Buck Owens Died 15 Years Ago, Now His Children Confirm the Rumors 

Both are precious gems in country music. I hope they are still making music in heaven.

Both were great, but Merle Haggard always be my number one favorite singer and songwriter.🔥❤️

Merle Haggard was a genius. His instrumental skills and vocal style had many layers of depth.

Two of my favorite country singers ♥️♥️. Now they are singing in that Heavenly Choir!😇

Merle was an amazing musician and songwriter. He is my favorite country artist of all time.

Loved them both and had favorite songs from both. They brought Country music alive. I'm no nearing 80 years old and I still love to hear their songs and listen to the old Country all the time. Most of the new I'm not crazy about, there's to many instruments drowning out the singer. The stories in the Country songs is what drew us in and the modern country may have good stories but it's difficult to hear the words. I loved the voices first, instruments are to enhance not drown the singer.

Buck Owens one of my favorite.

They are both Legends.

Buck Owen’s and Don Rich were amazing! Saw them perform many times!👍👍‼️‼️

I always liked Buck's music. He influenced so many people like the Beatles, Gram Parsons and Keith Richards. I lived in Bakersfield for a few years and was sad to see the music scene severely lacking compared how it had been in the past. Not very many music venues left. I've been to the Crystal Palace a few times and the house band and food was really good. Unfortunately Buck had already passed.

My favorite Buck Owens song is.... Together Again. I play that song everyday. Continue to sleep in peace Buck Owens ❤

40+ years before his death Merle moved up here to Far North CA. Living on his ranch just east of Redding, in Palo Cedro. Sometimes he would spend weeks at a time on his houseboat with friends on beautiful Lake Shasta. He had a favorite little restaurant in Redding he often ate breakfast at. The owners set up a special table off in a private corner, just for him. They would only allow Merle and whatever family or friends he was with, to sit there. It sat for weeks sometimes without being used. May the Lord bless you Hag along with Far North CA. Always and forever, Merle Haggard country.......🤠 EeYaWhooo Pardnar.......

Back in1966 my mom bought my sister a guitar, and it had with it a book let to show her how to play it. The first song I've ever heard from buck Owen was: I got a tiger by the tail. In the Middle1970s my neice and nephew tore it up. None of us kids never learnt how to play it

Well done! Thank you for posting this!

Buck and Merle contributed a lot of tunes that the bar-bands do to this day. I believe that artists whose material gets covered by the neighborhood bands are the true icons of music!

He will always be a winner 🏆😄🇮🇪

Buck is my favorite by far

Merle.. but I love love loved Buck. Buck and Don, the way they sang together, and the way they played together is so inspiring to 2 of my senses. It just always makes me happy.

Mearl is my favorite by far.

A true Legend.

Merle Haggard tops total package singer and song writer.

Loved Buck!

This is actually very good and interesting.

I went to grade school in Okla. with a boy and girl. Rumor was Buck was their father and they looked just like him.

Brings back great memories.. Good to see Susan Raye ( Susan Aird ) in many clips. We worked together at radio station KWAY in Forest Grove, Ore. We went to High School together.

Could not pick a favorite, but, Merle's songs were true grit which seemed to strike a real chord for most country listeners. Without Don Rich, Buck's career probably would have taken a different turn. Liked both Artists, but there were many other great Artists in Country Music at that time. 😃

So very true thanks for sharing because I am a county fan. Iremver seeing them on television as a little girl. ❤😊

Is so sad that people can say whatever they want and not care who it hurts.

My favorite song by buck owens was called think of me. In its original recording don rich is singing the high part.

Donald Eugene Ulrich was the Bakersfield sound.

They don’t make’em like this anymore

Don rich was the sound.

Buck Owens and Merle Haggard were friends and worked through the high and lows of life. They made it all right and that's what counts in life!!

Merle #1 Buck #2 Merle is country music's poet Buck is country music's entertainer "Streets of Bakersfield"

Oh what a wicked web we weave, when first we start to deceive....

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I am more a fan of Merle Haggard. His songs have touched me deeper. Steven/

Both artist are most definitely in the top 10 of All time. As a song writer and musician over all I would put Merle as above Buck. BUT the fact that made me a life long country music fan #1 John R. Cash Then Buck Owens

So narrator, what rumors?

Buck was IT !!

Why do we need to expose the dirt and sadness of a man who died years ago . I have watched only the first couple of minutes and won’t watch anthology more. Listen to the music and enjoy, don’t destroy the man.

