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Buck 'Em!: The Autobiography of Buck Owens
by
Randy Poe
,
Buck Owens
(Book). Buck 'Em! The Autobiography of Buck Owens is the life story of a country music legend. Born in Texas and raised in Arizona, Buck eventually found his way to Bakersfield, California. Unlike the vast majority of country singers, songwriters, and musicians who made their fortunes working and living in Nashville, the often rebellious and always independent Owens chose
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I found this book interesting. Like many biographies of musicians (and no doubt like many biographies in general) there are lots of references to the 'little people' who were part of the story: the family members, the various friends, the many many musicians, and those who were in the business end of music and TV. Too many, really, for me to sort out and keep track of in fact. The good news is that the story nevertheless remains a good one. I lived through the prime years of Buck's career and en
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Buck 'Em! The Autobiography of Buck Owens is the life story of a true country music legend. When I was presented the opportunity to read this book I knew I couldn’t resist. I have very fond family memories that include country music and, specifically, Buck Owens’ hit song “Act Naturally.” When I realized that Buck ‘Em! Is an autobiography transcribed by Randy Poe from the preliminary audio recordings of his life that Owens had recorded before his death I was even more anxious to read it. Poe doe
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Buck Owens was a major country music star in the 1960s, achieving an incredible run of smash hit singles (backed by a cracking band he called the Buckaroos), all outside of the stuffy Nashville establishment, before he began hosting the corny CBS TV comedy/music hour
Hee Haw
, and his fame faded somewhat.
Randy Poe has skilfully transcribed hours upon hours of tapes of Buck himself telling his life story to construct a very enjoyable and coherent autobiography - all the more impressive when you le ...more
Randy Poe has skilfully transcribed hours upon hours of tapes of Buck himself telling his life story to construct a very enjoyable and coherent autobiography - all the more impressive when you le ...more
This book has a lot of information about Buck Owens. Starts from his birth and how his mom and dad got together and after a few years they ended up in Texas. Part of the family moved to California and some to Washington. Then go into him getting married having two children and trying to get into the music scene. Playing in small bands and bowling alleys and dance halls. I guess that is where people gathered during the 40’s and 50’s for dances. He finally moved to Washington and got a job at a ra
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Buck 'Em by Buck Owens and Randy Poe is a Backbeat Books/ Hal Leordard Corporation publication released on November 1st, 2013. I receieved a copy of this book from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
This book is an autobiography told in first person by Buck Owens via cassette tapes he had recorded prior to his death in 2006. Randy Poe went through these tapes that were not in any order apparently. Buck had recorded events as he thought of them and so Randy Poe had quite ...more
This book is an autobiography told in first person by Buck Owens via cassette tapes he had recorded prior to his death in 2006. Randy Poe went through these tapes that were not in any order apparently. Buck had recorded events as he thought of them and so Randy Poe had quite ...more
As someone who hated hated hated Buck Owens on Hee Haw and came to his music much later, I was astonished at how much I loved this book. For a musician contemplating a book, this should be your template. It's about music. If you care about his music, he spends lots of time talking about it, unlike many musical biographies. It made me want to seek out more of his music.
Nice relaxing read. Buck guides you through his hits and his misses. Seems worried at times about what others wrote (Merle & Roy), and let's you know multiple times about how he feels about Nashville, but overall a real enjoyable read.
Buck Owens in his own words. Such a great read, it's like you're sitting with him listening to his amazing meteoric rise in the country music business. I liked the anecdotes about his songs and would've liked more of that, but overall this is highly recommended.
Randy Poe has done an outstanding job transcribing hours of the great Buck Owens' dictated memoir. This is one of the best books about the music business and a tribute to a great artist that excelled in both music and business. Buck is the first to admit he didn't have much success keeping women, but maybe that's because his collaborator and bandleader Don Rich was his true soulmate.
Fantastic book if you're a Buck Owens fan, and still a great read for anyone who likes country music.
Folksy, readable, and almost completely silent on the subject of musicmaking.
This was a really good book compiled from tapes Buck made.
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