- The Buckaroos
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Name = The Buckaroos
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Origin =United States
Genre = Country
Years_active = 1960's - 1974
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Associated_acts =Buck Owens
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Past_members =Jerry Brightman
Tom Brumley
Willie Cantu
Merle Haggard
Doyle Holly
Jana Jae
JD Maness
Jay McDonald
Ken Presley
Don Rich
Jim Shaw
Doyle Singer
Wayne "Moose" Stone
Jerry Wiggins.The Buckaroos were a
Grammy -winning backup band for lead artistBuck Owens in the 1960s and 70's, who were heavily involved in Owens' development and presentation of the "Bakersfield Sound". The members included early sidemen Wayne "Moose" Stone, Jay McDonald, Ken Presley andMerle Haggard along withDoyle Holly ,Don Rich , Tom Brumley, Willie Cantu and JD Maness. Other noted members before Don Rich's death include Jerry Wiggins, Jim Shaw, Doyle Singer, andJerry Brightman . Jana Jae became the first female member after being invited onstage with Buck Owens to play "Orange Blossom Special". These later members performed onHee Haw . Haggard, who worked a short time with Owens in 1962, suggested the name "Buckaroos."Known for their signature red, white and blue colored guitars and fiddles, The Buckaroos were only the second country band to appear at Carnegie Hall in New York City, a recording of this concert was released as "
Carnegie Hall Concert ". They recorded live LPs inLondon ,Norway ,Australia ,New Zealand , Las Vegas andNew York City .The Buckaroos had 6 albums, as well as 3 singles, all of which were chart topping records - the "BUCKAROO" instrumental album was a #1 record, which helped them cross over into the pop charts. They won a number of awards, including
Grammy s and CMAs (Country Music Awards ). They were voted #1 band for five consecutive years 1967-1971 by the Country Music Awards, and members are honored in theCountry Music Hall of Fame . CMT named the Buckaroos the #2 country music band in the all-time top 40.Fact|date=May 2007Doyle Holly received the award for "Bass Player of the Year" from the Country and Western Music Awards as a member of the Buckaroos in 1970.Fact|date=May 2007 He left the group to pursue a solo career, in which he released 2 records, both top 20 hits.Fact|date=May 2007 He is also honored in the
Country Music Hall of Fame as a solo artist.Fact|date=May 2007Guitarist Don Rich died in a motorcycle accident in 1974.
References
* [http://www.countrymusichalloffame.com/site/explore-inductees.aspx?cid=149&search=GO Country Music Hall of Fame - Buck Owens]
* [http://www.countrymusichalloffame.com/site/explore-inductees.aspx?cid=126&search=GO Country Music Hall of Fame - Merle Haggard]
* [http://www.cmaawards.com/2007/database/ArtistDetail.aspx?artistId=764 Country Music Awards - Buckaroos]
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/27/arts/music/27owens.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Buck Owens NY Times article]External links
* [http://www.rockabillyhall.com/DoyleHolly1.html Doyle Holly]
* [http://www.jaydeemaness.com/index.html Jay Dee Maness]
* [http://www.slidestation.com/home.htm Jerry Brightman]
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