I used to go visit their graves in Bakersfield when I lived there. Sad when I moved away. I left a bouquet of flowers on each and said “I’ll be back boys! Keep making that music in heaven. ”
Buck was never the same after Don Rich dies so tragically and so young. If ever two people were created to work together it was them. An I never get tired of Tom Brumley's fabulous steel playing.
I like the way their voices blend together on the choruses, and of course, Don's guitar playing, and the pedal steel playing are awesome. You don't hear enough of that in today's "country" music.
Don Rich taught me how to sing harmony 40 years after he was already dead...THAT is just how AWESOME he was. Chuck Norris ain't got shit on him! RIP, Buckaroo and Godspeed.
I must be missing something, that and/or I live under a rock cause I don't understand that statement about Chuck Norris? What am I missing? What does/did he have to do with singing harmony?
Love Don Rich such a shame how his life ended , so young and such a talented musician and singer, he left behind his lovely wife and two sons. Don Rich will never be forgotten along with Buck Owens.
The title is "My Heart Skips A Beat". Had the pleasure of seeing Buck, Don and the guys in concert back in the day. What a truly professional, polished group. /
These two had a harmonic balance that few performers ever achieve. I always loved to see Don smile as he sang. Buck smiled, too. Not so much after Don passed. He smiled some with Dwight, but it just wasn't the same.
Don was like a brother to Buck. It broke his heart when Don was killed. He wouldn't even discuss it for years after. I always loved watching them perform. Don was always smiling.
Met Willie Cantu in a Nashville bar one night when he was playing. Nicest guy ever. I was happy to be able tell him how much I enjoyed that music with my father as a kid.
Even though Don Rich was married ... I loved him ... I loved Buck too but I watched buck shows just to see Don ... my heart sank and was broken when I heard of his death ... Rest In Peace Don .... prayers 🙏to your family
The real name of this song is My Heart Skips A Beat.Don Rich would have been 78 today-was there ever a better country guitar player/harmony singer?He died 1974 because of a motorcycle accident.From Wikipedia: "On July 17, 1974, Owens' best friend and Buckaroos guitarist Don Rich was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle and struck a guard rail on Highway 1 in Morro Bay, where he was to have joined his family for vacation. Owens was devastated. "He was like a brother, a son and a best friend," he said in the late 1990s. "Something I never said before, maybe I couldn't, but I think my music life ended when he died. Oh yeah, I carried on and I existed, but the real joy and love, the real lightning and thunder is gone forever."Owens would never fully recover from the tragedy, neither emotionally nor professionally." The whole Buckaroo's band defined the Bakersfield Sound.
Folks something we should know. Buck recorded all his LP's with Capital Records in LA using the Buckaroos. Poor Nashville couldn't figure out how Buck pulled it off. Well Ken Nielson the producer really knew his stuff. And yes 10 straight No 1 hits.
Saw the legendary Buck Owens often at the Crystal Palace, in Bakersfield, Ca. He was always so gracious, and funny. Proposed to my second wife right on the dance floor, and of course Buck say's to her, are you sure you really want to do that. He was a Hoot!! RIP Buck!..
Please correct me if needed... I understood after Don was killed in the motorcycle accident, Buck's grief was so large, it took much pleading by Dwight to bring Buck back out, to play again. I loved these guys so much, always a smile, mostly a laugh, and always coming away with a tune to sing. I dislike grief and what it does to us. I could miss Don and Buck, but I'd prefer to sing their songs. Merle and Johnny's too.
Notice that they are standing a good foot or two away from the microphone. You rarely see that today with artists almost having to swallow the mike to be heard. Genuine no nonsense going on, just pure artistry.
After hearing “Together Again” it inspired me to learn how to play the pedal steel guitar..... Buck🙏🏻Owens &Don🙏🏻Rich the perfect combo that they were May they both RIP 🙏🏻
Buck and Don. One of the best duos, never the same without Don. Let’s not forget about Tom Brumley being one of the best steel players we’ve ever seen also being in this group!
I just realized that lovely Don's voice, in this song, is louder and more robust than Buck's. That's cool. Love and miss Don. Buck, too. And Don was one of the best looking men ever to wear pink!! Yummy.
After Don Rich it was Doyle Curtsinger. I loved him too. He wasn't Don Rich but he did an awesome job with the tenor backup for Buck on Hee Haw. RIP Buck and Don......and possibly Doyle by now? I'd have to Google it.
I'm ashamed to admit that for decades I only thought of Buck as that guy from Hee Haw without realizing what a career he had enjoyed for so long before that.
Alvis Edgar Owens Jr., conocido como Buck Owens (Sherman, Texas, 12 de agosto de 1929 - Bakersfield, California, 25 de marzo de 2006), fue un cantante country estadounidense.
I saw Buck in concert long after Don died and he was brilliant. They were both outstanding performers and both at their absolute best when performing together.
