Buck Owens : the biography / Eileen Sisk.
"Buck Owens was the top-selling country act of the 1960s, with more than thirty top ten singles and fifteen consecutive #1 hits. Inventor of the Bakersfield Soung, he was hugely popular not only with country fans but with rock fans too. The Beatles covered his songs; Gram Parsons idolized him; the G...
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| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
Chicago Review Press,
[2010], ©2010.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 385 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 23 cm |
| Format: | Book |
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"Buck Owens was the top-selling country act of the 1960s, with more than thirty top ten singles and fifteen consecutive #1 hits. Inventor of the Bakersfield Soung, he was hugely popular not only with country fans but with rock fans too. The Beatles covered his songs; Gram Parsons idolized him; the Grateful Dead loved him. At least six marriages, several TV shows, and a publishing and media empire followed. And a number of current country stars, ranging from Dwight Yoakam to Marty Stuart, cited him as a major influence"--Cover, p. 2. |
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| Call Number: | ML420.O945 S57 2010 |
| Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781556527685 1556527683 |