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GaryHoetker Member From: Bakersfield, CA, USA |
posted 25 March 2006 08:50 AM
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My wife just called me to tell me our daughter just heard the report on the radio of Buck's passing. My daughter works at the Crystal Palace and said Buck was very ill last night but still wanted to perform before the packed house. What a way to go!! Buck and Don "together again" forever !! Luv u Buck. |
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Drew Howard Member From: Mason, MI, U.S.A. |
posted 25 March 2006 09:02 AM
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This is bad! No Cheers, Drew ------------------ |
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Walter Stettner Member From: Vienna, Austria |
posted 25 March 2006 09:09 AM
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Sad news! We lost one of the legends of the music business, but his music and style will live forever. Thanks, Buck! Kind Regards, Walter |
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Ken Lang Member From: Simi Valley, Ca |
posted 25 March 2006 09:11 AM
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One of the greats. I always said to my wife we should take the 2 hr ride to see Buck in Bakersfield. Now it's too late. I be kicking myself for awhile. |
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Barry Blackwood Member From: elk grove, CA |
posted 25 March 2006 09:38 AM
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RIP. Here's a link to the story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060325/ap_en_tv/obit_owens |
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Larry Strawn Member From: Golden Valley, Arizona, USA |
posted 25 March 2006 09:56 AM
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Got to see Buck a month or so back,,He was having a hard time that night, but still put on a good show! He'll be missed, but his music will stand the test of "Time"!!
Larry |
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Al Udeen Member From: maple grove mn usa |
posted 25 March 2006 10:01 AM
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I had the honor and pleasure to work some shows with Buck back in 1960 when I was living in Tucson, I want to extend my heartfelt sympathy to Bucks family! Al Udeen |
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Burr Oxley Member From: Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, USA |
posted 25 March 2006 02:05 PM
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Any Country band which has a steel guitar and DOESN'T play "Together Again" tonight in honor of Buck Owens needs their collective butt kicked. R.I.P. Buck! |
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Paul King Member From: Gainesville, Texas, USA |
posted 25 March 2006 02:34 PM
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Larry, You have asked a great question. The answer is not very much of todays music will stand the test of time IMHO. Buck Owens music was one of a kind and will always have an impact on country music. His singing never really appealed to me that much, but with Don Rich with him they made a great pair. He knew how to surround himself with talented musicians for sure. Let us not forget Tom Brumley on steel guitar. Then we saw all the "Hee Haw" shows and some were corny but great entertainment which lasted for years. Man, I would love to sit down and watch those old Buck Owens shows from years ago. Maybe RFD will pick them up. |
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Luke Morell Member From: Ramsey Illinois, USA |
posted 25 March 2006 03:22 PM
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What's going to happen when all the ( real)country singers are gone, and we're stuck with???? Kinda frightening to think of it.Gonna miss Buck,one of my favorites. |
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Dave Mudgett Member From: Central Pennsylvania, USA |
posted 25 March 2006 04:07 PM
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Oh, man - say it ain't so.  RIP, Buck. |
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David L. Donald Member From: Koh Samui Island, Thailand |
posted 25 March 2006 07:45 PM
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20 No. 1 records... you can't shake a stick at that! Good taste, not scewed by parochalism : He was the answer to this music trivia question: Good attitude : "I never wanted to hang around like the punch-drunk fighter," Good taste in women too : It's 'American Music' : no more no less. RIP Buck, you were cool and did it your way, [This message was edited by David L. Donald on 25 March 2006 at 07:46 PM.] |
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daynawills Member From: Sacramento, CA |
posted 25 March 2006 10:35 PM
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Some years ago I went to a benefit in Bakersfield for Billy Mize. Buck had recently had throat surgery. He brought his whole band and played a set in honor of Billy. Pretty cool. Bonnie was there too. DW ------------------ |
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Gary Walker Member From: Morro Bay, CA |
posted 25 March 2006 11:39 PM
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I'm sure glad I bought Buck's videos at the Crystal Palace, 4 years ago. Also owning the Hee Haw collection on DVD will keep Buck's memory alive in our home. |
