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They stood for decades as Bakersfield's two greatest country music stars, and long after their deaths, they still wear those ...
Bonnie Owens, a country music singer-songwriter from 1949 to 1981, also will be remembered as the wife of Buck Owens and then Merle Haggard, helping to build their careers. In 1965 she was the Academy ...
exploring the roots of the legendary Bakersfield Sound. Join Roy as he visits the Kern County Museum, the iconic Buck Owens Crystal Palace, and delves into the lives and legacies of country music ...
The Media Music Jam 2025 is set to take place on June 28 at 7 p.m. at Buck Owens' Crystal Palace, with proceeds benefiting ...
I have to say the talent of Buck Owens was daunting to stand up to ... the head Derailer recalls a fond memory from Bakersfield. “One time that really stands out to me is when he brought ...
"Reptiles and Amphibians," with science teacher Dave Hanley, 2 p.m., Hart Park Nature Center, 8000 River Road. Linda Larma & Daughters Academe of Dance, 2 and 7 p.m. June 1 and 7 p.m. June 2, Fox ...
LOS ANGELES — Singer Buck Owens, the flashy rhinestone cowboy ... Owens died at his home in Bakersfield, said family spokes-man Jim Shaw. The cause of death was not immediately known.
Son of the San Lorenzo' is an ambitious, deeply felt album that wrestles with legacy, identity and the road behind and ahead.
Summer is just a little over a week away, and options for outdoor concerts are plentiful. But don’t miss out on what’s happening in clubs, galleries and theaters.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The blue-and-gold arch that once spanned Union Avenue has been gone for more than a quarter-century, but we just can’t seem to get enough of the nostalgic landmark.
Anyone with an interest in Bakersfield, music or great stories will love this fast-paced history of the movement that turned laborers like Buck Owens and Merle Haggard into household names ...
Jim Mena is the vice president of the Fairfax Jr. Baseball Club. He’s been around a while, since shortly after it was founded in 1963. “I started here in 1966 when I was a kid. Then after I finished ...