British guitarist analyses some SERIOUS country twang with Buck Owens and Don Rich!
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Tonight I'm taking a look at Buck Owens and Don Rich performing Tiger by the Tail!
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“Dangerous” Don Rich was certainly responsible for Buck’s sound and helped shape the Bakersfield sound as a whole. Buck and the Buckeroos are one of the most underrated acts in country music.
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Under-rated? hardly.
@@SuperOlds88 Nobody ever talks about them.. so yes underrated.
@@Tomekkplk I dont know where you live but lots of people, fans, guitarists, people who like country prior to 1980 rave about Buck Owens.
I love the look on your face! Totally enjoying your videos 👍🏻
Thanks Sharon!
Buck Owens is my favorite country singer out of all country singers!! And their are a lot great country singers!!
Thanks for doing the oldies. They are important!
No problem!
I love the smile you get when you're listening
Thank God for all the archived video or things like this would be lost forever
Bucks son, Buddy Alan had some country music success in the 70s. Toured with his dad for a while. Retired from live music in 78. He obviously didn’t like being on the road.
HI! First time viewer to your channel, Don Rich was the best at what he did, he was very talented and I listen to this music all the time...
Nobody clicked together better than Buck and Don Rich. Don was a teenage fiddle and guitar prodigy. Buck also played lead guitar and was a studio player in the 50s. These shows were filmed in his studio in California when the band either took a break or were just passing through. No rehearsal needed since they toured constantly. The Buckaroos were as tight a band as could be found anywhere. Who needed Nashville? Not Buck.
His group is the Buckaroos. This Bakersfield sound was distinct and apart from Nashville. And had its roots in the Dust Bowl when the Oakies came west to California seeking a new start.
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I'm so thankful to have these videos to watch while covid is going on. Love the analysis, love the flood of childhood memories of watching Buck and Don on Hee Haw and of listening to my mom and stepdad practice music in our living room for their weekend gigs. My stepdad looked like Buck, had a great voice, and did a lot of his music. Thanks, Mr. Fil!
Just so y'all know.....Buck is from my neck of the woods....just 5 minutes away.....Sherman Texas. Born there in1929, his family soon headed to California in a Steinbeckian attempt to escape the Depression but only made it as far as Arizona. There, he became a top-notch guitar and mandolin player before moving to Bakersfield in 1951. But he always called Bakersfield 'home'.
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What a cool offering!! Here before but want to add this inspired me to drag out my Tele for the first time in months (20 Ann Sq Fat Tele, 3 color sb/rwb). No, no chicken pickin' but RF Blue Moon and Mayall with Buddy Whittington. Heck, even broke a string!!! Pretty good day !!
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The Bakersfield Beat...Bakersfield Sound ..Buck is an underrated picker..Merle Haggard said there was a 2 year period (before Buck got his own record deal)where he was the best country picker anywhere..
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Yet, Buck understood that he had to step aside, for the good of the Buckaroos, and let Don shine as lead guitarist. The icing on the cake was the unbelievable "sibling-like" harmonies they created together. Buck said the musical light went out for him when Don was killed.
@@waldcast Some truth in what you say but, Don played lead because Buck sang lead. I watched Buck play "Bucks Polka" live in 2000 at the Crystal Palace. He didn't need to take a backseat to anyone.
The last song Buck & Don recorded, the day Don Rich was killed in a motorcycle wreck, was "Tall, Dark Stranger". After Don got killed, it was said that Buck wouldn't sing that song. A great loss of a GREAT singer & player. Don is playing a Silver Sparkle Telecaster. Buck had one that matched it.
If all country was like that , it wouldn't be so despised.
Thank you Fil!!
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A guitarist friend of mine often has his dad come up and sing this one live. Always fun! :)
Another thing about Don's break, he modulates from the starting key of "E" up one half step to "F". Yes, key modulations are done a lot, especially in country, but seldom at the start of a full break -- usually after a break, the end of which leads into it. Don turned that on its head, did a walkdown of triplets into his break, but stopping at "E" instead of going on down to play it in "F". Also, can't really tell from the camera shot but it looks like he did his chokes above the nut -- a "trick" common with a lot of Tele pickers, country and otherwise. Don Rich was a musical genius.
