OWENS, BUCK
(*1929)
OWENS, BUCK (b. Alvis Edgar O., Jr., Sherman, Tex., August 12, 1929) One of the creators of the southern California country sound, Buck Owens is best known for his early 1960s hits, including his first #1 country tune, Act Naturally, later covered by The Beatles. Born in Texas, Buck was the son of a sharecropper. The family moved to Arizona in search of a better standard of living, but to little avail, and Buck had to leave school after the ninth grade to help support his family. Already a…