- Posted October 18, 2024
Today’s Country Legend was born April 15, in Meherrin, Virginia
His father was a semi-professional musician who played banjo, fiddle,…
Buck Owens
Today’s Country Legend was born August 12, on a farm in Sherman, Texas,
Became proficient on guitar, mandolin, horns, and drums
became a truck driver, where he first experienced and was impressed by the town of Bakersfield.
died in his sleep of an apparent heart attack at his ranch just north of Bakersfield only hours after performing at his club the Crystal Palace.
was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1996.
Today Country Legend is Buck Owens