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Chris Schlotzhauer Member From: Colleyville, Tx. USA |
posted 25 March 2006 11:46 PM
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Man, it's been a rough day. Having coffee with the wife this morning, the cable news announced his death, and I just dropped. I immediately called the boys in the band, who were driving back to Austin after playing Dallas last night. They too, were crushed. If you don't know much about the Derailers, our sound is totally influenced by Buck and the Beatles. I've had the honor to hang out with Buck, jam with Buck, play at his club in Bakersfield. He's recorded on our records. Buck was one of the hugest stars of any genre. In the 60's, Capitol Records were anchored by The Beatles, Buck and The Beach Boys. Buck is one of the few artists who walked out of a huge record deal with ALL of his masters. His estate is worth a fortune. The Crystal Palace, his club/restaurant is like a museum, or shrine of his career. Like his first guitar, Nudie suits that weiged 50 lbs from all of the sequins, a Harley that Dwight Yokum gave him, etc. I hope it stays in tact. So tonight, I drive to Austin to play a gig, and we do 2 hours of Buck Owens exclusively. When we were done, we were discussing all of the songs we missed. That's a lot of Buck songs that I forgot we knew. I feel better now. |
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Craig A Davidson Member From: Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin USA |
posted 26 March 2006 06:00 AM
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Being a longtime Buck fan it is a loss to me. I always wanted to be a Buckaroo. To me that was a cool job to have. Wear a Nudie suit and play a flashy Telecaster. I came close the year Jerry Brightman played our show and we did about an hour of Buck tunes. Buck was hot in the days that two bars of a song and you could identify the artist. I'll bet Don Rich and Buck are glad to be back, "Together Again". |
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Fred Shannon Member From: Rocking "S" Ranch, Comancheria, Texas |
posted 26 March 2006 11:04 AM
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Chris, same reaction from our band. We waited until the last set last night and played a good hour and 30 minutes of "The King's" songs. We finished with "Together Again" and explained why we did the last set in that fashion. I was surprised the number of people that Did Not know of Buck's passing. In any case, it was a terrific ending to an otherwise mediocre performance by our band. Somehow we all caught fire just playing songs like Sam's Place and others. Rest easy Buck, you've earned it. ------------------ |
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Mark Lind-Hanson Member From: San Francisco, California, USA |
posted 27 March 2006 09:14 AM
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I always enjoyed Buck Owens & since my Mother came from Bakersfield it was a standard thing for us to watch Hee Haw every weekend- what I always liked about him was his willingness to turn his back on Nashville after they all got down on him for being innovative by using DRUMS in his music. This made for a ouder & somewhat ruder style than they could appreciate at the time, and separated the two coasts in terms of aesthetics. Music out of Bakersfield was always a little more real than that coming from Nashville & due in no small part to Owens -and Haggard. Rich and Brumley were obviously two hugely influential instrumentalists also. He might have come across as a little bit cornball but in later years he palyed that down - he would prefer to be remembered as a musician and not a comedian. And his songs ARE really memorable, with great little hooks, and often great little lead lines, that stick in the head long after the record is over. A definite force not to be ignored in the history of Americna music. |
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J W Hock Member From: Anderson, Texas, USA |
posted 27 March 2006 09:29 AM
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I think it's too bad that a lot of country fans remember only his Hee Haw period . Until around 1969 he was a serious Honky-Tonker. Frankly , I was always a little embarassed by his hayseed buffoon routine on Hee Haw . And of course it was those clips that the networks showed on Saturday in their news reports. |
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Whip Lashaway Member From: Sherwood, Ohio, USA |
posted 27 March 2006 09:34 PM
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The 25th of Mar is a very bad day for me. Four years ago my Dad passed away on this very same day. Now Buck Owens. Anyone who knows me at all knows 2 things for sure; My favorite male vocalist of ALL TIMES is Buck Owens and my favorite female vocalist of ALL TIMES is Connie Smith. When all of my classmates were jamming to the Beatles and etc.... I was jamming to Buck. His music is the reason I ever wanted to become a steel player. In fact, the year my Dad passed on, 2002, I woke up in the middle of the night on what would have been his 69th birthday, 9 Oct, and had the words to a song. New words to Above and Beyond. Gospel words. Above and Beyond is my ALL TIME favorite song. Rest in Peace Buck. I'll see ya someday Above and Beyond ------------------ |
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