The Buck Owens Show - Episode #3

[@kylecravens6501]

You can see these guys really loved what they did. That's the way it should be! Don Rich was so far ahead of his time, too

[@firewoodprovidersnorthwest]

Gosh, when I was a teenager, and this was on tv, I couldn't careless to watch it...Now that im 65 years old, I long for this time again...

[@PlanetRockJesus]

Don Rich is not only a great guitarist, but his harmonies are spot on.

[@MusicIsTheJoyOfLife]

I wish I had a brother (or sister!) that would sing with me like that

[@surveyordave]

Don Rich OWNS the high third.

[@rowdyyates724]

He's definitely an under rated very talented artist. He makes it look effortless an aways looks like He's having a great time.

[@sclawman]

Amazing fiddler too.

[@DavidBrooks-f8p]

Solo expert also, great all around. Today's players should take note.

[@mstngcindy]

oh my gosh - you can't watch Don Rich without smiling. Wasn't he great!!

[@aileighbreese3013]

Don is gorgeous

[@jamesdaniels9418]

The greatest!!!

[@ProudKansan08]

I KNOW!!

[@WildPhotoShooter]

Buck once described Don as having a perpetual smile. It is certainly very infectious. I'm sure we all smile while watching these videos. Buck was great , the buckaroos were awesome but Don was just perfection.

[@williamboyd8146]

OH. SO TRUE.. SO TRUE

[@mosrite60]

The Ranch shows with the original Buckaroos is the real essence of Buck and the Buckaroos. With Don, Tom, Doyle and Willie the pure Bakersfield sounds were born. The harmony of Don and Buck is what really made the superb sounds of the Buckaroos and made them the top band for over a decade. RIP Buck, Don, Doyle, Tom. You set the standard for country music.

[@Mountainrock70]

This is the Golden age!

[@patriciajrs46]

@@Mountainrock70 It's the new golden age!! It's ours. The other one belonged to our great grandparents.

[@MARIAARAGUZ-tn5nw]

❤❤❤❤.

[@jimmuellersman8919]

Buck and Don were awesome together. They both were at their best when singing together. You cannot beat that harmony.

[@MatthewPlatz]

Everytime I watch Don Rich I giggle with him! Greatly missed.

[@jreider77]

Every. Single. Time. Me too!!

[@Sandra-cm1du]

I was eleven years old when this show was on in 1966. This was a must watch in my household! Buck Owen's 8 track was always played in the truck driving to the barn to ride our horses. Great memories and great music! God bless real country music!

[@richardkirk5098]

Wow. Don played the heck out of that telecaster. What a talented bunch.

[@ericcarver1260]

Yes he did.💯👍

[@thomasgibson9663]

Don Rich.....what a talent....he could do it all.. he and buck complimented each other perfectly. R*I*P Buckaroos

[@darrellcordova1021]

Merle Haggard came up with the name, Buckaroo's.

[@reeceblinman7469]

Willie Cantu the drummer is still alive

[@mercedes560sel]

This was back when there was real class on Television . . I sure miss these days.

[@TWTexasA1]

Buck was a great entertainer and with Don Rich by his side they were one of the best country duos ever..👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@thecoffeeman65]

An era where musicians had class and pride in both their appearance and music

[@johnhennery8820]

Don was the real star that made Buck I loved the songs but I always listen for Don's voice ,I think Don made it pop I always with a smile and a little cutting up was so great I feal that something died in me wen Don passed and I always wondered what if he had lived wear he would have gone with his great talent R.I.P. Don

[@hhjjhh09]

I love to listen to the harmony of Don and Buck’s voices together. Good ‘ole hurtin’ songs as well as tunes that make you happy...that’s the power of good music!

[@jonasbrm]

amen

[@trudymaenza9672]

Buck Owen's show and Heehaw, 🥰 and seeing Tommy Collins he was the cutest kid guitarist!

[@dadofmax3850]

Real country music!! I SO miss all those old singer/songwriters. Nobody today even comes close. Proud to say I’m a Bakersfield boy and I miss ol’ Buck! I now reside in hell, I mean Phoenix.

