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Alvis Edgar Owens to Buck Owens
Although there are many suspected reasons for his name change, two stick out. First, his father’s name was Alvis Edgar Owens. The other story is that as a child his family had a pet donkey named Buck.
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One day, he walked in and claimed his name was also Buck. The name stuck, and today the whole world remembers Alvis Edgar Owens jr. as Buck Owens.
Musical Beginnings
From 1951-1960, Buck Owens was trying to get a feel of the music industry. His career took awhile to take off, but that didn’t stop him.
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During this time period, the nation was in love with the countrypolitan sound of artists such as Patsy Cline. However, Mr. Buck Owens continued using his honky tonk hillbilly sound. His reward? In 1960, Billboard named Buck Owens the Most Promising Country and Western Singer.
Career
On March 11, 1963, Buck Owens and his band, the Buckaroos, began their rise to stardom with the release of thei #KGET interviews...
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