Buck Owens Dies

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'Hee Haw' Co-Host Buck Owens, 76, Dies By GREG RISLING, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 36 minutes ago



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.

Owens died at his home, said family spokesman Jim Shaw. The cause of death was not immediately known. Owens had undergone throat cancer surgery in 1993 and was hospitalized with pneumonia in 1997.

[Dodgergirl]

Just saw him at the Crystal Palace in February

[Yosemite_Wolf]

Dodge.. that was my first thought... that you had just seen him. You have to be feeling REALLY lucky now.

[MadScot]

My cousin knew him she used to play drums for Roy Clark. She liked him.

[Gawaine]

Originally posted by Dodgergirl:
Just saw him at the Crystal Palace in February


the real musicians always play until the very end...

[Dodgergirl]

Yup

[Yosemite Joy]

Drove by the Crystal Palace last night and it looked like it was closed..

[Mr. Man]

Many of Buck's band members were from the valley. I've met some of them. His recording engineer had a studio in Fresno too. Buck was cool. Even Ringo Starr of the Beatles thought so, he recorded "Act Naturally".