John “Bucky” Wilkin

John “Bucky” Wilkin, the boy of Marijohn Wilkin (writer of the country basic “Long Dark Veil”), is most noted being a program guitarist on many nation and rock information from the 1970s, particularly outlaw nation produces by Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Kinky Friedman, and Jessi Colter. He was also a songwriter and released a little-known single LP, Searching for Food, Clothes, Shelter & Sex, on Liberty. The record was easygoing, though occasionally moodily eccentric, country-folk-rock with regular orchestration. Ahead of his solo record, Wilkin have been in Ronny & the Daytonas, well-known for their 1964 scorching rod strike “Small GTO.” Wilkin was also in the American Eagles (never to end up being confused using the much more well-known Eagles), who also included keyboardist Chuck Leavell, and released an individual in 1969.