Buck Owens

Buck Owens

Born 8/12/1929 (97 yrs)
Sherman, Texas, USA
Acting

Biography

Alvis Edgar Owens Jr. (August 12, 1929 – March 25, 2006), known professionally as Buck Owens, was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and band leader. He was the lead singer for Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, which had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music chart. He pioneered what came to be called the Bakersfield sound, named in honor of Bakersfield, California, Owens's adopted home and the city from which he drew inspiration for what he preferred to call "American music".

Known For(25 works)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962
7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

Dinah! poster

Dinah!

1974
7.0

Dinah!

1974

The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948
6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

Kraft Music Hall poster

Kraft Music Hall

1958
5.4

Kraft Music Hall

1958

ChalkZone poster

ChalkZone

2002
7.4

ChalkZone

2002

Hee Haw poster

Hee Haw

1969
7.6

Hee Haw

1969

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour poster

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

1969
6.8

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

1969

Tony Orlando and Dawn poster

Tony Orlando and Dawn

1974
3.5

Tony Orlando and Dawn

1974

The Big Show poster

The Big Show

1980
9.0

The Big Show

1980

CMA Awards poster

CMA Awards

1967
9.0

CMA Awards

1967

For All Mankind poster

For All Mankind

1989
7.8

For All Mankind

1989

Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland poster

Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland

2006
6.3

Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland

2006

Austin City Limits: Country poster

Austin City Limits: Country

2001
0.0

Austin City Limits: Country

2001

Dwight Yoakam - Live from Austin TX poster

Dwight Yoakam - Live from Austin TX

2005
9.0

Dwight Yoakam - Live from Austin TX

2005

Murder Can Hurt You! poster

Murder Can Hurt You!

1980
0.0

Murder Can Hurt You!

1980

From Nashville With Music poster

From Nashville With Music

1969
9.0

From Nashville With Music

1969

Buck Owens: Live From Austin, TX poster

Buck Owens: Live From Austin, TX

2007
9.0

Buck Owens: Live From Austin, TX

2007

Time Life Presents Country Legends Live, Vol. 4 poster

Time Life Presents Country Legends Live, Vol. 4

2005
0.0

Time Life Presents Country Legends Live, Vol. 4

2005

Buck Owens and The Buckaroos: Live in Oslo poster

Buck Owens and The Buckaroos: Live in Oslo

1970
0.0

Buck Owens and The Buckaroos: Live in Oslo

1970

Hee Haw 10th Anniversary Celebration poster

Hee Haw 10th Anniversary Celebration

1978
0.0

Hee Haw 10th Anniversary Celebration

1978

Country Music on Broadway poster

Country Music on Broadway

1965
9.0

Country Music on Broadway

1965

Buck Owens: Acting Naturally poster

Buck Owens: Acting Naturally

2001
0.0

Buck Owens: Acting Naturally

2001

The Buck Owens Ranch Show, Vol. 1 poster

The Buck Owens Ranch Show, Vol. 1

2001
9.0

The Buck Owens Ranch Show, Vol. 1

2001

The Buck Owens Ranch Show, Vol. 3 poster

The Buck Owens Ranch Show, Vol. 3

2001
9.0

The Buck Owens Ranch Show, Vol. 3

2001

The Buck Owens Ranch Show, Vol. 2 poster

The Buck Owens Ranch Show, Vol. 2

2001
0.0

The Buck Owens Ranch Show, Vol. 2

2001