Recorded March 15 1966 The Buckaroos Tom Brumley steelguitar Don Rich guitar Doyle Holly Bass Willie Cantu drums To read more about the shows check out: www.buckowens.c...
Less is sooooo much more. Listen to how restrained this is. Miles Davis "All Blue" was recorded only a few years earlier. Miles was all about understatement. So was Buck. Less is so much more.
@John Eastmond--- I don't know where you're seeing all those colors, the guitar has a wood grain body, with a polished aluminum frame, the pedal channel is red, but nothing unusual about the guitar otherwise. BTW, that guitar is a custom built machine by Zane Beck, thus the nameplate "ZB". Have a great day, and enjoy the Master, Tom Brumley! There are several very fine steel guitar players out there, but absolutely none can compare to the late Tom Brumley's playin' on a country ballad. As I've remarked before, he could make you weep like your baby puppy just died in your arms. Country music has a big hole in its heart. Now you've heard MY opinion. Thanks for the great post.
How incredible and beautiful this seems now! I was in my teens in the 60s and knew about Buck, but only recently realized how profound and heartfelt his music was. I am grateful for videos like this, I thank you from my heart.
Dangerous Don Rich. Played anything with a string on it, and harmonized so perfect with Buck. Un-replaceable talent nowadays. I was 10 or 12 years old in the 60's, and had zero appreciation for Buck, and country music in general. Compared to the Beatles, it was laughable to me at the time. I totally get "real" country music like this now. This music only 'sounds' easy, to a non musician. As a musician, I now realize that this classic country is difficult to play correctly, and is truly an art form.
I gave up the Beatles years ago for country music like Buck Owens. I too had no idea how great old country music was because I was immersed in the Beatles and British rock for years. I went on a musical journey into country and I have never looked back.
@Teresa67 Factoid You are so correct in saying it sounds easy, but really is difficult. The simplicity of Country music brings a lot of other aspects up the scale of importance. To capture the "feel" of the song is really what's difficult in this music. Every song is different, therefore every song has a different "feel". Some are swingy, some bluesy, some upbeat and peppy, while some are mournful and make you cry. Not only did the old Country singers really capture this feel of every song, but the musicians did too! That's what makes Country music so relatable to so many people: the pure feeling and emotion that the greats all had to offer.
When Hee Haw first came on my brother had been playing guitar only a year or so. Although he loved the Beatles and all the other great rock bands , he always wanted to see what cool licks Don Rich would be playing on the show. My brother Don, got his first good electric guitar around that time. It was a Telecaster!!!
Tears 😢miss them ALOT !!!!!! BUCK was my very FIRST Loved Country Singer ..oven Loved his Looks his very special Smile..Don's Harmony 😑❤ cried when heard of his accident !!! RIP Both of You 🤗❤❤🙏🙏😘😘🤗🤗
To me... the best LIVE performance in Country music is Buck Owens and the Buckaroos Live at Carnegie Hall. Outstanding for a one-shot live recording. What talent.
Only Tom Brumley was able to play pedal steel with Bucks style of country music . Other steel guitarists had a go but never fitted in like Tom did. This was really great country music, Don Rich was fabulous .... now its all gone, and as I listen to it I get a real sense of loss. frustration that bands like Marty stewart never get played on country radio.
Oh Junk3t, do I have good news for you! Nudie's son-in-law, Manuel, is alive and well in Nashville, and is ably carrying the mantle and designing some marvelous clothes of this genre. How do I know? I have several of his pieces.
Indeed Tom Brumley. A dear friend and one of the best. However, and NO disrespect to one poster below, Ralph Mooney preceded Tom and he indeed did fit in with Buck and Don's harmony and their style of music. As did the successor of Tom and that was J. D. Maness. All three of these virtuosos fit in perfectly with slightly different "timbres" of course; yet still "fit" like a glove. May Jesus bless (and "rest the souls") of Buck, Don, Doyle Holly, Willy Cantou, Ralph, Tom and J. D. Loved them all dearly
Yes,I agree two greats, its just a shame country radio sees fit to play stuff like Taylor Swift.....and as for the CMA awards show if that is country music I would like to know which country it comes from. All I can say is thank you to all the people who take the time put these great videos on youtube .........youtube is fantastic.