Really like your observations. Keep 'em comin'.
Take notice of how Buck chords an "F" -- all 6 strings instead of the first four, which is the way a lot of artists "cheat". And, with his thumb hooked over to catch the 6th -- a classical guitar no-no. Also, his "Bb" where the thumb catches both the 5th and 6th strings. When you play what I call "washboard rhythm" ('cause it's like scrubbing clothes on a washboard) like Buck did, it's important to stop all strings possible. That keeps a dissonant open string from sounding. True in "cut time" rhythm also, used a lot in really old country and western swing.
Thanks! Yeah that key change is killer!
@@wingsofpegasus-- Killer, indeed. Love how you've singled out a lot country pickers to highlight and critique of late. I would recommend you give a listen to Merle Haggard's long-time guitarist, Roy Nichols -- another twangy, Tele picker. It was Rich, Nichols, Owens, and Haggard that got that twangy electric guitar, "'Bakersfield Sound" well established in mainstream country.
Also, Danny Gatton -- probably the most amazing, talented yet unheralded Tele Wiz ever. Gatton was in a class by himself 'cuz he played it all and played it all extremely well -- an unbelievable talent.
... and how can we not give a Nod to those sparkly outfits!!! Straight up classic country
I've seen this vid a number of times in my loooong life. Good catch. You ought to look for the one with Buck playing his Rickenbacker 331. You'll get a kick if you can find it. It's a Hee Haw vid.
That would be a keeper because Hee Haw was produced by CBS which bought out Leo Fender in February of 1965 and used their TV shows to sell Fender products . The Beatles songs on Ed Sullivan were taped in 1963 and of the 9 times they were on the show in Videos, 6 of them were filmed in London up to 1970 and I didn't check if they had to use Fender products.
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Thanks for this, Fil. Buck Owens' music would not have been as good without Don's picking. Just as crucial to the sound were Don's harmonies. Tom Brumley's pedal steel is just great, as you mentioned. Love your channel.
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Good analysis.
The pedal steel really didn't "emerge" until 1953. Prior to the pedal, players such as Don Helms (Hank Williams), playing with the bar, could only change "all the strings" at the same time, but with a pedal, the player could change only one or two strings, while keeping the other strings at the same pitch.
A follow-on to the "pedal" steel, was the Telecaster "string bender", conceived by Clarence White, and built by Gene Parsons, which is attached to the guitar strap (activated by pressing down on the strap), and will bend only one string. Clarence White's original Telecaster B-Bender (had to drill a hole in the Telecaster), is now used by Marty Stuart, and sometimes, it's hard to tell that Marty is NOT using a pedal steel.
Here are links to two very interesting stories about Clarence White's B-Bender Telecaster.
ua-cam.com/video/zxQhbvke44I/v-deo.html (The Byrds; Gene Parson's String Bender)
ua-cam.com/video/r8H08Xs_w8A/v-deo.html (Marty Stuart: The Story of Clarence White & The Parsons/White StringBender | Reverb Interview)
Good songs come out of the thin air man!
Don Rich one of the greatest Bakersfield pickers ever. Tragic loss for country music when he passed away. I was a young fellow when this happened and he was the reason I lived Hee Haw. Justvtonhear him play. Interesting fact on he and Buck. His death almost put Buck down. They were that close. Kinda like Ozzy and Randy Rhoades death. Buck was in turmoil for awhile.
Thank you so much Fil,I was a huge fan of the late great Don Rich,more so than Buck Owens,I just loved Don.
Bakersfield, Cali country at its finest! I love this stuff. There's a cool video out there of them playing "Sam's Place" where the switch leads in the intro. Those outfits RULE! And yes "Hank done it this way." (Thank you Waylon.)
