American Songwriter

On This Day in 1963, Buck Owens Was at No. 1 With a Song That Outperformed Every Country Single for the Next Five Decades

Sixty-two years ago today, Buck Owens was in the middle of a the longest run atop the country chart of the 20th century.
American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1929, Buck Owens Ex-Wife and the Woman Responsible for Some of Merle Haggard’s Most Iconic Hits

Success in the entertainment industry takes hard work, creativity, and, more often than not, the stars aligning just right—and on October 1, 1929, the cosmos locked into place over the tiny city of ...
The Eagle

Singer Buck Owens dies at 76

LOS ANGELES - Buck Owens, the flashy rhinestone cowboy who shaped the sound of country music with hits such as Act Naturally and brought the genre to TV on Hee Haw, died Saturday. Owens, 76, died at ...
Los Angeles Times

End of an era for country music in Bakersfield: Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace closes

The Crystal Palace, a music and dining joint in Bakersfield launched by Buck Owens — which hosted just about every country music star in America over the years — has abruptly shut its doors. The ...