Instrumental Hits Review

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Instrumental Hits ReviewThroughout 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 instrumentals ever recorded. Tom Brumley's steel on "Bud's Bounce" and Leon McAuliffe's "Steel Guitar Rag" show off the West Coast style he developed, and the influence Ralph Mooney had on his playing. Owens himself, better known for his vocals (especially after relinquishing lead-guitar duties to Don Rich), flat picks a storm on his trio of polkas, "Raz-Ma-Taz Polka," "Country Polka" and "Buck's Polka."
Unlike bands that made their name as instrumental combos, The Buckaroos chops were equally key on their vocal tracks. Their instrumental recordings are certainly fine, but given what else the band was capable of, most of these tracks are better heard as album accompaniment. After a half-dozen, one begins to long for the harmonies of Owens and Rich to complement the instruments.
Sundazed's reissue augments the original dozen tracks with a pair taken from the 1966 release, "The Buck Owens Songbook," an album of hits re-recorded as instrumentals under the direction of Don Rich. Both tracks ("Act Naturally" and "I've Got a Tiger By the Tail") are fine, but greatly miss Owens vocals.Instrumental Hits Overview

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Dwight Sings Buck (Dig) Review

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Dwight Sings Buck (Dig) ReviewSo says the emblem on the guitar that Dwight Yoakam is pictured with on the back cover of his new album "Dwight Sings Buck". The title is pretty self-explanatory; the album is a tribute to the late Buck Owens, the master of the "Bakersfield Sound" and a mentor, friend and duet partner of Dwight Yoakam. This collection is definitely a worthy tribute and checks in at a crisp 47 minutes, with 15 tracks. If I had never heard of Buck Owens and the c.d was not titled "Dwight Sings Buck" I would have assumed that these were all original Dwight Yoakam songs, because he flat out makes them his own. That being said though, the album is without question a sincere, respectful tribute to Mr. Owens. Yoakam never seems to mock or try to imitate Owens' distinct voice; he instead gives each song his own touch and the result is a first-rate, superb collection. A lot of folks may raise their eyebrows at the fact that a lot of Buck's biggest hits didn't make the cut, such as "Waitin' in Your Welfare Line" or "I've Got a Tiger by the Tail", but with the quality and quantity of "Dwight Sings Buck", you really won't long for them too much. The standout, best track on the album is the incredible "Close Up the Honky Tonks", but again, with every selection found on the album so high in quality, it's tough to really try and pick "the cream of the crop" on this album. There absolutely no filler songs here, and they are all superb songs delivered soulfully and beautifully by Dwight. As a matter of fact, Dwight Yoakam both produced and arranged this album, so that's a pretty good indication of just how invested Yoakam is to this project and how important it is to him. In his long and succesfull career, Mr. Yoakam has never released a bad album to date, and this is no exception. In the liner notes of the album, Dwight is quoted as saying "I hope that listening to this album allows you to say with me, 'I love you Buck and I love you for giving us your music every time I hear it'". Well after listening to this collection, I can see where Dwight is coming from. Highly recommended.Dwight Sings Buck (Dig) OverviewSince Yoakam built much of his vocal style around that of the late Bakersfield master, and recorded with him on occasion, the two collaborating most famously on Owens's own work ('Streets of Bakersfield'), it is only natural that Yoakam do a whole album of Buck Owens' songs. Dwight Sings Buck moves briskly for 15 tracks, since 10 of them run under three minutes. Yoakam, who also produced the album, keeps the production shiny, punchy, and faithful to the golden age of honky-tonk. Adding just enough Dwight - and a little Elvis - to Buck's songs show that Iimitation may indeed be the sincerest form of flattery.

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