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Buck Owens

Alvis Edgar "Buck" Owens, born on 12 August 1929 in Sherman, Texas, was one of the greatest country stars of the 1960s and the guiding spirit of the so-called Bakersfield Sound. He started out as a guitarist and mandolin player in Arizona bands and moved in 1951 to Bakersfield, California, where he played in Bill Woods's band and became a sought-after session musician for stars such as Wanda Jackson, Sonny James and Faron Young.

Owens signed with Capitol in 1957, and two years later came his first hit, Second Fiddle, soon followed by Under Your Spell Again. With his band the Buckaroos — above all his kindred spirit Don Rich — he forged a hard, electric twang that deliberately challenged the smooth Nashville of the day. Act Naturally became his first number one in 1963, followed by sixteen chart-topping country singles, many of them consecutive.

In Bakersfield, Owens built his own small empire, complete with a recording studio and a lucrative publishing business; Ray Charles turned his ballad Cryin' Time into a pop hit. From 1969 he co-hosted the popular TV show Hee Haw alongside Roy Clark, which made him a household name. His influence reached far beyond his own career — Merle Haggard's rise proved the power of the Bakersfield Sound.

By the mid-1970s the run of hits had tailed off, and the early death of Don Rich in 1974 hit Owens hard. A move to Warner Brothers never recaptured the old heights. Over the years his duet partners included Rose Maddox, Susan Raye, Emmylou Harris and his son Buddy Alan. Buck Owens died in 2006, but his sound still shapes country music today.

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Tall Dark Stranger (8-CD Deluxe Box Set)
Buck Owens: Tall Dark Stranger (8-CD Deluxe Box Set) Art-Nr.: BCD16898

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8-CD Boxed Set (LP-Size) with 108-page hardcover book, 214 tracks. Playing time approx. 521 mns. THE WAY IT WAS IN '69... This 8-CD set chronicles every existing recording from Buck Owens ' last years with Capitol Records. Every week he...
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Act Naturally (5-CD Deluxe Box Set)
Buck Owens: Act Naturally (5-CD Deluxe Box Set) Art-Nr.: BCD16850

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5-CD Boxed Set (LP-size) with 84-page hardcover book, 159 tracks. Total playing time: 383 mns Bear Family Records® presents: Few names represent the unmistakable sound of Bakersfield quite like Buck Owens. With his crystal-clear...
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Open Up Your Heart (7-CD Deluxe Box Set)
Buck Owens: Open Up Your Heart (7-CD Deluxe Box Set) Art-Nr.: BCD16855

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7-CD box set with 120-page book, 249 tracks, playing time: 433:20 minutes. The Bear Family treatment carries on: This second set includes Buck Owens ' COMPLETE studio recordings 1965-1968. Singles, LPs, unreleased songs! It also includes...
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Instrumental Hits (CD)
Buck Owens And His Buckaroos: Instrumental Hits (CD) Art-Nr.: CDSC6049

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Together Again - My Heart Skips A Beat (LP)
Buck Owens & The Buckaroos: Together Again - My Heart Skips A Beat (LP) Art-Nr.: SLP5555

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(Sundazed) 12 tracks, colored Vinyl (gold) On your choice of premium RTI Gold vinyl or CD! A collection of his best material (and biggest hits!) Buck Owens in his prime! Cut by Kevin Gray & pressed at RTI on virgin gold vinyl The sound...
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On The Bandstand (LP)
Buck Owens & The Buckaroos: On The Bandstand (LP) Art-Nr.: SLP5554

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(Sundazed) 12 tracks, colored Vinyl (gold) On your choice of premium RTI Gold vinyl or CD! At his '64 best! A top10 charter in 1964 for the honky-tonker! Cut by Kevin Gray & pressed at RTI on virgin gold vinyl 'On The Bandstand' was a...
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Country Music (LP)
Buck Owens: Country Music (LP) Art-Nr.: LPSTW114

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(1981/Time Life) 9 tracks - originally sealed copy - Stereo recordings, made between 1960 and 1970
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Blue Love (CD)
Buck Owens: Blue Love (CD) Art-Nr.: CDSD055

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(Magnum Music) 17 tracks The seventeen tracks on this album contain an outstanding collection of material from a great artist, characteristic of both his style and a great interpreter who has made a great contribution to country music.
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Under Your Spell Again (CD Japan)
Buck Owens: Under Your Spell Again (CD Japan) Art-Nr.: CDTOCP6651

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(InsideOut) 12 tracks - sealed with obi
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The Kansas City Song (CD)
Buck Owens & The Buckaroos: The Kansas City Song (CD) Art-Nr.: CDOV437

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(Omnivore Recordings) 10 tracks A declaration of love to Kansas City - legendary 1970s album by the country star, available for the first time on CD and digitally, exactly as originally released. Another of the nine original albums...
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Sweet Rosie Jones - Happy Times Are Here Again (7inch, 45rpm)
Buck Owens & The Buckaroos: Sweet Rosie Jones - Happy Times Are Here Again... Art-Nr.: 45CAP2142