Buck, one of the good old country boys, with Don Rich they were fabulous. Miss this music so much when you turn on the radio today and they say country music you think "WHAT THE HECK:
@JayBBluejay You know about instruments, Who makes the steel guitar? I couldn't help but laugh when the solo comes up and you see ol' Tom Brumley dressed in pink behind a chrome/brown/tan/red/olive steel guitar! Obviously not made to be featured on the T.V.!!! "bout as pure of a tone ever to come from steel guitar, so pleasant to hear not nice to see!
From Bakersfield California i invite your group to come and play at the crystal palace you guys will sell out for sure especially if you play bucks early songs and hits this would be a awesome tribute oh and Dwight Yoakam
Pretty much every song with the Buckaroos before 1974 when Don died had Buck and Don singing the melody and harmony. That was one of the iconic sounds of the Buckaroos. There was the occasional song that Doyle Holly would song, or on one of their albums, they would bring a guest singer, but Buck and Don were the stars together.
Watch how in later years, Don was put in the background, but yet, Buck said that he was devastated by Don's death. There must have been more going on behind the scenes than we know!
I was at young age when I heard all their music it was not even played in a cassette tape before but my brothers were using the....... it's lke a big cd
Their harmonies were so good. Have to say though, that the pink suits look great. Do you notice when Buck wears pink, yellow, light green, the guys all wear matching suits in some other, usually darker, color? This color scheme was interesting.
Don Rich was one in a million. His smile alone was awesome.
Master class for all to hear and see.
You have to love these guys
R.I.P. Tom
lol you took the words right out of my mouth hot dam right
Stunning. Man...... Buck and Don. Country greatness. Dons harmonies are some of my favorite in music history.
We miss you Buck...
What a team. Excellent.
Real music! Love to hear that steel guitar
dont let her know the best hits by buck owens way back 1970"s
try 1964
Less is sooooo much more. Listen to how restrained this is. Miles Davis "All Blue" was recorded only a few years earlier. Miles was all about understatement. So was Buck. Less is so much more.
@John Eastmond--- I don't know where you're seeing all those colors, the guitar has a wood grain body, with a polished aluminum frame, the pedal channel is red, but nothing unusual about the guitar otherwise. BTW, that guitar is a custom built machine by Zane Beck, thus the nameplate "ZB". Have a great day, and enjoy the Master, Tom Brumley!
There are several very fine steel guitar players out there, but absolutely none can compare to the late Tom Brumley's playin' on a country ballad. As I've remarked before, he could make you weep like your baby puppy just died in your arms. Country music has a big hole in its heart. Now you've heard MY opinion. Thanks for the great post.
How incredible and beautiful this seems now! I was in my teens in the 60s and knew about Buck, but only recently realized how profound and heartfelt his music was. I am grateful for videos like this, I thank you from my heart.
Perfection.
I miss America. Wish she was still with us. God bless the Buckaroos
Dangerous Don Rich. Played anything with a string on it, and harmonized so perfect with Buck. Un-replaceable talent nowadays. I was 10 or 12 years old in the 60's, and had zero appreciation for Buck, and country music in general. Compared to the Beatles, it was laughable to me at the time. I totally get "real" country music like this now. This music only 'sounds' easy, to a non musician. As a musician, I now realize that this classic country is difficult to play correctly, and is truly an art form.
It's simple, but it's played perfectly. Very hard to recreate, I find 'simple' country to be the hardest to play properly
I gave up the Beatles years ago for country music like Buck Owens. I too had no idea how great old country music was because I was immersed in the Beatles and British rock for years. I went on a musical journey into country and I have never looked back.
@Teresa67 Factoid You are so correct in saying it sounds easy, but really is difficult. The simplicity of Country music brings a lot of other aspects up the scale of importance. To capture the "feel" of the song is really what's difficult in this music. Every song is different, therefore every song has a different "feel". Some are swingy, some bluesy, some upbeat and peppy, while some are mournful and make you cry. Not only did the old Country singers really capture this feel of every song, but the musicians did too! That's what makes Country music so relatable to so many people: the pure feeling and emotion that the greats all had to offer.
As a guitar player since I was six, I realized what a treasure that Buck and Don were on this show!
When Hee Haw first came on my brother had been playing guitar only a year or so. Although he loved the Beatles and all the other great rock bands , he always wanted to see what cool licks Don Rich would be playing on the show. My brother Don, got his first good electric guitar around that time. It was a Telecaster!!!
