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 ...
The sudden appearance of a 61-year-old live recording from one of America’s legendary country and western performers would be newsworthy enough. The fact that it’s a complete live concert from ’60s ...
Paul Franklin and Vince Gill sat down with Billboard to discuss why they recorded Bakersfield in 2013. “The beauty of it all is that Buck and Merle were such great musicians,” Gill explained. “I think ...
LOS ANGELES - Buck Owens, the flashy rhinestone cowboy who shaped the sound of country music with hits such as Act Naturally and brought the genre to TV on Hee Haw, died Saturday. Owens, 76, died at ...