While the Buckaroos originally featured a fiddle and retained pedal steel guitar into the 1970s, their sound on records and onstage was always more stripped-down and elemental. The band's signature style was based on simple story lines, infectious choruses, a twangy electric guitar, an insistent rhythm supplied by a prominent drum track, and high, two-part vocal harmonies featuring Owens and his guitarist Don Rich.
From 1969 to 1986, Owens co-hosted the popular CBS television variety show Hee Haw with Roy Clark (syndicated beginning in 1971). According to his son Buddy Alan (Owens), the accidental 1974 death of Rich, his best friend, devastated him for years and impacted his creative efforts until he performed with Dwight Yoakam in 1988.
Owens is a member of both the Country Music Hall of Fame and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Owens was born on a farm in Sherman, Texas, United States, to Alvis Edgar Owens Sr. and Maicie Azel (née Ellington) Owens.
In the biography About Buck., Rich Kienzle writes: "'Buck' was a donkey on the Owens farm." "When Alvis Jr. was three or four years old, he walked into the house and announced that his name also was "Buck." That was fine with the family, and the boy's name became "Buck" from then on."He attended public school for grades 1–3 in Garland, Texas.
Owens' family moved to Mesa, Arizona, in 1937 during the Dust Bowl and Great Depression. While attending school in Arizona, Owens found that while he disliked formal schoolwork, he could often satisfy class requirements by singing or performing in school plays. A self-taught musician and singer, Owens became proficient on guitar, mandolin, horns, and drums. When he obtained his first electric steel guitar, he taught himself to play it after his father adapted an old radio into an amplifier. Owens quit school in the ninth grade in order to help work on his father's farm and pursue a music career.
Owens had three sons: Buddy Alan (who charted several hits as a Capitol recording artist in the early 1970s and appeared with his father numerous times on Hee Haw), Johnny, and Michael Owens.
Owens successfully recovered from oral cancer in the early 1990s, but had additional health problems near the end of the 1990s and the early 2000s, including pneumonia and a minor stroke in 2004. These health problems had forced him to curtail his regular weekly performances with the Buckaroos at his Crystal Palace. Owens died in his sleep of an apparent heart attack at his ranch just north of Bakersfield on March 25, 2006, only hours after performing at his club. He was 76 years old.
Owens was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1996. He was ranked No. 12 in CMT's 40 Greatest Men of Country Music in 2003. In addition, CMT also ranked the Buckaroos No. 2 in the network's 20 Greatest Bands in 2005. He was also inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
The stretch of US Highway 82 in Sherman, Texas, is named the Buck Owens Freeway in his honor.
Together Again
Buck Owens Lyrics
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My tears have stopped falling
The long lonely nights
Are now at an end
The key to my heart
You hold in your hand
And nothing else matters
Together again
The gray skies are gone
You're back in my arms
Now where you belong
The love that I knew
Is living again
And nothing else matters
We're together again
And nothing else matters
We're together again
Buck Owens's song Together Again is a country music classic that describes the joy of being reunited with a loved one after a period of separation. The lyrics are simple and straightforward but convey deep emotions of love, longing, and happiness. The song's opening line, "Together again, my tears have stopped falling," represents the relief and comfort the singer feels knowing that he is in the arms of his love once more.
The key message of the song is that everything else fades away when two people are reunited, and the bond they share is strong enough to overcome all obstacles. The line "the love that I knew is living again" emphasizes the importance of the past and how it shapes the present. The overall tone of the song is upbeat and positive, which is a common theme in many of Buck Owens's songs.
One of the interesting facts about the song is that it was written by Buck Owens himself and was first released in 1964. It quickly became a hit and reached #1 on the country charts in 1964. Since then, the song has been covered by numerous artists, including Emmylou Harris, Loretta Lynn, and George Jones.
Line by Line Meaning
Together again
Our relationship is back on track.
My tears have stopped falling
I am no longer sad and crying because we are together again.
The long lonely nights
The time I spent without you was lonely and unfulfilled.
Are now at an end
Those long and lonely nights are now in the past because you are back in my life.
The key to my heart
You have the ability to open my heart and make me feel complete.
You hold in your hand
You, and only you, have control over my heart and emotions.
And nothing else matters
Nothing else in the world is as important as being together again.
We're together again
Our love and relationship is strong and we are united.
The gray skies are gone
The sadness and bleakness that was once a part of my life is now gone.
You're back in my arms
I am able to hold and embrace you again.
Now where you belong
You have returned to the place where you are meant to be, with me.
The love that I knew
The special and unique love we share is something that is rare and meaningful.
Is living again
Our love is alive and vibrant once more.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Buck Owens
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