One of the fondest memories I have of childhood was watching "Hee Haw" with my Dad. We never missed it, every Saturday around 7pm-ish. My sister and my Mom were more Lawrence Welk, but Dad and I were all about Hee Haw. I SO remember loving Buck Owens. I thought he seemed like such a nice man, and funny, and I loved the warmth of his voice. And his red, white, and blue guitar. And the songs he sang. In his stead there is Dwight Yokam, but there will never be another Buck Owens. Thank you, sir, for giving me and my Dad such a strong bonding experience, perhaps the strongest one we've ever shared through the years. May you be pickin' and grinnin' eternally.
Dwight Yoakum! Yes, he does indeed carry on the legacy. I used to watch Hee Haw, too, but even before that, my mum would play Buck's songs on 45s: "Act Naturally" (which was actually covered by the Beatles, not the other way around), "Tiger By the Tail", "Together Again", all those good ones. People who think modern country music (greats like Lyle Lovett and Dwight Yoakum, and Reba McIntyre and Garth Brooks notwithstanding) is anywhere close to what was around in the old days is sadly mistaken, IMO. It's like saying the Backstreet Boys are as good as the Beatles.
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