[@SeanWayne-rl3qq]

I'm 30 and I love buck and don riches music I with I could have met both of them . They both seem very genuine people

[@lilfairycupcake]

don rich always smiling, loved what he did.

[@paulkossak7761]

My heart skips a beat when i hear these boys play.

[@patriciajrs46]

Mine, too.

[@raphaelkavanagh6950]

Great combination Buck and Don. Love Don's playing, no dancing around on foot peddles.

[@rubywingo6030]

I loved Don! He acted so tickled all the time!!

[@darrellcordova1021]

He was having a great time.

[@samsonkirkpatrick6996]

My hero

[@lorrainecollins5976]

A true musician

[@brendaseager7371]

They sang beautiful together, the best of harmonizing.

[@allanwells4886]

That Don Rich was fantastic. A smile to kill for.

[@jimmusgrove9307]

Sang like Hank Williams and looked like Tom Hanks!

[@bigd1345]

@@jimmusgrove9307 I think Tom Hanks is supposed to play Hank Williams. 🤣

[@scottdunn2178]

March 15, 1966. A month before I was born. I remember growing up watching all these shows 🎸🎤

[@bear6264]

This is an AWESOME show! Everything about it ,it is!

[@snakebitmgee]

Makes you wonder what an amazing life Don would have lived with his talent. Simply amazing.

[@dharnaxam1910]

I love Don Rich he's a happy person even singing he's smiling,13:45, Buck and Don best duo,missing you that much

[@troyhancock3952]

Death rides a horse

[@patriciajrs46]

I think if he had lived Hee Haw might not have taken place. And if it did, Buck's right hand would have been Don and not Roy. Roy might have been a guest star often, but no one would have taken Don's side position.

[@samhorner6998]

When growing up I despised this stuff and would not be caught dead watching this show - now it's all I can listen to.

[@lawofficesofscotta.meyers9602]

Me too. Ha. There's so much to get to. Lots and lots of corn, but it's worth sifting through to find the gems.

[@DavidBDavis-lz7bt]

Welcome to the good side, brother--you're in good company, and it's where you belong.😀

[@larrygoldstein3481]

We forsake it but not before it's too late, that's the beauty in salvation. Let's make America great again!

[@michaelsoucy7618]

Same

[@MysticFogGarden]

That's funny. Everybody in Oildale had it on, and played it loud, and that's all you could hear echoing through those streets, and people sitting on there front poaches and virtually no cars on the road. And yes, no one would admit that they watched Hee Haw, I loved it then as well as today, its timeless.

[@johnnyx9892]

I remember watching this as kid. Country music shows were a staple around my house. We didn't have a color TV though, so I missed the pink outfits. My Mom used to joke that Buck looked like the Wolfman. 🤣🤣

[@faldo98]

Great stuff. Been listening to this music for over 40 years. There has never been anything better or as good since.

[@josephbrown8273]

Not even close.

[@patriciajrs46]

That's for sure!!

[@Nigelsmom2136]

Everybody loved Don Rich, he always looked like he was having so much fun. Nobody could harmonize with Buck like he could, either

[@Farrah300]

As great as Buck Owens sounded, Don Rich made him sound even better!!!

[@altonwilliams7117]

You got that right!!!👍

[@larryjohnson6265]

@@altonwilliams7117 I second that notion!

[@suzannerodriguez8600]

Don was one of the most talented musicians ever. He was also just gorgeous and as a little girl, I had quite a crush on him. So sad that he died so very young and so tragically.

[@JohnGieschenJr]

Buck agreed with that

[@sueadt8421]

Yes, he definitely did!!!

[@rudetunes6564]

This music is timeless..brings me back to my youth sitting in front of the T.V. set.. Buck and Don were magic together.

[@danatobin500]

I just love Don's voice. Their harmonies together were as distinct as the Everly brothers. Love them too. Wish i could play my Tele like Don played his. Rest in peace Don and Buck.

[@bazthehandyman]

Dana Tobin ...yeah Don was great,they were fab together.

