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Buck Owens

Buck Owens is a popular Country artist from United States, born on .

Alvis Edgar Owens Jr. (August 12, 1929 – March 25, 2006), known professionally as Buck Owens, was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and band leader. He was the lead singer for Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, which had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music chart. He pioneered what came to be called the Bakersfield sound, named in honor of Bakersfield, California, Owens's adopted home and the city from which he drew inspiration for what he preferred to call "American music". . Popular albums include "I Don't Care", "I've Got a Tiger By the Tail", "Buck Owens Sings Harlan Howard" and "Together Again / My Heart Skips a Beat".