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Above And Beyond - You're For Me (7inch, 45rpm)
Buck Owens: Above And Beyond - You're For Me (7inch, 45rpm) Art-Nr.: 45CAP6075

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It's A Monster's Holiday (LP, Colored Vinyl)
Buck Owens & The Buckaroos: It's A Monster's Holiday (LP, Colored Vinyl) Art-Nr.: LP5599

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(Sundazed) 10 tracks, coloured vinyl (green). The title track of this 1974 album might mislead you, but it's the only song that has anything to do with Halloween – the rest is first-rate! Aside from the hit title track, the album...
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Christmas Shopping (LP)
Buck Owens And His Buckaroos: Christmas Shopping (LP) Art-Nr.: LP5627

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(Sundazed) 12 tracks This all-analog, color vinyl edition is being reissued on LP for the first time since the 1968 initial pressing! Once again, Buck and the boys have put together a rich and varied mix of new Christmas classics that...
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Live' At The White House (CD)
Buck Owens: Live' At The White House (CD) Art-Nr.: CDOM101104

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(Omnivore Recordings) 22 tracks, with.12-page booklet. The original Capitol album plus 9 bonus tracks recorded for Apollo 16 (unreleased on Earth). Buck and the boys in top form - brilliant!
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Merry Christmas From Buck And Susan ('71)plus (CD)
Buck Owens & Susan Raye: Merry Christmas From Buck And Susan ('71)plus (CD) Art-Nr.: CDRB3037

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(ROCK BEAT) 11 tracks
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You For Me (CD)
Buck Owens: You For Me (CD) Art-Nr.: CDTOCP6653

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​Japan Edition!
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Buck Owens & The Buckaroos - Live At Carnegie Hall (LP)
Buck Owens & The Buckaroos: Buck Owens & The Buckaroos - Live At Carnegie... Art-Nr.: LPCMF012

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(County Music Foundation) 12 tracks (including 3 medleys), Stereo, recorded in 1966 at New York's Carnegie Hall, produced by Ken Nelson. Liner Notes by Paul Kingsbury (Country Music Foundation)
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Buck 'EM! - The Music Of Buck Owens 1967-1975, Vol.2 (2-CD)
Buck Owens: Buck 'EM! - The Music Of Buck Owens 1967-1975,... Art-Nr.: CDOV135

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A Merry Hee Haw Christmas (CD)
Buck Owens & The Buckaroos: A Merry Hee Haw Christmas (CD) Art-Nr.: CDOV403

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(Omnivore Recordings) 26 tracks A Merry "Hee Haw" Christmas is now augmented with four bonus tracks. "All I Want For Christmas Is My Daddy," "Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy (Daddy Looked A Lot Like Him)" and two Toys For Tots public...
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Tall Dark Stranger (CD)
Buck Owens & The Buckaroos: Tall Dark Stranger (CD) Art-Nr.: CDOV435

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(Omnivore Recordings) 11 tracks Buck Owens #2 country album from 1969 - released for the first time on CD as it was in 1969. Mastered from original tapes with new liner notes and fan goodies. On its original release in September 1969,...
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Sweet Rosie Jones (CD)
Buck Owens & The Buckaroos: Sweet Rosie Jones (CD) Art-Nr.: CDOV433

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(Omnivore Recordings) 12 tracks Country classics - released for the first time on CD as they were in 1968. Mastered from original tapes with new liner notes and fan goodies. Originally released in 1968, Sweet Rosie Jones was Buck and His...
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Buck Owens (LP, Ltd. 60th Anniversary Edition, Colored Vinyl)
Buck Owens: Buck Owens (LP, Ltd. 60th Anniversary Edition,... Art-Nr.: LP5597

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(Capitol Records) 12 tracks, limited 60th anniversary edition, coke clear vinyl Long before the glittering silver Telecasters and Hee-Haw, Buck Owens was treading the boards of Bakersfield bar stages, paying his dues and winning fans one...
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Bakersfield Gold - Top 10 Hits 1959-1974 (3-LP)
Buck Owens And The Buckaroos: Bakersfield Gold - Top 10 Hits 1959-1974 (3-LP) Art-Nr.: LPOV485

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(Omnivore) 46 tracks, gatefold cover Buck Owens is an icon of country music. One of the best-selling artists of the 1960s, he landed numerous Top 10 hits, 19 of which reached #1 on the charts. Now compiled on Bakersfield Gold are all of...
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On the Bandstand (LP)
Buck Owens & The Buckaroos: On the Bandstand (LP) Art-Nr.: LP5554

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(Sundazed) 12 tracks On The Bandstand was a top 10 hit for the honky-tonk musician in 1964 and one of two albums he had in the charts at the same time that summer! The burgeoning magic of the Buckaroos can be heard here in an early...
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