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Buck Owens is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Johnny Burnette, The Browns, Wynn Stewart, Tennessee Ernie Ford and Wanda Jackson. Those roots explain a lot about how Buck Owens arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Hank Thompson, Conway Twitty, Johnny Paycheck, Roger Miller and George Strait, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Parker McCollum, Elite Hotel, Beaucoups of Blues, D. Boon and Hal Ketchum, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 54 connections around Buck Owens, reaching back through Johnny Burnette and forward to Parker McCollum. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Alvis Edgar "Buck" Owens Jr. was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was the frontman for The Buckaroos, which had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music chart. He pioneered what came to be called the Bakersfield sound, named in honor of Bakersfield, California, Owens's adopted home and the city from which he drew inspiration for what he preferred to call "American music".
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Buck Owens connections
Buck Owens grew out of Johnny Burnette, The Browns, Wynn Stewart and Tennessee Ernie Ford, shares an orbit with Hank Thompson, Conway Twitty, Johnny Paycheck and Roger Miller, went on to shape Parker McCollum, Elite Hotel, Beaucoups of Blues and D. Boon. 54 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Buck Owens
Sounds and acts that shaped Buck Owens.
Artists similar to Buck Owens
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Buck Owens.
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- Conway Twittyartist
- Johnny Paycheckartist
- Roger Millerartist
- George Straitartist
- Bobby Bareartist
- The Statler Brothersartist
- Dave Dudleyartist
- Gene Watsonartist
- Keith Whitleyartist
- Glen Campbellartist
- Johnny Hortonartist
- Tanya Tuckerartist
- Randy Travisartist
- Kitty Wellsartist
- John Andersonartist
Bands Buck Owens shaped
Where the influence of Buck Owens travelled next.
- Parker McCollumartist
- Elite Hotelartist
- Beaucoups of Bluesartist
- D. Boonartist
- Hal Ketchumartist
- The Beatlesartist
- Ringo Starrartist
- Ray Charlesartist
- Creedence Clearwater Revivalartist
- Merle Haggardartist
- Brad Paisleyartist
- Lulu Romanartist
- Jonathan Davisartist
- Red Simpsonartist
- American Aquariumartist
- Dean Martinartist
- Help!artist
- Mark Laneganartist
- Emmylou Harrisartist
- Dwight Yoakamartist
- Tanya Tuckerartist
- Sara Evansartist
- Micky Dolenzartist
- John 5artist
- The Flying Burrito Brothersartist
- Clint Blackartist
- Lainey Wilsonartist
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