The Big Pond

This is a prototype of the "Buck Owens All American" guitar sold in the Sear's catalog during the late 1960s.

Buck Owens died today at the age of 76. Most will know him and remember him as the narrator of the old hit TV series "HEE HAW". But for me, I remember my Daddy loved his music, and he had an old 8 track he had bought and I played it till it was wore out. "Act Naturally" was his big hit, and then the Beatles later did a remake of the song.
He basically founded the genre "Bakersfield Country". Catering to the truckers that traveled highway 99 between Los Angelos and San Francisco. The genre has somewhat evolved, and Dwight Yoakum is now the legacy to Buck Owens, falling into the same Genre.

1989 video with Buck and Ringo Starr:
http://www.buckowens.com/video
/act_naturally/act_naturally.wmv

Maybe Dad and Buck will meet, and go fishing in the big pond!