Daniel Donato, photo by Jason Stoltzfus Daniel Donato is keeping busy as ever. Last night, July 17, the ace axeman and his ...

“Buck took the shuffle beat and he took the lyrics and the style of honky-tonk, and he added the spunk, the vitality of rock and roll to his sound,” music historian Bill C. Malone has said. “He had a ...

On this Day in 1966, Buck Owens took "Think of Me" to No. 1 for six weeks and ignited thee rise of the Bakersfield sound.

** FILE ** Country music legend Buck Owens performs in Bakersfield, Calif., Wednesday, June 29, 2005, during a taping for Country Music Television.

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Owens may be best known as the smiling country singer who co-hosted Hee Haw, but he also sang original tunes. A new collection, Buck Owens: Bound for Bakersfield, goes back to the days before ...

Buck Owens, seen here with Victoria Hallman, died in 2006 at age 76. (Courtesy of Victoria Hallman) Hallman’s music career started at age 6 when she signed a record contract in Nashville.

Buck Owens (Courtesy of Victoria Hallman) And when it came to quality time together, Owens liked to keep it simple. Hallman revealed he preferred having dinner while watching TV with a plate of ...

On June 15, 1963, Buck Owens landed his first No. 1 single: the song "Act Naturally." A clever take on feeling down on your luck, the song stars a narrator who feels he's so good at being ...

Buck Owens placed 90 songs on the country music charts between 1959 and 1989 -- including 21 No. 1s. Nineteen of his 90 country charted songs also placed on the pop charts.

This year's Buck Owens Birthday Bash, happening Friday and Saturday at the namesake's Crystal Palace, will be notable for its scope and a subtle sense of profound poignancy.