Biography

Buck Owens, along with Merle Haggard, was the leader of the Bakersfield sound, a twangy, electrified, rock-influenced interpretation of hardcore honky tonk that emerged in the '60s. In the process of scoring 15 consecutive number one hits in the mid-'60s, he provided an edgy alternative to the string-laden country-pop of the time. Later in his career, his musical impact was forgotten by some as he became a television personality through the country comedy show Hee Haw. Nevertheless, several generations of musicians -- including Gram Parsons in the late '60s and Dwight Yoakam in the '80s -- were influenced by his music. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Top Tracks

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• A Happening In London Town

• Above And Beyond

• Act Naturally

• After The Dance

• Before You Go

• Big In Vegas

• Blue Love

• Bridge Over Troubled Water

• Buckaroo

• But I Do

• Catch The Wind

• Close Up The Honky Tonks

• Corn Liquor

• Cryin' Time

• Down On The Corner Of Love

• Excuse Me (i Think I've Got A Heartache)

• Foolin' Around

• Gonna Roll Out The Red Carpet

• Hangin' On To What I Got

• Happy Son Of A Gun

• Heartaches By The Number

• Heartaches For A Dime

• High On A Hilltop

• Hot Dog

• House Down The Block

• I Can't Stop My Lovin' You

• I Don't Care (just As Long As You Love Me)

• If You Ain't Lovin' (you Ain't Livin')

• I'll Take A Chance On Loving You

• It Don't Show On Me

• It Takes People Like You (to Make People Like Me)

• I've Got A Tiger By The Tail

• Kickin' Our Hearts Around

• Let The Whole World Keep On Turnin'

• Let The World Keep On A Turnin'

• Love Minus Zero - No Limit

• Love's Gonna Live Here

• Medley: Act Naturally/together Again

• Medley: Diggy Liggy Lo/louisiana Man

• Medley: I've Got A Tiger By The Tail/open Up Your Heart

• Memphis

• Mental Cruelty

• My Heart Skips A Beat

• Open Up Your Heart

• Pick Me Up On Your Way Down

• Please Don't Take Her From Me

• Rhythm And Booze

• Rhythm 'n Booze

• Right After The Dance

• Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms

• Ruby (are You Mad)

• Sally Was A Good Old Girl

• Sam's Place

• Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy (daddy Looked A Lot Like Him)

• Second Fiddle

• Streets Of Bakersfield

• Summertime Blues

• Sweet Rosie Jones

• Sweetharts In Heaven

• Sweethearts In Heaven

• Tall Dark Stranger

• That Ain't Right

• That Ain't Right Baby

• The Great White Horse

• The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

• There'll Be No Other

• Tiger By The Tail

• Today I Started Loving You Again

• Together Again

• Under Your Spell Again

• Waitin' In Your Welfare Line

• We Were Made For Each Other

• We're Gonna Let The Good Times Roll

• We're The Talk Of The Town

• Where Does The Good Times Go

• White Satin Bed

• Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass

• Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass?

• Yer Fer Me

• You Left Her Lonely Too Long

• Your Tender Loving Care

• You're Fer Me

• You're For Me

Discography

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• Live from Austin TX

  New West

  2007

• In London

  Sundazed

  2005

• Kickin' In

  Curb

  1991

• Act Naturally [Capitol]

  Capitol

  1989

• Hot Dog!

  Capitol

  1988

• Buck 'Em

  Warner Bros.

  1976

• 41st Street Lonely Hearts Club

  Capitol

  1975

• It's a Monster's Holiday

  Capitol

  1974

• Ain't It Amazing Gracie

  Capitol

  1973

• Good Old Days

  Capitol

  1973

• Arms Full of Empty

  Capitol

  1973

• Live at the White House

  Capitol

  1972

• Too Old to Cut the Mustard?

  Capitol

  1972

• Buck Owens Live at the Nugget

  Capitol

  1972

• I Wouldn't Live in New York City

  Capitol

  1971

• Bridge Over Troubled Water

  Sundazed

  1971

• Ruby & Other Bluegrass Specials

  Sundazed

  1971

• Buck Owens' Ruby & Other Bluegrass Specials

  Capitol

  1971

• Big in Vegas

  Capitol

  1970

• Your Mother's Prayer

  Capitol

  1970

• The Kansas City Song

  Capitol

  1970

• Buck Owens [1970]

  Capitol

  1970

• Open Your Heart/Roll Out the Red Carpet/I've Got You on My Mind Again

  Capitol

  1970

• The Great White Horse

  Capitol

  1970

• Tall Dark Stranger

  Capitol

  1969

• Buck Owens in London

  Capitol

  1969

• I've Got You on My Mind Again

  Capitol

  1968

• It Takes People Like You to Make People Like Me

  Sundazed

  1968

• A Night on the Town

  Capitol

  1968

• Buck Owens & His Buckaroos in Japan!

  Capitol

  1967

• Tender Loving Care

  Capitol

  1967

• Open Up Your Heart

  Sundazed

  1966

• The Carnegie Hall Concert

  Sundazed

  1966

• Roll Out the Red Carpet

  Sundazed

  1966

• Before You Go

  Capitol

  1965

• I've Got a Tiger by the Tail

  Sundazed

  1965

• I Don't Care

  Sundazed

  1964

• Together Again/My Heart Skips a Beat

  1964

• Buck Owens Sings Tommy Collins

  Sundazed

  1963

• On the Bandstand

  Sundazed

  1963

• You're for Me

  Sundazed

  1962

• Buck Owens [1961]

  Sundazed

  1961

• Under Your Spell Again

  Capitol

  1961