The musical irony of a happy sound with whatever is being sung in the lyrics is deeply rooted in American music, mostly from the tonal limitations of early banjos - the only true American instrument adapted from the African gourd.
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Man you’ve got to check out some George Jones stuff from the 80’s and 90’s. When he had Ron Gaddis in the Jones boys singing harmony. The definition of country music
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Junior Brown and Bill Kirchen do hot rod Lincoln. You get to see some of Junior's steel guitar chops
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Was there a better sidekick than Don Rich? He was epic.... Live at Carnegie Hall captures Buck and Don at their best.
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Live at Carnegie Hall and JC’s Live at Folsom Prison are for sure my two favorites. Don Rich was a loss at such a young age. He tore up a Fender!
Wow - Don just kind of "ripples" into that solo! Like Jeeves "shimmering" into Bertie Wooster's presence! And yes, Buck absolutely co-hosted "Hee-Haw" with Roy!
Don was a fiddle player, Buck was a great guitar picker. Buck taught Don to play his sound
I can listen to and sing along with these twangy tunes all day. Ye ha y’all!
Buck did cohost Hee Haw.
Travis Tritt once said that his singing with Marty Stewart on "This One's Going to Hurt You" was strongly influenced by the harmonies of Don Rich and Buck Owens.
Suggestions-
Raymond Fairchild - Whoa Mule.
Stringbean - Cripple Creek.
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We call the fender headstock.
The fender fiddlehead.
We call the hybrid picking,
Chicken Pickin.
Buck was laughing cause Don made that 1st lick up on the spot
great steeler yep
You’re a Brit becoming a country bumpkin seems like lately!!😂😂
Maybe you’re the latest reincarnation in a parallel universe for one of the great British guitarists you once reviewed who’s a country guitar master complete with that “twang”, namely Albert Lee!
Though American myself, listening and watching your reviews has indeed prompted me to realize how much influence country music had on rock, especially in the early days. Listening to fusion pop/psychodelic/prog bands from the 60s like Buffalo Springfield highlights some of the subtle “twang” in their sound; and of course metal guitarists who grew up on this very same Hee Haw TV show such as John 5 and Steve Stephens talk about this influence all the time!
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I love this stuff!
I noticed that guitar as well. Buck Ownes is the king of Honky Tonk.
Great video Fil. Is it just me or does Buck and SRV kind of look alike. I don't know, maybe it's the nose. R
A little!
Lynyrd Skynyrd has a song where they mentioned "sounds like bits of baker's field" ain't that the truth?
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Yes, that "s the twang and the rhinestones.
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@@wingsofpegasus I was watching this one on the fly yesterday. I had to fix my messed up spelling. lol Grammer and spelling police will get me.
Love Buck, Don really is great as well as the rest of the buckaroos.
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When my Dad had told my Mom that Don Rich had past away on his Motorcycle, I remember that day as if it was yesterday. I was at the age of 7 years old and for some reason I was crying so hard, and I never really paid any attention to Buck Owens band members accept earlier a week ago before Don Rich had died. The Buckaroos came to Visalia, California, to put on a little concert for the open house for Mobil Trailers homes that my Dad had worked for, the company called "Champion Homes Builders". Anyways I remember seeing them on Hee Haw and Don Rich was alive then. After the concert was over the Buckaroos Band had came to talk to us fans and being that my Dad plays the Guitar as well had the chance to talk and shake hands with him, Don Rich. He even looked down at me and shook my hand of a little boy that I was, being 7years old. I cherished that hand shake from him. Then a week later he had an accident on his Motorcycle going towards a beach at San Luis Obispo, California. I cried so hard that he died and for some reason, days later Buck Owens was telling his story in an interview about he didn't feel right for Don going on a small vacation to get away. He kinda begged him not to go but he end up going anyways. That was my memory of meeting Don Rich in person. I apologize for a long comment. But thank you so very much Fil for picking out this video of him and Buck.
