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(7 customer reviews) 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
1965 collection of instrumental album tracks and singles,
April 24, 2002 hyperbolium (Earth, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Instrumental Hits (Audio CD)
Throughout their stellar career, Buck Owens and the Buckaroos were both a crack live outfit and a hit-making recording group. Their music resounded with the twin Telecaster guitars and harmony singing of Owens and his right-hand man, Don Rich, along with the ace instrumental talents of Tom Brumley (pedal steel), Doyle Holly (bass), Willie Cantu (drums) and others. Throughout the '60s, their studio albums usually contained an instrumental track or two, and this 1965 album anthologizes many of those tracks. It also introduces "Buckaroo," the hit instrumental single that would become Owens' theme song.These tracks gave the band members a chance to stretch out, and gave listeners an extended opportunity to enjoy the players' instrumental abilities. Rich's fiddle playing on "Orange Blossom Special," "Faded Love," and "A Maiden's Prayer" show off the talent that attracted Owens to him in the first place, and his guitar lead on "Buckaroo" heads up one of the most memorable country...Read more
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Hee Haw,
April 21, 2001 David Bradley "David Bradley" (Sterling, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Instrumental Hits (Audio CD)
Ok, "Hee-Haw" was one of the oddest shows in television history, with the worst one-liners this side of Benny Hill. But the music--and keep in mind this is coming from a one-time Rock purist--the music on "Hee-Haw" was just about the best ever seen on American television.The original hosts were Roy Clark--he of the syrupy slow songs and cheesey infomercial guitar course, but a consumate instrumentalist--and Buck Owens, who was a revolutionary country star before Dwight Yoakum or Wynona Judd were born.This album, which finds its way to the top of my play pile more often than I admit to my old Rocker friends, is supurb from beginning to end. It's a very good band, but the secret ingredient is the excellent guitarist, Don Rich, who combines melody and twang masterfully.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Twang,
September 21, 2003 By A Customer
This review is from: Instrumental Hits (Audio CD)
Awhile ago Bonnie Owens lamented to Eddie Stubbs, on his WSM Nashville radio show, that the problem with country music nowadays is that they have taken all the twang out of it. If you want twang get this album. I bought the 33 1/3 LP album when it came out in the 60's and was glad to recently get the CD. Still sounds good. You can't buy this sound on today's recording market.
