Saturday, March 25, 2006
Buck Owens, Country-Western Star Dies
Owens, who notched 15 consecutive US country number ones in the mid-1960s, died at home in Los Angeles, his spokesman said.
[He] co-hosted the US variety TV show Hee Haw from 1969 to 1986 and had hits with singles including I've Got a Tiger by the Tail and Love's Gonna Live Here.
The Beatles recorded a cover of his song 'Act Naturally' in 1965.
Born in Texas, Owens moved to the Californian town of Bakersfield in 1951 and became associated with the electrified "Bakersfield sound" style.
Spokesman Jim Shaw, said "I think the reason he was so well known and respected by a younger generation of country musicians was because he was an innovator and rebel," he said.
Buck Owens
In 1992, Owens said: "I'd like to be remembered as a guy that came along and did his music, did his best and showed up on time, clean and ready to do the job, wrote a few songs and had a hell of a time."
Rest In Peace.
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