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Location: Snellville, GA | LOS ANGELES - Singer Buck Owens, the flashy rhinestone cowboy who shaped the sound of country music with hits like "Act Naturally" and brought the genre to TV on the long-running "Hee Haw," died Saturday. He was 76. |
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Location: Las Vegas, Nevada | Sad indeed. I always considered Buck when passing through Bakersfield on the way to Los Angeles. |
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Location: NJ | While I wasn't a fan, I have memories of my OldMan singin' his songs around the house . . .
I smell red, white & blue guitar re-issue within the next year . . . |
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Location: Snellville, GA | Originally posted by cliff:
I smell red, white & blue guitar re-issue within the next year . . . That would be what company? |
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Location: SoCal | Who did build that red, white and blue guitar of his? |
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Location: Las Vegas, Nevada | It was a Mosrite acoustic. Inquiring minds, etc:
"In 1966 Buck and The Buckaroos had their instruments painted red, white and blue, an extension of Buck’s innate patriotism. When these instruments were seen on Hee Haw, guitar manufacturers began making offers to him to market a guitar in those colors. Though Buck used a red, white and blue acoustic guitar built for him by Semie Moseley of Mosrite Guitars, his business sense told him an expensive model of that type wouldn’t sell to the public.
He finally licensed Chicago Musical Instruments (makers of the prestigious Gibson guitars) to market a $99 acoustic model, and received a $2.50 royalty on each sold. He knew that Sears would market them but had no idea they would sell as well as they did --until the first royalty check came. "The very first statement, they sent me $15,000," he laughs. "I said, ‘Oh, you mean THAT Sears!"
Courtesy of www.buckowens.com |
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Location: Eugene, Oregon | "In 1966 Buck and The Buckaroos had their instruments painted red, white and blue, an extension of Buck’s innate patriotism. When these instruments were seen on Hee Haw, guitar manufacturers began making offers to him to market a guitar in those colors. Though Buck used a red, white and blue acoustic guitar built for him by Semie Moseley of Mosrite Guitars, his business sense told him an expensive model of that type wouldn’t sell to the public.
He finally licensed Chicago Musical Instruments (makers of the prestigious Gibson guitars) to market a $99 acoustic model, and received a $2.50 royalty on each sold. He knew that Sears would market them but had no idea they would sell as well as they did --until the first royalty check came. "The very first statement, they sent me $15,000," he laughs. "I said, ‘Oh, you mean THAT Sears!"
Gosh....I remember being a kid and wanting one of these guitars!! :) |
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Location: Eugene, Oregon | LOL....Prairie Dog!! |
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Location: East Tennessee | I always liked Hee Haw. Buck was "Country". He and Don Rich had an unmistakeable harmony.
He will be missed.
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Location: Cicero, NY | RIP, Buck. SaLUTE! |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | His guitar player was one of the best telecaster country pickers at that time. |
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Location: Midland, MI | I have fond memories of watching him on Hee Haw when I was very young. And I like his music (maybe that should be my 'guilty pleasure') |
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Location: Avondale, AZ | He's a grinning. |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | A fitting tribute....
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(check out the vintage Fender Palomino acoustic Buck's playing!)
R.I.P Buck.... |
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Location: Connecticut | My all time favorite country singer. I've been a fan since I was a kid. I own over 50 albums and I also have one of those old red, white and blue guitars. Buck and Don Rich couldn't be beat when they were going all out in the mid 60's. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | In the 60's-70's Buck owned two radio stations here in Pheonix and was pretty instrumental in making Country Music big in these parts. If not for him Arizona would just be a strange hybrid of Mariachi music (Mexico) and Surf music (California). Dave |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | I was saddened by the news. I was not an original Buck Owens Fan Growing up, though i did watch hee-haw with my parents. I got to appreciate him more when i was programming a Country Music Radio Station in the early to mid 90's. We ran a retro show and featured a lot of of the classic country stars. R.I.P Buck... I'm going to go listen to "Tiger By The Tail" and act Naturally now! |
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Location: Chicago | "Giant doin' cart wheels,
A statue wearing high heels:
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on and on!
Dinosaur Victrola, listenin to Buck Owens,
doot, doot, doot, lookin out my back door."
RIP Buck! Dance on wherever you are! |
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Location: North Texas | Owens was a great talent. Super songwriter, and a fine entertainer. He was not afraid to cut against the grain. I was not a huge Hee Haw fan, however, before his partner got himself buried, I was an avid fan of Bucks' band and his songs. He was not one of the cookie cutter, pretty boy country stars, there was a uniqueness about him. Charisma I quess you'd call it. He was able to write sensitive, poignant songs and totally outrageous novelty stuff. In some ways he seemed to be cut from the same cloth as Ray Stevens. I'm not sure if either one would be able to break into the business today. Lucky for us, they had their time in the spotlight. |
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