Owens

Website · Post by **brian** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 1:06 pm

LOS ANGELES - Singer Buck Owens, the flashy rhinestone cowboy who shaped the sound of country music with hits like "Act Naturally" and brought the genre to TV on the long-running "Hee Haw," died Saturday. He was 76.

Owens died at his home, said family spokesman Jim Shaw. The cause of death was not immediately known. Owens had undergone throat cancer surgery in 1993 and was hospitalized with pneumonia in 1997.

His career was one of the most phenomenal in country music, with a string of more than 20 No. 1 records, most released from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s.

lswot · Post by **lswot** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 1:52 pm

"....all ya gotta do is act naturally."

One of a kind......So long, Buck.

LHawke · Post by **LHawke** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 3:24 pm

My parents would always point out Buck's theater when I visited in Bakersfield. I got to see him in concert in the 70s before he was widely known. My parents seemed to know his whole history. He used to play on the coast a lot when they were dating. Wouldn't be surprised if they had known him personally...before he became famous, of course.

I love the song, "The Streets of Bakersfield" that he did with Dwight Yoakam.

So Long, Buck!

L'Hawke

Xjmt · Post by **Xjmt** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 5:27 pm

He was a truly talented guy but far too many folks only saw his up front hokum on 'Hee-Haw.' He opened the doors for many to follow. I always enjoyed his music.

Post by **trucker2000** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 6:18 pm

Buck Owens was a great man in a number of ways. He will surely be missed.