Sixty-two years ago today, Buck Owens was in the middle of a historic run at the top of the country chart with a record-breaking hit.
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 ...
This month in 1963: The lives of all 129 men aboard the atomic submarine Thresher were lost when the nuclear attack submarine sank in the Atlantic, some 200 miles east of Boston; The National Football ...
The Crystal Palace, a music and dining joint in Bakersfield launched by Buck Owens — which hosted just about every country music star in America over the years — has abruptly shut its doors. The ...
They stood for decades as Bakersfield's two greatest country music stars, and long after their deaths, they still wear those crowns. Merle Haggard and Buck Owens each came from hardscrabble beginnings ...
There are two words that keep many people from appreciating Buck Owens' contributions to contemporary entertainment. "Hee Haw." Owens died Saturday at age 76, and his death was front-page news in the ...
The Crystal Palace, a music and dining joint in Bakersfield launched by Buck Owens — which hosted just about every country music star in America over the years — has abruptly shut its doors. The ...