A-11
Artist: Buck Owens

A-11 is a typical Buck Owens album in that it contains a couple of hits balanced by a handful of covers and solid originals. It's not quite the equal of such '60s landmarks as I've Got a Tiger By the Tail, but there are nevertheless enough highlights that aren't singles to make it worth the investigation of a dedicated fan. ~ Stephen Thomas... Read More

Same Train, Different Time - BEAR FAMILY
Artist: Merle Haggard & The Strangers

Same Train, Different Time is Merle Haggard's affectionate tribute to Jimmie Rodgers. Haggard provides narration between the songs, offering tales of Rodgers' life and music. While the album is rooted in the past, the key to its success is how Haggard updates these traditional songs without losing sight of their roots. There are contemporary... Read More

The Carnegie Hall Concert
Artist: Buck Owens

Buck Owens & the Buckaroos' 1966 concert at Carnegie Hall was a landmark not only for the band, but for country music: It signaled that country had firmly integrated itself not only into America's popular music mainstream, but also urban centers like New York. Owens and the Buckaroos had to deliver a stellar performance, and they did -- the... Read More

Sing Me Back Home
Artist: Merle Haggard & The Strangers

Sing Me Back Home follows the blueprint of Merle Haggard's first three albums, balancing a hit single with album tracks and a couple of covers, but there is a difference. Where the previous album Branded Man was a transitional album, hinting that Haggard's talents were deepening substantially, Sing Me Back Home is the result of the flowering of... Read More

Roll Out the Red Carpet
Artist: Buck Owens

While Roll Out the Red Carpet continued the tradition of solid long-players for Buck Owens & His Buckaroos, it ironically was their first album not to have a single in the charts. The stability of the lineup as well as a few Buckaroo instrumentals and vocal duets -- featuring lead Buckaroo and longtime Owens collaborator Don Rich -- contribute... Read More

I've Got a Tiger by the Tail
Artist: Buck Owens

Buck Owens had his share of country hits prior to the release of I've Got a Tiger by the Tail and the hit single that spawned it. But "I've Got a Tiger by the Tail" was Owens' national breakthrough, featuring everything right about his Bakersfield honky tonk sound sweated down to a 2:12 single that proved to be a irresistible piece of crossover... Read More

The Best of Buck Owens, Vol. 2
Artist: Buck Owens

"I've Got a Tiger by the Tail," "Together Again," "My Heart Skips a Beat" -- all these are classic Owens from his mid-'60s peak. It features The Fabulous Buckaroos, including Don Rich on lead guitar and harmonies and Tom Brumley on steel. It's a must for any serious country & western fan. ~ George Bedard, All Music Guide Read More

Christmas with Buck Owens
Artist: Buck Owens

This 1999 reissue of Owens' 1967 Christmas album is a straight-up affair; with no hidden bonus tracks, just the straight 12 tracks from two 1965 sessions (odd they waited two years to put this stuff out), this is prime Buck Owens and His Buckaroos in the holiday mode. Featured here are "Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy," "Santa's Gonna Come in a... Read More