Yeah it was tragic, Buck pleaded with Don to stop riding the motorcycle. It's almost like he somehow had a 6th sense about it.
That’s a interesting story,gone before his time.
@@PozerAdultRacingTeam - Yup, he was only about 34 I think, when he died. What a shame. The good die young sometimes.
What sad but sweet story. Thanks for sharing!!
@@vmat1000 Thank you, I thought that I would share my memory as a kid meeting Don Rich. Sorry so was long of texting was trying to cut it down short.
Don was a master guitarist, I watched the Buck Owens show with my dad and I always enjoyed watching Don play
The Bakersfield sound.
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Oil Dale.
@@georgefoshee6047 Oildale! One word. :)
SkydiverClassC Is two words not just one.
@@georgefoshee6047 Sorry, but i grew up in Bakersfield, although not an 08'er, as they used to say. It's Oildale, home of North High School.
Don Rich was a serious talent and is greatly missed
Don Rich is one of THEE guys that made the Telecaster synonymous with country music guitar playing and tone to this day!
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The others being Jimmy Bryant and James Burton?
I love how country pickers can play all the double stops on guitar , it really adds a lot of flavor. RIP Don Rich.......God bless.
One of my favorite videos was Buck and Ringo singing Act Naturally together and another great one is Buck and Dwight Yokum singing Streets of Bakersfield
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@@wingsofpegasus Buck was into The Derailers and did a song with them as well. May want to sample some of The Derailers, some nice surfer guitar styles and perhaps they're still known as Austin, Texas' quintessential bar band?
I like that. Thanks for sharing. I will look it up.
Streets of Bakersfield
@@wingsofpegasus Have you done a video on "Streets of Bakersfield"?
You're correct, The Beatles demanded they were sent every new release from Buck and the Buckaroos. Quite a testament to his talent.
I just wanted to say that the bass player, Doyle Holly and I started out playing music together. In southern Calif. About 1960. Doyle played lead guitar, and I played rhythm and we sang as a duo, like the Everly Brothers!
THAT IS Cool! I'm honored to make your acquaintance!
Doyle was also a fine singer.
@richmyers6684... Wow...that's a wonderful experience you had, playing music as a young guy with someone who went on to enjoy success at the level Doyle Holly achieved. Do YOU still play? Did you & Doyle stay in touch thru life? What kind of music were you & Doyle doing in 1960? Hope to hear from ya! Lee Ford
Indeed he was. I saw Buck and the Buckaroos in Norway in 1969, and Doyle sang two Jim Reeves songs, The Blizzard and He'll have to go. A very demanding task that he did well.
Jim had performed in the same place five years ago with resounding succes. You'll find that performance on UA-cam.
Thank you, you are so kind. Doyle and I lost track of each other, in the 70s. He had a couple of records out. But never had the success, that he should have. We sounded great together. And we were close friends. He passed away about 10 or 12 years ago. I am still singing tho. I sing Gospel Music. Sincerely, God Bless You, Rich
Few folks realize how superb Don Rich was. He made the Buckaroos Fabulous. Buck Owen's was never the same after Don perished in that bizarre motorcycle accident. What a incredible musician and vocalist was Don!
People loved him so!
So great. The fact that you even know this stuff is it's own testimony. Love you Fil! Have a grateful and blessed new years friend. ✌ 💘 🎸
Thanks August! Happy New year!
He's a pickin...
and I'm a grinnin!
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Don Rich. 50 years since he passed and his picking is analyzed and complimented by guitar players young and old around the world. That classic mid-sixties Buckaroo band should be in the Hall of Fame as an enitity in my opinion.
Beautiful harmony's Buck Owens fans know that sound! The Bakersfield Sound, Buck Owens Music!
I think it's great you enjoy this old time country, Thanks again
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Careful, Fil, or you will start covering country songs!😹
Yes!!!...please!!!
Lastone, Yes, Fil goes Country! perhaps a cover of {Jambalaya}
I loved playing a country set at the gig now and again. Not just me but my whole band. Many of the biker gigs we played needed Hendrix, Sabbath and Willie & Waylon. Good Times.
