Buck Owens' ex-wife dies
Wednesday, April 26, 2006 – Buck Owens' ex-wife, Bonnie Owens, who also was married to Merle Haggard, died Monday at 76 of complications from Alzheimer's in Bakersfield, Cal.
The two married in 1948, had two sons and separated in the early 1950's, but remained friends. She later married Haggard in 1965, the same year they had a hit with "Just Between the Two of Us" and won best vocal group from the Academy of Country Music.
Owens toured with Haggard for about a decade. They divorced in 1978. She later married Fred McMillan.
Owens recorded six solo albums and two duet albums with Haggard.
More news for Buck Owens
- 09/17/20: Omnivore readies Owens Xmas release
- 04/11/19: Final Owens singles set from Capitol announced
- 06/14/18: Final Owens Capitol recording finally sees light of day - four decades later
- 03/22/18: Owens singles set readies for release
- 06/23/17: Yoakam, Owens ACL sets see light of day
- 11/04/13: Buck autobiography drops Tuesday
- 06/05/13: Gill, Franklin pay tribute to Buck, The Hag with new CD
- 11/21/12: Owens, Flatt and Scruggs, Charles songs enter Grammy hall
CD reviews for Buck Owens
Calling Buck Owens' holiday album "A Merry "Hee Haw" Christmas" may have made commercial sense at the time because many did (and still do) associate the Bakersfield country star with that corny TV show. Those of us that love Owens' music, though, know there was so much more to the man's music than his association with the hillbilly Laugh-in. That complaint aside, though, this album is jam-packed with wonderful, vintage Buck Owens sounds.
What may be most ...
When the hits stop coming, country labels move on; loyalty is fleeting, never mind 19 number 1 hits (14 consecutive), more than 40 Top 10 songs, and 15 years with a label. Buck Owens found that out in the mid-'70s as his contract with Capitol was coming to an end, and the label shelved his final album of new material.
Unheard since that time except through the expansive Bear Family box-set "Tall Dark Stranger," these recordings hold interest for those who appreciate encountering ...
It was hard to find a more significant country artist through the 1960s than Buck Owens. With 21 number ones from 1963 ("Act Naturally," included here) and 1972, including a stretch of 14 in a row, Buck Owens was one of country music's biggest stars, bringing his slant on the Bakersfield Sound to stages, radio and television around the world.
In this 1988 Austin City Limits program and nearing 60 years old, Owens appears comfortable with his stature as a torchbearer. ...
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