Buck Owens
Induction Year: 1996
Birth Name: Alvis Edgar - BuckOwens
Birth Date: August 12, 1929
Place of Birth: Sherman, TX
Deceased: March 26, 2006
Place of Death: Bakersfield, CA
Biography
The March 1965 issue of Music City News carried a paid ad from Buck. In his "Pledge To Country Music," he stated:
I Shall Sing No Song That Is Not A Country Song.
I Shall Make No Record That Is Not A Country Record.
I Refuse To be Known As Anything But A Country Singer.
I Am Proud To be Associated With Country Music.
Country Music And Country Music Fans Made Me What I Am Today.
And I Shall Not Forget It.
Discography / Career Highlights
Career Milestones:
1946--performed on the Buck & Britt radio show, station KTYL (Mesa)
1951--moved to Bakersfield, CA; formed band, the Schoolhouse Playboys, and played saxophone and trumpet
mid-1950s--played lead guitar with Tommy Collins
1955--recorded for Pep records as Corky Jones
1957--signed with Capitol Records
1959--had first national hit with the self-penned "Under Your Spell Again"
1969-1986--co-hosted the television series, "Hee-Haw"
1996-- Induction into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
1996-- Induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame
Awards:
1996--Country Music Hall of Fame induction
Catalog Highlights:
"Before You Go" - Artists: Buck Owens (1965)
"Big In Vegas" - Artists: Buck Owens (1969)
"Crying Time"- Artists: Buck Owens (1965)
"Excuse Me I Think I've Got A Heartache" - Artists: Buck Owens (1960)
"Foolin' Around" - Artists: Buck Owens (1961)
"How Long Will My Baby Be Gone" - Artists: Buck Owens (1968)
"I Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me)" - Artists: Buck Owens (1964)
"It Takes People Like You (To Make People Like Me)" - Artists: Buck Owens (1968)
"I've Got A Tiger By The Tail" - Artists: Buck Owens (1965)
"Let The World Keep On A Turnin'"- Artists: Buck Owens & Buddy Alan (1968)
"Love's Gonna Live Here" - Artists: Buck Owens (1963)
"Mommy For A Day"- Artists: Kitty Wells (1959)
"My Heart Skips A Beat" - Artists: Buck Owens (1964)
"Nobody's Fool But Yours" - Artists: Buck Owens (1962)
"On The Cover Of The Music City News" - Artists: Buck Owens (1974)
"Only You (Can Break My Heart)" - Artists: Buck Owens (1965)
"Open Up Your Heart"- Artists: Buck Owens (1966)
"Sam's Place" - Artists: Buck Owens (1967)
"Tall Dark Stranger" - Artists: Buck Owens (1969)
"The Kansas City Song (Take Care Of You For Me In Kansas City)" - Artists: Buck Owens (1970)
"Together Again" - Artists: Buck Owens (1964), Emmylou Harris (1976), Kenny Rogers & Dottie West (1984)
"Under The Influence Of Love" - Artists: Buck Owens (1961)
"Under Your Spell Again" - Artists: Buck Owens (1959), Ray Price (1959), Waylon Jennings - Jessi Colter (1971)
"Waitin' In Your Welfare Line" - Artists: Buck Owens (1966)
"We're Gonna Get Together" - Artists: Buck Owens & Susan Raye (1970)
"Where Does The Good Times Go" - Artists: Buck Owens (1967)
"Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass" - Artists: Buck Owens (1969)
"Your Tender Loving Care" - Artists: Buck Owens (1967)
Comments:
Backup band known as The Buckaroos
Did session work with Wanda Jackson, Sonny James, and Faron Young
Had 15 consecutive #1 records between 1963 and 1967, and a total of 20 #1 records between 1963 and 1972; 20 other singles made the top 10
Owens has never been a member of the Grand Ole Opry
