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Buck Owens, along with Merle Haggard, was the first choice from the Bakersfield audio, a twangy, electricified, rock-influenced interpretation of hardcore honky tonk that emerged in the ’60s. Owens was the 1st bona fide nation celebrity to emerge from Bakersfield, rating a complete of 15 consecutive number 1 strikes in …

Like other musicians which were principally referred to as country singers, Buck Owens produced a short detour into rockabilly music when that music was producing its biggest commercial splash in the middle-’50s. And, like George Jones, he released his rockabilly recordings under a pseudonym, in order not to annoyed members …