Buck Owens

The March 1965 issue of Music City News carried a paid ad from Buck. In his "Pledge To Country Music," he stated:
I Shall Sing No Song That Is Not A Country Song.
I Shall Make No Record That Is Not A Country Record.
I Refuse To be Known As Anything But A Country Singer.
I Am Proud To be Associated With Country Music.
Country Music And Country Music Fans Made Me What I Am Today.
And I Shall Not Forget It.
Birth Name: Alvis Edgar Owens
Induction Year: 1996
Date of Birth: 8/12/1929
Place of Birth: Sherman, TX
Career Milestones:
1946--performed on the Buck & Britt radio show, station KTYL (Mesa)
1951--moved to Bakersfield, CA; formed band, the Schoolhouse Playboys, and played saxophone and trumpet
mid-1950s--played lead guitar with Tommy Collins
1955--recorded for Pep records as Corky Jones
1957--signed with Capitol Records
1959--had first national hit with the self-penned "Under Your Spell Again"
1969-1986--co-hosted the television series, "Hee-Haw"




Awards:
1996--Country Music Hall of Fame induction
Catalog Highlights
I've Got a Tiger By the Tail
Co-writer: Harlan Howard
Artists: Buck Owens (1965)
Love's Gonna Live Here
Artists: Buck Owens (1963)
Together Again
Artists: Buck Owens (1964), Emmylou Harris (1976), Kenny Rogers & Dottie West (1984)
My Heart Skips a Beat
Artists: Buck Owens (1964)
Under Your Spell Again
Artists: Buck Owens (1959), Ray Price (1959), Waylon Jennings & Jessi Colter (1971)
Waitin' In Your Welfare Line
Artists: Buck Owens (1966)
Sam's Place
Co-writer: Red Simpson
Artists: Buck Owens (1967)
Where Does the Good Times Go
Artists: Buck Owens (1967)
Comments:
Backup band known as The Buckaroos
Did session work with Wanda Jackson, Sonny James, and Faron Young
Had 15 consecutive #1 records between 1963 and 1967, and a total of 20 #1 records between 1963 and 1972; 20 other singles made the top 10
Owens has never been a member of the Grand Ole Opry