[@JOHNWLOUCKS]

I liked you comparison of Don and Buck's harmonies to the Everly Bros. I hope you are still playing that Tele !!

[@MysticFogGarden]

Did Buck give Dons Telecaster to Vince Gil? He must have been drunk.

[@Backfirephoto]

The Louvin Brothers sang harmonies that they all learned from. Too bad they get next to none air time. Anybody agree?

[@misskj7773]

@@MysticFogGarden No, to Marty Stuart.

[@linsey4531]

this is so cool buck owens cool outfits ❤

[@bacsi19461]

Don Rich was only 16 and still in high school when he went on the road with Buck. what a loss he was. I have fond memories of the song Buckaroo. When I was in Vietnam in 1966, the only radio station we could get was Armed Forces Radio out of Saigon. They started their Country music hour at 5 each evening and came on with Buckaroo playing. Still takes me back when I hear it. I read Bucks bio recently and he and they had no idea an instrumental could do very well-it went to number 1.

[@suenatewa7472]

Welcome Back, Thank You for your service to our country.

[@timothyflyte9443]

Thank you for serving .

[@mataukipauhatafe4752]

Fungaonetaka

[@j.r.5130]

Thank you for your service

[@dreamman002]

I never get tired of Don's guitar pickin or his singing!!

[@pennyallison873]

Sparkly silver tele, killer harmonies and cool suits. Nothing will ever be as cool

[@johnnyx9892]

Fender black face amps. Icing on the cake.

[@graxjpg]

@@johnnyx9892 couldn’t agree more. This is the whole package

[@frankgibson3683]

In the middle East and just found this.. WOW.. these boys were highly polished and the real deal.. Can't wait to get back and YES I'm sending a $1.. ya never know..

[@gabbyhayes1568]

The greatness of Buck and Don aside, that peddle steel player was amazing. Perfection.

[@4skully]

Tom Brumley!! Check his CD out it is amazing!!

[@frankchilds9848]

How wonderful and natural this sounds to my ears in these weird times of 2022. Honestly, hearing and seeing these performances gives me joy and peace of mind. I can only be grateful 🙏

[@bigd1345]

Don Rich, right up there with Roy Nichols......damn gr8 guitar players. RIP, Don Rich.

[@samsonkirkpatrick6996]

Damn right Dangerous Don was bad to tha bone

[@barbaralilly9301]

Watch this all the time. Such wonderful music. Don and Buck so very talented.

[@sclawman]

I can listen to Tom Brumley make that pedal steel cry all day long.

[@4skully]

beautiful soul for sure I got his CD its amazing!!

[@tommywarren4633]

Don Rich was the one who made the Buck Owens sound, with his wonderful tennor and his picking.

[@EveGoohooe-pz5ew]

That Bakersfield sound gets me going I love it ❤

[@wallacetesterman6418]

Buck taught Don how to play that Bakersfield sound.

[@charlescox819]

My adopted hometown is 'ole Bakersfield, CA, I grew up seeing Buck in the various parades that we had from time to time . He had a loooong white cadillac with horns on the front. Listened to KUZZ country all the time!! Miss it, a bygone era, can't stand the excuse for country music on the radio today.

[@noreencavan3350]

It Sucks.

[@kevintaylor5079]

Amen,Charles !! Today’s “country” is a joke .It can’t be called country .

[@patriciajrs46]

Amen to that! Excuse. I don't listen to it.

[@renascencewoman]

i watched great country shows as a kid. thx for having his. buck and don were my favorite.

[@randymarshant8696]

You are right about the Don Rich tribute tele He was the reason I started playing and a talent taken away too early His family and friends should be proud Buck and him were magic

[@lanceshield715]

+Randy Marshant I am a retired professional guitarist musical entertainer. I suddenly remembered that guitar player from the Buck Owens show as being very special and started to watch these shows again. Don Rich was incredible!!! I feel Buck and Don are playing music in Heaven WHERE THEY BELONG to standing ovations WHICH THEY DESERVE!!! God Bless Buck and Don. GOD BLESS THEM!!!!

