Buck Owens performs "I've Got a Tiger By The Tail" at the Boar's Nest after Sheriff Rosco snags him in his speed trap... From the episode Hughie Hogg Strikes Again S4/E13 - Original air date: December 18,1981...
Buck was the father of Buddy Alan Owens. Buddy lost his parents within a month of each other, Buck dying on 3-25-06, Bonnie (Buck's ex) on 4-24-06. I'd forgotten Buck was on "The Dukes of Hazzard" until just now (6:55 am ET on June 8, 2021).
Glen Yea. It was a neat deal. If the episode was running too short, a famous singer got to appear. That would be so great if it were real. You get stopped for speeding? No problem. One free song and you're out of trouble. :) The logic was obviously of course that Boss Hogg would make more money on beer (for obvious reasons) than he would have made on the ticket. But I don't believe it was ever stated explicitly.
The celebrity speed trap During the show's second season, the show's writers began flirting with the idea of incorporating a "celebrity speed trap" into some of the episodes, as a means to feature top country stars of the day performing their hits. On its first couple of instances, the "Speed Trap" was featured early in the story, but for most of the cases, it was featured in the last few minutes of an episode, often used when the main story was running too short to fill episode time. The "celebrity speed trap" feature was essentially similar: Aware that a big-name country star was passing through the area, Boss Hogg would order Rosco to lower the speed limit on a particular road to an unreasonable level (using a reversible sign, with one speed limit on one side and another, far lower, on the back), so that the targeted singer would be in violation of the posted limit. The singer would be required to give a free performance at the Boar's Nest in exchange for having their citations forgiven; the performer would then perform one of their best-known hits or other popular country music standard, while the Dukes, Boss, Rosco, Enos, Cletus, Cooter, and other patrons whooped and hollered in enjoyment of the performance. More often than not, the performer would give a sarcastic parting shot to Boss and Rosco. Singers who were featured in the "speed trap" segments were: Hoyt Axton Donna Fargo Freddy Fender Doug Kershaw (on the original soundtrack) The Oak Ridge Boys (twice) Roy Orbison Buck Owens Johnny Paycheck (lip-syncing an original recording) Mel Tillis Dottie West Tammy Wynette Waylon Jennings (the show's narrator) Honorable Mentions: Mickey Gilley, Loretta Lynn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love this song, Buck Owens was my favorite celebrity that appeared in The Dukes Of Hazzard! Does anybody know who his backup singer was, seen in this video?
Hee Haw's own Buck Owens, love this song, Tiger by the tail he sanged it on Hee Haw too, Love Tammy Wynette and her Rocky Top song, Love the Oak Ridge Boys singing Louisiana in the Broadday Light and Loretta Lynn's singing appearance on Dukes too.
