Buck Owens
| Born | August 12, 1929 |
| Hometown | Sherman, Texas, United States |
| Net worth | $100 million |
| Height | 6'0" (1.83m) |
| Spouse | Jennifer Smith, Jana Grief, Phyllis Buford |
| Children | Buddy Alan |
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11th annual Cinco de Mayo celebration brings artists to Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace
- Mento Buru, Velorio and Mariachi San Marcos de Bakersfield will be performing at the event, along with Ballet Folkorico Huaztecalli.
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A promise is a promise: Bronze Brooks to leave Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace for Garth’s soon-to-open Friends in Low Places honky-tonk
One of the Crystal Palace’s most distinctive features is its roster of larger than life bronze statues of country music greats.
- EntertainmentThe Bakersfield Californian
'HWY 58:' Where does the Bakersfield Sound evolve from here?
Aug. 30—Defining the brand of country music that has come to be known as the Bakersfield Sound is anything but easy. In fact, many have said it's impossible. But Bakersfield-raised documentary filmmaker Nathanial Berg is more interested in how that music, pioneered by such legendary figures as Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Tommy Collins, Red Simpson and Bill Woods, is influencing the next ...
- LifestyleThe Bakersfield Californian
It's fiesta time with Cinco de Mayo events, deals
May 2—Given that Cinco de Mayo is traditionally a holiday when people party, you may already have plans in place. If you're a Mento Buru fan, you have tickets to the sold-out Cinco de Mayo at Buck Owens' Crystal Palace. (Or you're ready to cry in your cerveza.) For those who want to tie one on, you've probably already have your favorite watering hole picked out. Anyone who wants to enjoy some ...
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Community pride: Wall of Fame unveiled in Oildale, USA
Apr. 28—Oildale certainly has its share of problems. But it also has its share of community pride. On Friday morning, Oildale pride was in the driver's seat as dozens of area residents came out to see the unveiling of the Oildale Wall of Fame. "We're here to celebrate the extraordinary life achievements of three local heroes: Merle Haggard, Kevin Harvick and Buck Owens," 3rd District ...
- CelebrityThe Bakersfield Californian
The Buckaroos are planning a reunion, after a three-year absence from the Palace
Mar. 20—He doesn't look it, but Jim Shaw has been a Buckaroo for going on 53 years. After a three-year absence from the stage, and despite rumors that the end of the line might already have arrived for the world-famous Buckaroos, the dynamic band has announced two reunion shows this Thursday and Friday at — where else? — Buck Owens Crystal Palace. The band that backed up the late, great ...
- LifestyleThe Bakersfield Californian
All the fun you can stuff into this Fat Tuesday
Feb. 15—Before the solemn season of Lent begins, many celebrate Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday as it is known in English. Although the length of the revelry can vary, the final Tuesday before Ash Wednesday is marked by indulgence in various forms. Although we're a long way from New Orleans, where Mardi Gras is a citywide affair, Bakersfield still finds plenty of ways to celebrate. Here are a few ...
- EntertainmentThe Bakersfield Californian
Matt Hillyer brings listeners along for ride into the unknown
Jan. 11—Singer-songwriter Matt Hillyer is no stranger to the influence of the Bakersfield Sound. As the lead singer of Eleven Hundred Springs, which called it quits in 2021, and now as a solo artist poised to release his second album, "Glorieta," he continues down the road he started on a quarter-century ago. Hillyer, who will play an acoustic show with fellow country journeyman Dale Watson ...
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A don't-miss Jerry Douglas show coming to Bakersfield this Friday night
Jan. 4—Everyone has a music show they missed and now regret missing. Maybe they were too young or too busy or too late or just didn't know better. Maybe it was Jimi Hendrix at the Bakersfield Civic Auditorium in the '60s, or Monty Byrom and Big House at the Crystal Palace in the 1990s. Maybe it was the time Buck Owens and Merle Haggard got together on stage at the Kern County Fairgrounds in ...
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This Is the Best Christmas Album About Truck Driving You've Never Heard
Every year growing up, the three of us kids would pile into my Dad’s mini-van (we had a first-gen Ford Aerostar) and head north from the city to the ritzy Detroit suburbs. The big lakeside mansions always had the best Christmas lights displays and as we drove along, we’d listen to Christmas music. One track in particular brings back warm fuzzy memories: “Truckin’ Trees For Christmas” by Red Simpson.