Drew Pall hi jambalaya by Emmylou Harris and her fabulous Hot Band
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Buck Owens was a giant, but Don Rich was an immortal
look up the meaning of immortal
@@JackFlaps I know what it means. You clearly don’t
There is absolutely no one who breaks down,and explains what is taking place in a performance like Fil,you my good sir,are not the best at what you do,you are the only one who does what you do,and to that,your un-opinionated clarity is a breath of fresh air
Thanks Craig!
@@wingsofpegasus all true my friend, your welcome!
I am not a musician yet, I love how Fil explains things. I try to keep up.
I agree, makes you appreciate the artist more in there skills
Please fil, do not fault American country for its style, but man aren’t those suits something! Too funny! I just wanted to add a little trivia- the star always got what now looks like neon greens and yellows when they could, because a lot of shows were shot in black and white, and of course even if the show was shot in color most Americans didn’t have color tv. In black and white those bright green apple colors looked great! It’s the only way the sequins really reflected, and gave the skin a great tone and you could even see the guitar picking better. On tv shows that were shot exclusively in black and white women were even known to wear green lipstick! Just thought I would defend ole Buck a lil bit.
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The iconic Nudie suit. :-)
@@RobKandell Gotta Love Ralph Nudie!!!
I have two reasons that I do not like country music that much. Too many male singers sing a nasal tone in their voices. also, I listen to the music more than the lyrics and to me there they sing too many "Soggy Pretzels / Crying In My Beer" style of songs. yet I like Hank Williams (Sr.), Johnny Cash, Eddy Arnold (Anytime).
YMMV
Yes I remember watching Hee Haw on Saturday mornings when I lived at home well into the 80s and reruns in the 90s and I found myself tuning in after the cowboy shows and they had some sweet country girls always around to keep you watching nothing like a corn fed Country Girl. The way they talked excited me when I did go down south and met some that country accent made me crazy about them like they did on Hee Haw with all the characters they had every Saturday morning I was transported to the country and the South and loved it after it grew on me always like Grandpa Jones telling what they were going to have for dinner used to get hungry listening to him suh-weet
Don Rich is so awesome! We lost him way too early....
I used to have quite a few guitars but I know now that my Tele covers the waterfront for me. I added a wonderful Stetsbar whammy which I use in small amounts but the extra metal enhances resonance. Amazing it was Leo Fenders 1st ever. Hats off to Leo!
Genres don't matter; Good music is good music.
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I've often said that genres are a marketing tool used to sell more product.
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When the guys performed in Oslo, Norway, in 1970, they were presented with five silver disks for record sales in Norway. True International stars.
Putting Don's telecaster playing aside for a moment, it was his great natural harmony singing that really make Buck sound so cool! (RIP Don xxx Fcuking motorbikes!)
Nobody talks about his beautiful voice! I loved the tone of it with Buck's bigger boomy voice. I think those duets are as notable as early McCartney/Lennon.
The word was the Beatles, also on Capitol with Buck, requested every Buckaroos record to listen to. Also, Don commented that he couldn't get enough of listening to Rubber Soul when it came out.
Correct. The Beatles were fans of Buck and the Buckaroos.
Love your analysis, Don Rich was the reason I wanted a Telecaster when I started playing guitar. Others have mentioned Dwight Yoakam so you must check out the man responsible for the Dwight sound, Mr Pete Anderson. Not only did he come up with all the amazing guitar work and signature licks, he produced all of the good Dwight recordings. He’s no longer with Dwight but he’s gone back to his blues roots and has a new album of instrumentals coming out in a couple of weeks.
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Pete Anderson great guitarist,but Dwights Awesome voice and superb songwriting is responsible for Dwights unique sound.
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Yes! Pete was the soul of Dwight's sound.
