| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 385 pages, [16] pages of plates) : illustrations, map |
| Note |
"An A Cappella book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-376) and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
Retracing the life of Buck Owensfrom his poverty-stricken youth as the son of a sharecropper to one of the nation's best-loved and wealthiest entertainersthis biography pays tribute to the man and his music by revealing his genius, his warmth, his humor, his vulnerabilities, and his flaws. It is based on personal sources, including original and latter-day Buckaroos, the cohost and the producer of Hee Haw, the former president of Capitol Nashville, and numerous country singers, relatives, ex-wives, ex-lovers, and ex-employees. The result is a 360-degree profile of a shrewd businessmanthe polar opposite of the aw-shucks image he cultivated on Hee Haw. Owens was the top-selling country act of the 1960swith 21 number-one hits and 35 consecutive top-10 hits from 1962 to 1972, a total surpassed only by the Beatles. One of his major contributions to this era was his invention of the Bakersfield sound, mixing electric guitars with a rock 'n' roll beat, which became popular with country and rock fans alike. This biography details the rift Buck had with the Nashville establishment, his reasons for never becoming a member of the Grand Ole Opry, the number of times Buck married, the truth about Buck posing in the nude for Playgirl, and his strained but professional relationship with Hee Haw cohost Roy Clark. |
| Contents |
Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1. Son of a Tenant Farmer; 2. The Exodus; 3. Bonnie; 4. The Promised Land; 5. Capitol; 6. Washington; 7. Dangerous Don; 8. Bakersfield Redux; 9. General Jack; 10. Uncle Dorothy; 11. "Act Naturally"; 12. Merle and the Moose Medicine; 13. Dashing Doyle; 14. Timid Tom; 15. The Peacemakers; 16. Dennis Payne; 17. The Firing of Mel King; 18. Willing Willie; 19. Road Stories; 20. Buck's Pledge; 21. The Baron of Buckersfield; 22. Phyllis; 23. Professional Jealousy; 24. The Flex Bus; 25. The Girl Singer; 26. Buck Owens Ranch. |
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27. Carnegie Hall28. Running with the Dogs; 29. James, Charley, and Ray; 30. If the Suit Fits; 31. The Studio and the Snake; 32. Jennifer; 33. Forbidden Fruit; 34. Friends in High Places; 35. Jumpin' Jerry Wiggins; 36. Stolen Glory; 37. Kris Black; 38. A Run-In with Rolene; 39. Flying High; 40. Bucking Tradition; 41. The Show Must Go On; 42. Jay Dee; 43. Hee Haw; 44. Drugs of Choice; 45. Jo McFadden; 46. Buck Changes His Tunes; 47. Ruby and the Master of S. |
| Subject |
Owens, Buck, 1929-2006.
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Owens, Buck, 1929-2006.
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Owens, Buck, 1929-2006. (OCoLC)fst00257374
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Country musicians -- United States -- Biography.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Composers & Musicians.
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Country & Bluegrass.
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Country musicians. (OCoLC)fst00881442
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sisk, Eileen. Buck Owens. 1st ed. Chicago : Chicago Review Press, ©2010 9781556527685 (DLC) 2010017642 (OCoLC)491957111 |
| ISBN |
9781569767436 (electronic bk.) |
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1569767432 (electronic bk.) |
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9781569767450 (electronic bk.) |
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1569767459 (electronic bk.) |
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130601123X (electronic bk.) |
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9781306011235 (electronic bk.) |
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