Sunday, March 26, 2006

Raise a glass to Buck ...

Alvis Edgar Owens Jr. passed away yesterday – better known as Buck Owens. Yes, the guy from "Hee Haw." But if that's all you know about him, you really need to go out and buy a couple of his albums. Before he was the star of that bit of cornball television, he was a mind-blowing musician, a huge influence on everyone from the Beatles to Dwight Yoakam. I am in mourning ...

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