Don Rich played the fiddle when he joined Buck Owens and later decided to learn to play guitar and Buck taught him. Many assume Buck was just a strummer using the guitar to accompany his vocals but he was a session guitarist in his early days. What a fantastic band he had and so influential.
As good and great as Buck was.. Don Rich made the songs with his wonderful backing vocals, and spot on target lead playing.. My Heart Skips a Beat.. is a classic example..the singing syncopation of the chorus is unmatched!!
Fil, you've found another doozy! My folks have NINE old Buck Owens albums, from the 60s & early 70s. Not my cup of tea, lyric-wise, but the playing & singing are superb. That Bakersfield sound sorta died with Don Rich I think. Imagine their attempts at replacing Don: "Looking for _guy_ sings like girl. Must play masterful, _unique_ guitar style...and, must be virtuoso fiddler. Oh, and must write charts... & must wear big smile while doing the impossible." (Applications? Hello? Hello? Hello?)
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It's pickin' and grinnin' and laughin'. When you can inject personality into a song, you can't help but enjoy it.
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You can totally tell Buck and crew loved each other. Like The Blue Caps, only country.
Bakersfield, California. Land of Buck, Merle and Mary Lou. I believe she was. That town produced some great country artists.
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Wings of Pegasus LOL! Don't forget Kern.
A lot of those early guitar players really wore their guitars up high. Gerry Marsden was the king, it was almost under his chin. It actually works to an advantage here because you can hear the acoustic in the vocal mike when it didn't have it's own mic or pickup. When the solo starts it modulates up to F from E while Don Rich has a chromatic downward bendy lick that amuses Buck. Because of Buck's left hand technique he's okay with playing the IV chord as a Bb6. There's a joke for Malcolm Young that applies to Don Rich: A complicated signal path from their guitar to their amp is a knot in their cable! I request any video of Canned Heat featuring Alan 'Blind Owl' Wilson on guitar and/or harp.
“Made in Japan” is a very unique song by Buck Owens
I'm happy to see a lot of people appreciate Don's solo,just sets you off in amazement....been trying 50 times to learn it...properly....and i never get tired of listening to it,and the great group of Buck Owens.thanks for the good analysis
The late Tom Brumley was the fabulous pedal steel guitar player that contributed greatly to the Backeroo's "Bakerfield" sound along with both Don's guitar playing and accompanying vocals! Don was never without his inimitable infectious smile!
Buck & The Beatles ruled when I was coming up.
What a band... Owens/Rich stand with Lennon/McCartny in their lasting influence. Anybody else know that the song is about the prodigious use of amphetamine ''trucker vitamins'' that fueled the Bakersfield scene? '' Losin' weight... Turnin' mighty pale..'' Buck was all about poking fun at his friends with insider lyrics ,this song aint about a girl when you listen to it closer...........
Tom Brumley on pedal steel is worth a mention also.
I was born, raised and currently live in Bakersfield. I hated country when I was a teenager, but when I was a child I was inundated with it, my dad was a huge fan. I learned to appreciate the music made by the Okies, Arkies and Texans who made their way here during the Dust Bowl/Depression, who came here for a better life and brought their music with them. Buck and the Bakersfield sound played Carnegie Hall and around the world. Buck's music was a big middle finger to Nashville, who Buck thought was to orchestrated and slick. He thought it had left the people. He also thought his success was a big middle finger to Nashville elite. I remember going to Toys for Tots charity concerts Buck would host, all you needed was a new, unwrapped toy for entry. The toys went to underprivileged kids at Christmas. I saw Buck and the Buckaroos, Merle Haggard and many other Bakersfield Sound musicians as child. Oh, how I have learned to appreciate it. Buck has done much for this city, most of it quietly without expectation of recognition! His death was a shock, his funeral was televised here. Attendees included Garth Brooks, Brad Paisley, Trace Atkins, Dwight Yokum, as well as Merle Haggard and many others. This a great short resource about Buck. ua-cam.com/video/S63FOy2qugQ/v-deo.html
Yeehaa! That was awesome! Haven’t listened to a lot of their music but I thought they were sensational! Type of music you could listen to all day! Thanks Fil that was cool!😀😀👌👌👌
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Buck laughs because that gallop don does into his solo is completely not how it is done on the single version. Its that little ad-libbing guitarists do when they've done a song a thousand times live....its my favorite version of the song because of that little addon...