God damn, this is pure country. Heartbreaking. Buck, Don and Tom. I hear those songs so often in trucker and diner pubs.
Those guys were in my head all through High School.Toms steel was the best.
Tears 😢miss them ALOT !!!!!! BUCK was my very FIRST Loved Country Singer ..oven Loved his Looks his very special Smile..Don's Harmony 😑❤ cried when heard of his accident !!! RIP Both of You 🤗❤❤🙏🙏😘😘🤗🤗
If only there was a way to go backwards in time I'd happily go!
No better harmony singing than Buck and Don....and Tom Brumley--doesn't get any better. Thanks.
OMG, Country don't get no more country!
This IS "COUNTRY"!
Buck is tuned down a half step, if you're trying to play along in D and wondering why it doesn't work....
The great Tom Brumley squeezing every drop of pain out of the pedal steel.
Alf
These guys are total pros!
Nobody ever was as good as Tom Brumley!
One of the greats!
@Tim Whitlock Exactly ! 😭
To me... the best LIVE performance in Country music is Buck Owens and the Buckaroos Live at Carnegie Hall. Outstanding for a one-shot live recording. What talent.
I might disagree - this live take right here may top the Carnegie Hall tracks 🔥✨🔥
buck was never the same after don passed, way too soon. RIP to both...
@FiddlinMiss27
That was back when the artists took pride in how they looked.
RIP Buck & Don
Incredible singing and that Buckaroo sound!!! Don Rich's harmonies were super..RIP bud
Great combination together so sad Don Rich was fatally injured from an accident years ago, such a loss , great musician and singer 😓😪
Perfect DUET 'n Perfect STEELGUITAR of the Buckaroos ! FANTASTIC !
Only Tom Brumley was able to play pedal steel with Bucks style of country music .
Other steel guitarists had a go but never fitted in like Tom did.
This was really great country music, Don Rich was fabulous .... now its all gone, and as I listen to it I get a real sense of loss. frustration that bands like Marty stewart never get played on country radio.
You've got to love the Buckaroos in a Nudie pink suit! They were great musicians!
Oh Junk3t, do I have good news for you! Nudie's son-in-law, Manuel, is alive and well in Nashville, and is ably carrying the mantle and designing some marvelous clothes of this genre. How do I know? I have several of his pieces.
Now I know a little more about where Gram Parsons got his magic. Thank you for posting!
Beautiful harmony.. well done Don and Buck.
Country music doesn't get much more Country than this, complete with the quintessential Country music ending(at around 2:18).
Yes! Every tune back in the day had that same ending. I looked forward to it.
Buck's music never sounded the same after Don Rich died.
I truly believe that Buck died quite a bit when Don died.
Buck was never the same after Don died his death drove Buck into depression
I agree with y'all 100%...😢😢
Fully agree, but he did get a little of the magic back with Dwight Yoakam
There has never ever been a Tom Brumley sound...elsewhere..ever....rip Tom, they needed a steel player in heaven..the best!!!
One of the greatest duo's of all time if you don't believe in God you should these guys were anointed by him
Indeed Tom Brumley. A dear friend and one of the best. However, and NO disrespect to one poster below, Ralph Mooney preceded Tom and he indeed did fit in with Buck and Don's harmony and their style of music.
As did the successor of Tom and that was J. D. Maness. All three of these virtuosos fit in perfectly with slightly different "timbres" of course; yet still "fit" like a glove.
May Jesus bless (and "rest the souls") of Buck, Don, Doyle Holly, Willy Cantou, Ralph, Tom and J. D.
Loved them all dearly
carl dixon
Well said...but to be clear, J.D. Maness and Willie Cantu are still alive as of October, 2019.
@@jamesmarshall8836 Great info. Is Jerry Wiggins still with us ?
JOHNWLOUCKS
Sadly Jerry passed away in June of 2018.
@@jamesmarshall8836 thank you Jim. That's sad. He was a very good drummer with a sprinkle of rock in his soul.
The 2 of them made an awesome pair.
Too bad Don's life was cut short
Yes,I agree two greats, its just a shame country radio sees fit to play stuff like Taylor Swift.....and as for the CMA awards show if that is country music I would like to know which country it comes from.
All I can say is thank you to all the people who take the time put these great videos on youtube .........youtube is fantastic.
