Buck Owens Songs Ranked

Alvis Edgar Owens Jr. (August 12, 1929 – March 25, 2006), known professionally as Buck Owens, was an American musician, singer, songwriter and band leader. He was the lead singer for Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, which had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music chart. He pioneered what came to be called the Bakersfield sound, named in honor of Bakersfield, California, Owens’ adopted home, and the city from which he drew inspiration for what he preferred to call “American music”. 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. Here are all of Buck Owens songs ranked.

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10. King Of Fools (King Of Fools, 1962)

“I like this version a little better than the one on the LP. By the way, this is arguably Buck’s finest album too featuring both Ralph Mooney and Jay McDonald on steel. Man….this is great stuff.”

9. Streets Of Laredo (I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail, 1965)

“Now Buck breaks the rules, and we get two sad songs in a row. Here he plays a standard, the beautiful Streets Of Laredo. After listening to Johnny Cash’s version, it’s hard to listen to another one; but Buck does a good job.”

8. Today I Started Loving You Again (Today I Started Loving You Again, 1968)

“This is the only remake I like, most other artists trying to do it like Merle Haggard and Bonnie Owens, and they come up short, but this cut with the mixture of blues and country is very good”

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7. We’re Gonna Let the Good Times Roll (I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail, 1965)

” The intro reminds me of Secret Agent Man by Johnny Rivers, and I had the innocence of wishing it would be that track (even though I was 100% sure it wouldn’t). It’s a decent song, but not even close to the ones before.”

6. Act Naturally (Act Naturally, 1963)

“They harmonize perfectly while both doing glissandi. The vocals, seemingly naive, are actually a tour de force in this song. Rings does a great job on the Beatles version; however this is my favorite version with big Buck singing it! Great song regardless of which version is your favorite.”

5. Together Again (Together Again‎, 1964)

“The beauty of this song is that it is happy but sounds sad; you understand the full extent of his happiness because you can hear the agony he felt when his love was gone. Gorgeous.”

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4. Love’s Gonna Live Here (Love’s Gonna Live Here, 1963)

“Everything about this song is sharp, crisp and swinging. Those Bakersfield artists were recorded so beautifully in the Capitol studio. This piece still kicks the rear-ends of any of today’s so-called “Country-Western” garbage.  Nothing will replace this sound.”

3. My Heart Skips A Beat (Together Again‎, 1964)

“Yep, Don Rich was fundamental to Buck Owens and his sound. Like a duo. Without Don Rich, it wouldn’t have been the Buck Owens sound that people know and love. Billy Idol and Steve Stevens have had the same thing going on for their entire careers.”

2. Hello Trouble (Together Again‎, 1964)

“I love the pure country song he created, the exceptional song-writing, the wonderful playing of Don Rich and Tom Brumley, and especially his outstanding harmonies with Don Rich. In addition I greatly miss Buck’s soft drum beat which is snare dominant, versus the totally overblown and ridiculous heavy rock kick drum/loud bass combination of modern “country”.

1. I’ve Got A Tiger By The Tail (I’ve Got A Tiger By The Tail, 1965)

“The opener is I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail, which always gets me hyped, such a great feeling. The voices during the chorus are something out of a dream. The electric guitar that plays on the background is fantastic, just flows with the song in an amazing way; and gets a terrific solo later on. A classic.”