[@davidstevens5602]

I was blessed to watch Buck & the BUCKAROOS play Knotts Berry Farm, shortly after their concert at CARNEGIE HALL. A magical electric mist fills the air. Girls and couples get up and dance, everyone sings along and you just cannot look away when Don RICH and Tom BRUMLEY are playing solo.

[@jeanhice7413]

​@@davidstevens560220:33

[@lyjaialeicochran2412]

WHAT A PRETTY, AND TALENTED SINGER THIS KAY ADAMS IS!!!!!!! I THOUGHT I KNEW EVERYONE'S NAME IN COUNTRY MUSIC, BUT I DON'T REMEMBER THIS GIRL EVEN FROM THIS SHOW; I WONDER IF SHE EVER "WENT ANYWHERE" AFTER THIS SHOW WAS OVER; IF IT GAVE HER A PUSH OR NOT, HOPE SO!!!!!!

[@davidstevens5602]

Kay was just another girl singer featured on a nationally televised show, just like Porter's girl Dolly ''something or other''.

[@MatthewPlatz]

I was 2 years old watching the show in 66, and still recall Don’s friendly smile. Great rediscovering!

[@knowmusicman157]

21 #1 hits people. Buck and Don and the boys. Tom's steel sets the standard. No steel no go. Creators of the Bakersfield Sound. The Gold Standard. Electric Country had nothing to do with Nashville. Thank God.

[@kcstarkey9140]

Love those guys. I used to chat with Mr. Owens back in the 1970s in Tempe, Az . Great guy. God bless them.

[@managerrobak2814]

Thanks for putting these on youtube. Such talent & beautiful harmonies ! Thank goodness someone saved these priceless memories.

[@PixiePal2454]

Stevie, my dad has videos and TV specials that go a lot farther back than these. He has recordings of very old Grand Ole Opry artists; and I recall watching other TV shows, like Porter Wagner and Dolly Parton, also The Wilburn Brothers~Teddy & Doyle; one or two others I can't think of right at the moment I priceless in my memories, though.

[@DavidBDavis-lz7bt]

I remember Kitty Wells & Johnny Wright had a show, and there was one called Country Carnival. It was hosted first by Billy Walker, then Del Reeves. Besides Buck, Porter and the Wilburns, those are the ones I remember; there might be more, though. Kay Adams really killed it on this song. No matter what song she sings, I love her sound. Thank you for letting me rediscover her!

[@fivecitydirttracker4776]

Agreed.....thank you for posting

[@stanibol]

You ain't kidding. I've been lapping up the Bluegrass and Country tunes on youtube! I heard some on country radio and a few Bluegrass festivals here in Australia... very pokey and patchy influence/exposure. I feel perhaps my folks migrated to the wrong country afterall. ;-)

[@misskj7773]

Awesome Don Rich-incredible talent!!

[@altonwilliams7117]

Buck Owens and Don Rich were dynamite!!!

[@kevinmalone8903]

Dangerous Don was the best second in the business. He could have been a superstar by himself. And Buck respected him and gave him top exposure. He got lucky when he found Don Rich. Don took a couple years to make the decision to join Buck. Thank God he did. Unfortunately it ended the way it did

[@AB2A]

When this show was on TV I was too young to appreciate it but now I am enjoying it very much! Such wonderful music and talented musicians.

[@4skully]

yeah wish we could re watch the entire show I seen the first few then the count jumps up the early ones are the best!!

[@Goodboy0953]

Same here, love it today!!!😂😂 born 1966

[@wideawakenotwoke6178]

Proper Country Music all absolute legends ❤

[@patsyhill7955]

I can remember wearin the carpet thin dancing w/grandad and/or my sisters every time this show would come on the TV. Love the pick and black nudie suits! Trend setters, ya think? Seems Buck was not only gifted musically but he knew how to surround himself w/great tallents all the way around! Todays world could use gospel closings like this! Good to see the real deal is available through postings such as this!

[@antoniofernandesdequeiroga6197]

The guitar solos performed by Don Rich are amazing.