AMEN!!!!! Nothing like hearing that steel guitar which you never hear now days ... these are the best country music days ever
Can never get tired of hearing this song or watching this video 💗
Tom Brumley on steel.... simply amazing. Of course Don and Buck are also at their best!
Steel Guitar..oh my what better sounding instrument... 🎶🎵🎼
Tom Brumley was a steel guitar God.
One of the best steel guitar solos ever.
A human miracle
Buck, one of the good old country boys, with Don Rich they were fabulous. Miss this music so much when you turn on the radio today and they say country music you think "WHAT THE HECK:
That pedal steel solo was amazing Tom Brimley one of the best, what country is miss these days.
I love the video. I want a karaoke DVD of the song by Buck Owens, "Don't Let Her Know".
those suits are legendary!
A1 job
Where did Don Rich die? Morro Bay at PCH ?
Love the looks on their faces throughout the performance!
Fantastic.....a sound long gone now.Buck,Don and Tom together...AWESOME.
Classic don't get any better than that..beautiful song :)
Buck Owens is one of my favorite performers!✔🐼😡😊😁😂🔰
@JayBBluejay You know about instruments, Who makes the steel guitar? I couldn't help but laugh when the solo comes up and you see ol' Tom Brumley dressed in pink behind a chrome/brown/tan/red/olive steel guitar! Obviously not made to be featured on the T.V.!!! "bout as pure of a tone ever to come from steel guitar, so pleasant to hear not nice to see!
From Bakersfield California i invite your group to come and play at the crystal palace you guys will sell out for sure especially if you play bucks early songs and hits this would be a awesome tribute oh and Dwight Yoakam
I love this countryboys❤ R.I.P I Hope God Love countrymusic🎤🎻🎼
This was the background music to much of my childhood.
Yesssss😑🥰❤
Ridiculously amazing.
This is so awesome. I didn't realize there were so many songs with Buck and Don together. Great posting. Thanks so much
Pretty much every song with the Buckaroos before 1974 when Don died had Buck and Don singing the melody and harmony. That was one of the iconic sounds of the Buckaroos. There was the occasional song that Doyle Holly would song, or on one of their albums, they would bring a guest singer, but Buck and Don were the stars together.
i love this old stuff
Pedalman it's still around in dudes like Vince Gill and Paul Franklin
Love this music ❤️,takes me back
I remember these days that a good video on buck an don like it
heart don't let her skip a beat. stay focused.
The best duel in country
They are great.!
Absolutely fantastic!! I've just had a look at Ray Charles doing this song and he's just as good!!
Well said!
Absolutely brill from masters in the business.......it's all long gone now.
great countryside singer of all time
Fantastic, listening in 2019 from NZ 💗💗
Watch how in later years, Don was put in the background, but yet, Buck said that he was devastated by Don's death. There must have been more going on behind the scenes than we know!
Don Matejek what do you mean? Please elaborate
As good as it gets
I was at young age when I heard all their music it was not even played in a cassette tape before but my brothers were using the....... it's lke a big cd
The master of the Telecaster, Don Rich…and the master of the pedal steel, the incomparable Tom Brumley.
As George Jones sang who's gonna fill their shoes.
So good. Those harmonies are heavenly. Just perfect.
So good good
To be such a good guy, Don Rich was a badass!!
Emmylou Harris sang some of Bucks songs, and I must say she sounded as good as Buck. But she had a great band.
She learned about Buck from singing with Gram Parsons.
Men, dressed in pink, I never thought I should see that. cute
What great steel playing
@1brunester Nudie suits>> very nice
Nydelig:-)
Greatest close harmony in country
1:04 he's like "oh ya.... I'm the shit"
Tom Brumley playing steel through the entire song. Exactly how it is supposed to be done!!!!
Their harmonies were so good.
Have to say though, that the pink suits look great. Do you notice when Buck wears pink, yellow, light green, the guys all wear matching suits in some other, usually darker, color? This color scheme was interesting.
Sure do miss these two. Loved watching them and hearing them sing. Don Rich was a hoot and he had a beautiful smile.
Don Rich.....legend. 😂
Fantastic music!! We need more these days..
Don rich need to be in the Country hall of fame ❤
Good old Buck Owens miss him
Granny ate this junk up
Love these guys ❤
best harmonies
Textbook perfect