Fil...You seem like to be on a classic country artist bender lately....want some more twang?!?! Painful stories set to upbeat melodies?!?! All performed in bling suits?!?!..Two words...Porter Waggoner!! Check him out...✌❤🤘
Porter? Hey, works for me. Especially since it means more Buck Trent.
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Lori Pond hi Porters bling suits made by Nudie Cohn Gram Parsons and many others had Nudie suits Grams was a Poppies Pills and Plants ( marijuana) sadly Gram died in 1973 just 26 he was mentor to the wonderful Emmylou Harris
@@robertsmyth4998 ...hi I just used the word bling to describe them because I didn't know the real name of those outfits. I'd seen them years ago on the country show Hee Haw but didn't know the name of who designed them. So sad when someone dies that young. Thanks for the info on that. Happy New Year to you!
Don Rich and even Buck Owens were Tele monsters. Don was a great fiddle player and Bucj taught him that playing style and Don then surpassed him on it. Watch Buck Owen's Ranch episode 1 to see and hear them play most of their greatest hits and realize their all playing live. Awesome review!
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This reminded me of how a friend of mine referenced his then recent marriage or beginning of their relationship, I now don't know which, implying the young woman was insatiable by saying he was losing weight and turning kinda pale. He didn't think he could keep up the pace she was demanding for long.
Buck was a session player in Los Angeles in the late 50s and early 60s, I read. Does anyone know of any records he played on?
I love that era of country, Buck from Bakersfield, California who has had tributes by Dwight Yoakum. It's how much fun "crying in my beer" songs employ that self-deprecating humor in the light-hearted cheerful picking! Film you really know how to appreciate the big picture, never missing clarity, irony, and fun!♡
Thanks Marcia!
Thanks for posting this!!! I think i rec'd Buck with Don awhile back. Also have mentioned motorcycles here. Sadly, Don lost his life on one. Read that Buck said part of him died that day. The way these guys played and sang together was amazing.
No problem, yeah it's a sad story.
Love your analysis videos! Your opinions on videos are just so genuine. They are not influenced by the general public's ideas. They are your own thoughts. Plus your smile is what makes the videos even better!
Thanks Carly!
LOVE this video Fil...thanks for a great year of videos!
No problem! Happy New Year!
FIL, THANKS FOR THE VIDEO AND YOUR VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE COMMENTS. TO ME THERE ARE TWO GREAT SOUNDS IN COUNYRY MUSIC, YOU MUST HAVE A PEDAL STEEL , AND A TELECASTERS TWANG THIS IS CARVED IN STONE, R.I.P. TO MR. OWENS, HE WAS ONE OF A KIND, COUSIN FIGEL
Lett there be no doubt, though, that a lot of these guys probably had some pretty serious jazz chops. They played "twangy" because it paid the bills. My dad was a studio musician (drummer) in LA during the 60's-70's and one of his gigs was Gene Autry's "Melody Ranch Show." As kids, we got to go watch the live taping on Saturday but there were a few hours of rehearsal prior to the show, with the various guest stars who were scheduled to appear. Most of the guys on the band were also studio musicians, which made for some incredible, hellacious jazz sessions before the actual rehearsals began...
Now you HAVE to review Dwight!
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Don Rich! Dude played so good, sung so tight... Goddamn!
I recall when Buck and Don died. So darn sad!!!
Gotta love that Bakersfield sound,you wouldn't know it now but,this was considered progressive country at the time,lol,thanks fil for another great video reaction.
...walked around singing this and, They’re Gonna Put Me In The Movies, when I was a kid...really hurt Buck a lot when Don was tragically killed...enjoyed it, Fil...
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