When I was a teenager in Fresno, I watched the Cousin Herb Show from Bakersfield with Fuzzy, Bonnie and Buck Owens. I remember when a new guy came on, Merle Haggard. My first love. Started my life long love of country music.
The real patriarchs of the "Bakersfield Sound" would have to be Bill Woods and "Cousin" Herb Henson, but Fuzzy is real close behind. Cousin Herb's Trading Post show had big name guests as well as giving a start to newcomers like Merle Haggard. Tragically, Herb Henson died from a massive heart attack at a very young age. I think he wasn't even 40! Fuzzy & Talley Records boosted Merle from B'fld to national stardom with "Strangers" & "Swinging Doors", got him on Capitol Records, and Merle went on to be an international star. Fuzzy wrote one of my favorite songs. Wynn Stewart recorded the definitive version: "I'll Never Forget Old What's Her Name".
It's impossible to view things like this in hindsight, and say things like "this would or wouldn't have happened" etc.. One little, seemingly insignificant factor could completely rewrite history. It's possible that Merle could have even been a bigger star had he not met Fuzzy Owen, and instead took a different route. Again, it's impossible to tell what chain of events that could have set in motion.
Scott, thank you so much for this. I was a life long Merle nut.....I've thought Merle was the best artist that ever lived since I was a little boy singing Swinging Doors...and I've played his songs for over 50 years everywhere I played...rock, country, blues, whatever band I was in I always sang Haggard songs. But I've never heard Bonnie's music, and that NO TOMORROW song just hit me hard. Where can I find anything Bonnie recorded, do you know? Loved Fuzzys voice and steel playing!! Thanks again for your great work and all the Merle and Strangers interviews...I can tell you loved them and the music just like me.
When I was a teenager in Fresno, I watched the Cousin Herb Show from Bakersfield with Fuzzy, Bonnie and Buck Owens. I remember when a new guy came on, Merle Haggard. My first love. Started my life long love of country music.
Ann, you might find this interview interesting too:
ua-cam.com/video/aIQzVX-jyaI/v-deo.html
The real patriarchs of the "Bakersfield Sound" would have to be Bill Woods and "Cousin" Herb Henson, but Fuzzy is real close behind. Cousin Herb's Trading Post show had big name guests as well as giving a start to newcomers like Merle Haggard. Tragically, Herb Henson died from a massive heart attack at a very young age. I think he wasn't even 40! Fuzzy & Talley Records boosted Merle from B'fld to national stardom with "Strangers" & "Swinging Doors", got him on Capitol Records, and Merle went on to be an international star. Fuzzy wrote one of my favorite songs. Wynn Stewart recorded the definitive version: "I'll Never Forget Old What's Her Name".
What a great interview!! Fuzzy was a legend here in The San Joaquin Valley!
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Great interview. Fantastic!!
good interview..loved the music
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Nice one Scott.
Great interview.
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R.I.P. Fuzzy. This was Fuzzy's final interview.
My Kind Of Country Radio Interview Archive Sad to see him go, but what a wonderful interview
It's impossible to view things like this in hindsight, and say things like "this would or wouldn't have happened" etc.. One little, seemingly insignificant factor could completely rewrite history. It's possible that Merle could have even been a bigger star had he not met Fuzzy Owen, and instead took a different route. Again, it's impossible to tell what chain of events that could have set in motion.
Sad that so many in Merle's circle are all gone. I just bought the book a month ago.
Oh I was gonna ask that. I guess nobody has any history of Dave Stogner playing in Bakersfield. But it was probably before this time.
Scott, thank you so much for this. I was a life long Merle nut.....I've thought Merle was the best artist that ever lived since I was a little boy singing Swinging Doors...and I've played his songs for over 50 years everywhere I played...rock, country, blues, whatever band I was in I always sang Haggard songs. But I've never heard Bonnie's music, and that NO TOMORROW song just hit me hard. Where can I find anything Bonnie recorded, do you know? Loved Fuzzys voice and steel playing!!
Thanks again for your great work and all the Merle and Strangers interviews...I can tell you loved them and the music just like me.
Thanks for listening! Bear Family put out a great box set on Bonnie Owens. Here's the link:
www.bear-family.com/owens-bonnie/
@@mykindofcountryradio3488 thanks so much, Scott!!
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Very good interview, the voice tone of Fuzzy Owens and Gene Nichols are very similar. I wonder whether they're from the same part of Arkansas.
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Enjoyed yr interview with Mr Fuzzy. Have u any idea if there are any recordings with just Buck Owens and Bonnie. Nothing like Bakersfield music.
Yes, here you go:
ua-cam.com/video/tmViWHUXd5U/v-deo.html
The only recording Bonnie did with Buck was a song called "It Tickles"