I like them both. Merle is my favorite. I knew Bonnie had something to do with Buck & Merle. That’s the rumor I think. Also Buck was a womanizer (just watch HEE-HAW episodes you’ll see the proof). Songs of Bucks I can play on my guitar are Act Naturally (Thanks Johnny Russell - RIP), Together Again, Love’s Gonna Live Here Songs I can play on my guitar by Merle Haggard are Big City,Mama Tried, Swinging Doors, and some others. I like other songs by both Buck & Merle. I knew Buck & Merle were both from Bakersfield but what I didn’t know was that Merle played Bass & a member of the Buckaroos before Don came in the picture. I’m glad that Merle & Buck got together for the last time before Buck passed away in 2006. After Buck & Bonnie divorced Buck & Susan Raye were involved in a relationship & married & Merle & Bonnie was in a relationship & married. Bonnie was a great businesswoman with Buck & Merle during their marriages.

So what are the “rumors” and why do you keep showing Willie Nelson?

20 minutes to find out he had a Heart Attack..

Interesting Bakersfield history!!

So why all the clips of Willy Nelson?

You managed to drag this out for 21 minutes .

Merle was my favorite artist, well ahead of Buck Owens.

Still don't know what the rumors are .must be a long lost secret

There should be a button titled Clickbait. If enough users click on it the uploader automatically gets suspended for 30 days.

I wish the pictures went along with the story... Hard to follow! Frustrating

Merkel was by far the superior musician, song writer, entertainer, father and most handsome. They both had problems when it came to being a faithfully husband but Merle seemed to get better with age.

No rumors

Hands down MERLE !

The Crystal Palace went into bankruptcy, with a few employees going to jail for stealing not only money, but memorabilia as well.

I thought you said he had 6 children not 2 ?

Buck Owens was never even in the running when it came to Merle Haggard!!! Buck who? Merle Haggard was, is and always will be #1!!! The epitome of real country music. No one ever came close to his song writing, his music and singing. "The Best"!!! Hands down. Merle was authentic. The one and only, Merle Haggard!

Alvis, not Alvin!

IM RICHARD DALE WATTS,IN THE 1700 MY FAMILY MADE THE MOTOR.FROM THAT FIRST MOTOR OF IO HP.COMES ALL OIL CO.AND MORE.I MET MY FIRST WIFE AT HIS FIRST HOME,IN WEEDPATCH.HAD ONE KID ROXAN WATTS,NAOMIE WATTS IS NOW ONE OF THE HIGHEST MOVIE STARS.HER DAD WAS KILLED LIKE LENNON PETER WATTS MAG.FOR PINK FLOYED. WATTS,IS IN THE LONDON HALL OF FAME.BANK OF ENGLAND PRINTED II.5 BILLION IN 50 POUND NOTED IN HIS HONOR.BUCK DIED ON MY BIRTHDAY 3/25/57.AND WATTS RUNS HIS RADIO STATIONS.I NEW HIM IN A DIFFERENT WAY.

Why do they keep showing clips of Willie Nelson?

I went to school with John and Jack Owens Bucks kids

I hate videos like this. The title is a lie. It’s a guy reading a Wikipedia page and rolling pics that have relevance to what he’s saying. Lazy money grab.

Why all the clips of Willie Nelson? Seems random.

Repetitive click bait.

Blocked this channel from my recommended.

Bucks real name was not Alvin. It was Alvis. Alvis Edgar Owens

That picture of Mearle Haggard with the rainbow flag wasn't a picture I'd seen before.

Narrator, tell us your favorite between the two. Tell us your favorite song as well.

What rumors were confirmed?

What rumors?

Click bait.

I was riding my bike and your oil deal and Buck Owens pulled up beside me in a station wagon and asked me hey do you know where any girls are at

Love how a young Willie Nelson keeps popping up......I suppose someone thinks Willie is Buck...🤣

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Definitely Merle….

Tiger by the. Tail

merle

His first name was Alvis, not 'Alvin!' That's what you get when you use an AI voice to narrate your videos.

I'm confused... His family settled in Phoenix in 1968 because of a trailer malfunction. In the 9th grade he by what the video makes it sound like he moved to Bakersfield. Just a few seconds later it says the Owens family found themselves in "Bakersfield". Make up your mind, did he move there by himself, or with his family? This is probably a BS video. I'm done watching.

THERES ONE OIL PAINTING R.B.S. BANK BOUGHT OF WATT,25 MILLION.

The children never confirmed any "rumors"...

and so a false caption to the story shame on you

Merle

Meryl

No. It was a choice.

His kids never mentioned anything. ????? Useless

Click bait title

Too bad this awful AI voice over documentary had to use a terrible clickbait title to get views. It cheapens Buck's Legacy

Fake

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MEARL IS THE WINNER

Bullshit clickbait title.

I think Merle Haggard was far better

The one testicle defense?.....LOL

Merle haggard was far superior

this video is so full of false info that it should be banned

Lies, bullshit

CLICK BAIT!

Loved Buck!