Buck Owens' legendary country career spanned five decades. During that time, he made his name as a singer-songwriter, bandleader, solo artist and crossover television star (he was one of the hosts of ...

In 1964, Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, along with tour mates Jan and Harlan Howard, rolled through the plains of West Texas in search of a song. Buck and Harlan co-wrote while Jan drove, but they ...

For those musical completists out there with a love of the Bakersfield Sound, have we got news for you. This spring, Omnivore Recordings, in conjunction with the Buck Owens estate, is releasing "Buck ...

On this day (October 31) in 1963, Buck Owens was at No. 1 with “Love’s Gonna Live Here.” The single stayed atop the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for 17 non-consecutive weeks. In doing so, the ...

From the Forties through the mid-Seventies Nashville was staking its claim as Music City, developing the hybrid of country and pop known as the Nashville Sound. At the same time, on the West Coast, ...