American Songwriter

On This Day in 1965, Buck Owens Was at No. 1 With a Song That Started as a Sarcastic Joke From an Annoyed Co-Writer

Sixty-one years ago today, Buck Owens was at the top of the country chart with a song his co-writer thought would ruin his ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 2011, We Said Goodbye to the Hall of Fame Pedal Steel Player Who Wrote the Song that Changed Country Music Forever

Fifteen years ago today, the world lost one of the most consequential songwriters and steel guitar players in country music ...
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'Together Again': Thirty years have passed since this rare country music summit

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They stood for decades as Bakersfield's two greatest country music stars, and long after their deaths, they still wear those ...

1966 All-Time Classic Was a No. 1 Hit 60 Years Ago Today

His single "Waitin' in Your Welfare Line" climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles, further cementing Owens' ...
The Spokesman-Review

This day in history: Country musician Homer Joy’s song ‘Streets of Bakersfield’ recorded by Buck Owens

From 1974: Homer Joy, a country musician in residence at the Spokane House, received a “big boost in his career” when Buck Owens recorded several of his songs. One of those songs was “The Streets of ...
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End of an era for country music in Bakersfield: Buck Owens' Crystal Palace closes

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People enjoy the music of Buck Owens at the Buck Owens Crystal Palace in Bakersfield in 1998. (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times) ...