Buck Owens - 21 #1 Hits: The Ultimate Collection
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Artist: Buck OwensEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2006-08-01
Music Label: Rhino / Wea
Soundtracks:
- Streets of Bakersfield -- with Dwight Yoakam
- Act Naturally
- Love's Gonna Live Here
- My Heart Skips A Beat
- Together Again
- I Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me)
- I've Got A Tiger By The Tail
- Before You Go
- Only You (Can Break My Heart)
- Buckaroo
- Waitin' In Your Welfare Line
- Think Of Me
- Open Up Your Heart
- Where Does The Good Times Go
- Sam's Place
- Your Tender Loving Care
- How Long Will My Baby Be Gone
- Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass
- Tall Dark Stranger
- Johnny B. Goode
- Made In Japan
Free Music Notes for 21 #1 Hits: The Ultimate Collection
Free Music Review: Forget Hee Haw For Just A Minute
Hit: 5 Stars
My introduction to Country Music was from Buck Owens, Buck, long before Hee Haw. I grew up watching buck on his television program, "Buck Owens Ranch" and had a pre-dilection for "Tiger By The Tail" as a youngster. I have visited Youtube to watch old video clips of Buck performing in his pre-Hee Haw days. What I still consider THE Buck Owens and his Buckaroos, Doyle Holly, Willie Cantu, Don Rich and Tom Brumley.
And here they are in this CD. This was all I wanted, all the songs I remember from Buck's pre-Hee Haw days, sung with Buck's own distinctive style and emotion, backed up by the never-to-be-forgotten vocals of the Late Don Rich.
From Buck introducing me to Country, I have back-tracked to Hank Williams. Sr., George Jones and Carl Perkins, among others. Buck can tip his artistical hat to the late Hank Williams, for Hank had a "Driving Freight Train Sound" in his music with his Roving Cowboy band sound. Hank kept his music predominantly country sounding, where Buck added the Telecaster electric guitar to achieve a Rockabilly sound Hank would have had, had Hank allowed his lead guitar men, Sammy Pruett, Bob McNett and Alton Lister, to cut loose like Don Rich did for Buck.
The origins of Buck's ultimate sound coming from Hank Williams is unmistakable. Perhaps that is why it wasn't hard for me to find Hank after Buck introduced me to Country Music.
Like Hank, Buck Owens had a certain "cry" in his voice at the right time, though not a "break". Buck had unmistakable singing quality that, coupled with the distinctive sound driven from the Buckaroos, made an Owens' record stand out, time after time. Buck had a great Country singing voice; you'll hear it here.
All of Buck's classics, from "Tiger By The Tail", to "Love's Gonna Live Here", to "Open Up Your Heart", among the fine classics on this CD. Buck Owens has unmistakable, largely ignored talent that was overshadowed by his tenure on Hee Haw. Unfortunate, that, because Buck Owens was one of the greats of Country Music, amassing 21 number 1's in just 12 years.
And, in my own opinion, the end Of Buck Owens' lead as a top-selling Country Singer came by two unfortunate events: Hee Haw and the sad, untimely death of Don Rich, Buck's musical alter ego and friend. Buck himself was never the same after Don Rich's death, and his music showed it, among other issues.
This CD is definitely the Ultimate Collection, worth your time to be introduced to the man and his band that gave direct influence to Dwight Yokel, Brad Paisley, et. al., but a man who's star shines far brighter that those artists that followed Buck's musical lead. Buck was a showman in his own right, with talent to boot. Enjoy each and every track, as you'll never regret buying this CD. You'll find that Buck Owens was the link between the Country sound of Hank Williams to Dwight Yokel and others that enulate the "Bakersfield Sound".
21 #1 Hits: The Ultimate Collection Poster
Buck Owens's role as co-host of Hee Haw hokum was imprinted so strongly on the public's consciousness that it tends to overshadow his musical legacy. As this set of chart-toppers attests, no country artist dominated the early-to-mid 1960s like the Bard of Bakersfield. His twisted, elongated syllables and twangy interplay with guitarist Don Rich put a signature stamp on material ranging from the uptempo "I've Got a Tiger by the Tail"--a pop crossover smash as well--to the heartfelt balladry of "Together Again" and "Only You (Can Break My Heart)." A late '80s revival of "Streets of Bakersfield" in duet with Dwight Yoakam, Owens's leading disciple, put Buck back atop the charts. Liner testimonials from Chris Isaak and ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons attest to the reach of his influence, while his breakthrough hit, "Act Naturally," inspired a popular cover (on the Help! album) by the Beatles. --Don McLeeseThis collection documents the hits of country music icon Buck Owens as he defined the Bakersfield sound and became a major architect of west coast country overall.
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