[@knittingmama9261]

Thanks for posting! I remember back then that most singers did a religious song at the end of the show. Buck was one of those people. It is a shame that these types of shows are not on TV anymore and no one does gospels at the end of any shows anymore. So sad how the world has changed!

[@markevans7158]

Discover Bluegrass!! Very few bluegrass acts that don't pay their respects to the Almighty.

[@larrygoldstein3481]

We lost America. We will have to make a stand as God's people one of these days and reclaim our nation but for now we wait.

[@patriciajrs46]

Yes, it is.

[@jonflores6493]

I really appreciate you taking the time to upload these clips. Truly, a pleasure to experience, BuckOwens&hisBuckaroos. Amazing that they sound so much better in Digital ... lol ...:]s

[@roslyist]

Saw them live in Rockhampton in Queensland in Australia in 1972, l think. One of the highlights of my life. Don Rich was amazing and Buck Owens was on the stage for the whole show. Lyn Anderson l think her name was was also in the show. She sang LA International Airport.

[@Skylerdavis-py7ic]

Buck Owens is great singing 💯

[@garyastron5440]

I can't wait until I get to heaven and listen to Don and Buck sing TOGETHER AGAIN!!!

[@shoominati23]

I seriously want Don's guitar here. Why don't they make a signature edition of it? Seriously good music. I've got it turned up so everyone can hear in in the house. I'm going to record as many episodes as possible so I can watch them on the road

[@rupertolescano9022]

shoominati23 oñm

[@antoniofernandesdequeiroga6197]

Don Rich doing a splendid second voice...The Buckroos doing a great job on the background.

[@paulhubbard252]

This is very enjoyable THANKS

[@elvisslo]

The show is wonderful to watch evolve episode by episode as each person in the ensemble finds their rhythm and place. The outro is so funny in that Buck is directly behind the fountain and tree and you can't see him as the show exits. I was also kind of saddened in later episodes when the Buckaroos are replaced by other backup players.

[@tomgoduto3943]

This stuff is as good today as it was back then!

[@loyoladeleon6115]

BETTER ❤

[@rowdyyates724]

Don Rich is a underrated multi talented Artist. I feel he could have went out on his own at anytime.

[@jackcoe4780]

Like Buck Owens him and Don Rich were so good togeather and I have been trying to get their videos on my group page to no avail they were so great

[@patriciajrs46]

Wow I was 7!! Love these guys. Thanks y'all .

[@willtat123]

Kay Adams sings a great song at 9 mins in. Lovely

[@gunners47]

Especially 'Before you Go' is magic, geat footage!! Those were the days!

[@patriciajrs46]

I love Don Rich!! He was just wonderful. He was so handsome and so fun!!

[@ferraridinoman]

Loved old Don Rich! Great Tele player and Natural harmony singer, but just watch him makes you smile!! (Fcuk Motorcycles!) x

[@patriciajrs46]

They say Buck hated them.

[@donaldschmitt4677]

Don Rich was just the best!!!

[@antoniofernandesdequeiroga6197]

Tommy Collins was superb.

[@caroldahlien7759]

Was so honored to have met Tommy and my dad's band backed him when he played in Minot, ND and he was at our house for meals and snowmobiling---Great guy----he had used Buck and Merle Haggard in his bands as guitar players and that is how they got started in the music business

[@MrDoneboy]

You're as good as gone, or my name ain't Don...Damn...I wonder if that line would work for me, too?

[@davidlindgren2448]

They were all great musicians! I love that last gospel song!

[@Slimjim260]

I love buck and Don!

[@meghanem1]

There used to be a honkytonk called The Beacon Outpost in Santa Maria, CA, in the late '50s, early '60s. It was called that because it was by a Richfield service station with one of those beacon towers. Buck and Merle and Bonnie all did shows there. One night Buck dedicated a song to the pregnant lady in the corner. Two months before I was born! John Putney Jr.

[@speakers79]

that's a great story

[@patriciajrs46]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing thst with us.

