Buck Owens Instrumental Hits CD

Buck gives his voice a rest and gives his band a chance to shine with this set of all-instrumental originals (the jangly "Buckaroo") and country standards ("Orange Blossom Special," "Faded Love"). Sharp, fast and crystalline playing is on the menu, and you'll be going back for seconds, as these cats have mastered a becoming-scarce art of playing: say what you have to say and move on. No noodling/doodling for these guys, no indeed. The guitars twang, the drums snap, the pedal steel swings & swells, the fiddle cuts to the heart, the tempos alternate between leisurely & almost-manic. Recorded in 1963-65 and does not sound dated at all. Country music's answer to the Ventures! Two Thumbs Up!

Full Title - The Instrumental Hits Of Buck Owens & His Buckaroos. The retrospective nature of this disc allows listeners to experience the evolution of the potent instrumentalists who accompanied Owens circa 1961-1966. The Sundazed Music CD reissue contains two additional bonus tracks 'Act Naturally (Instrumental Version)' and 'Tiger By the Tail (Instrumental Version)', Buck Owens & His Buckaroos' biggest crossover hits. This compilation should not be missed. 1995.

This is part of Sundazed's Yesterdazed Series.

Recorded at Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood, California between September 27, 1961 and May 5, 1965. Originally released on Capitol (ST-2367). Includes liner notes by Rich Kienzle.

Buck Owens & His Buckaroos: Buck Owens (leader, vocals, guitar, electric guitar); Don Rich (acoustic & electric guitars, fiddle); Tom Brumley (steel guitar); Doyle Holly (bass); Willie Cantu (drums).

Additonal personnel: Jelly Sanders (guitar, fiddle); Ralph Mooney, Jimmy Seals, Red Simpson (guitar); Jay McDonald (pedal steel guitar); George French, Jr. (piano); Bobby Austin, Kenny Pierce, Bob Morris (electric bass); Wayne "Moose" Stone, Mel King, Ken Presley (drums).

Personnel: Buck Owens (vocals, guitar, electric guitar); Jelly Sanders (guitar, fiddle); Doyle Holly (guitar, electric bass); Ralph Mooney, Red Simpson (guitar); Don Rich (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, fiddle); George French (piano); Kenny Pierce, Bob Morris, Bobby Austin (electric bass); Mel King, Ken Presley, Willie Cantu (drums).

Liner Note Author: Rich Kienzle.

Recording information: Caitol Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA (09/27/1961-05/05/1965).

Arranger: Buck Owens.Dirty Linen (4-5/96, p.75) - "...On this record you can hear the loose collection of musicians known as the Buckaroos...at their instrumental best..."
Musician (1/96, p.94) - "...sound[s] particularly fresh because [it wasn't a] big hit...to begin with....has the Buckaroos stretching out for an album's worth of brilliant twin Telecasters and pedal-steel..."