[@gmscurto]

Awesome stuff! Definitely a channel worth subscribing to. Have to say those Buckeroos had to be a bunch of tough son-of-a-guns to wear those pink suits, LOL! Again, thanks for posting these terrific shows.

[@vmaxtur]

tom brumley could make you feel every note!

[@nickf9392]

I was about 8 or 9 and a friend of my dad left a White Tele and a twin amp in our living room over the week end after a get together. He came and picked it up, but I was hooked. What a sound and image to spare. 50 years later still hooked thanks to so many great Tele players out there.

[@GodInTheMachine]

Don Rich is my hero. And Tommy Collins is the man who Merle Haggard wrote "Leonard" about (When Leonard finally came to California...)

[@peterbland7227]

Love that set. They spared no expense!

[@LeslieB-j1t]

My dad loved don rich n Buck Owens

[@leannehurst1598]

Love Don Rich, such a brilliant artist, so sad his life was cut short. 😪😪😪

[@QwikVidz]

Don Rich is my favorite country picker

[@ElvisFreak77]

Damn these boys could dress!!!!!

[@cobaltcanarycherry]

I've always loved Buck and Don, and the Bakersfield sound is smooth and fun. Myself, Don was a born banjo and fiddle man. I wish he had got to showcase those skills more, though I love his guitar and wonderful voice blending with Buck's.

[@lanceshield715]

YOU CAN'T EVEN BUY THE BUCK OWENS SHOW ON DVD. I just tried and Amazon had nothing so I bought Buck Owens live from Austin Texas. GOD BLESS YOU for posting these Buck Owens shows. THEY ARE GREAT!!!! DONE LIVE!!!! GOD BLESS YOU!!!!

[@lanceshield715]

SEEMS I FOUND IT!!! www.thevideobeat.com/mod-movies/buck-owens-ranch-show-vol1.html

[@lanceshield715]

Unless I am mistaken, Buck Owens lost all will to perform when his buddy Don died. What a shame, but I have to have faith that they are now both in the Heaven they believed in being eternally rewarded for the good they did in their lives. GOD BLESS YOU DON & BUCK in that order!!!

[@MosinMan76254]

+Lance Shield I have several of Buck's albums, 3 were never opened. They were handed down by my parents. That book they advertised on here I also have. It was inside of the Rolling out the Red Carpet album. I guess my Mom didn't want it to get misplaced. I am also a former musician, played semi-pro for 13 years. I met quite a few country stars and though they were at the top of the heap to me they never compared to Buck and the like. Also remember, We're saved by Grace through Faith in Christ, not by works, lest any man boast. God bless you sir!

[@Buelligan88]

+Lance Shield Don Rich made me appreciate country music.

[@lanceshield715]

Buelligan88 This show was amazingly beautiful and wonderful

[@johantoepoel]

I do love this years and music. God bless America. But it always turns better if you would.......

[@paullanyi516]

Man . . This is 'Fabulous' stuff . . Priceless ! I remember when Buck was in SF in his later years, at The Victoria Theater, Bimbos . . It Was Wild ! Class Act ! THANKS !

[@guymangotree2185]

I dig the suits_ I really love the Suit that the Oklahoma City Guy (Tommy Collins) has on_ These were the Days Man_ Modern Times have went to pure Shit

[@tedted4002]

brings back memories of home on sunday mornings,, I really miss my parents 8^(

[@patriciajrs46]

Me, too, for mine.

[@johnnymilner7288]

Mi Daddy can play like Don That is how he learned to play the guitar 🎸❤❤❤

[@tbuddy3005]

Still like Buck Owens and Friends will always miss them.

[@sueadt8421]

Don got his move down pat - notice how he slides in when it’s his turn to harmonize!!! ❤️ He does have a cute overbite!! 💕💕🥰🥰❤️❤️

[@sueadt8421]

Don’s cute as a button!!!💖

[@ddmr7902]

😃I would have been 4 years old at this time, but I do recall watching one of these shows in reruns w/my mother, who said in a voice like a swooning teen, "That Don Rich sure was a handsome guy!" @@sueadt8421