On the Bandstand

by Buck Owens

On the Bandstand cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 29 April 1963
  • Label: Capitol
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 30:19
  • Community rating: 3.45/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Captured in front of an enthusiastic audience, this recording definitively documents the raw, driving energy of the West Coast country circuit. Characterized by aggressive Telecaster twang and a fiercely propulsive rhythm section, it provided a stark, electrified contrast to the lush string arrangements dominating Nashville studios. The album cemented the bandleader as the primary architect of the Bakersfield aesthetic.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Saw Mill (2:22)
  2. King Of Fools (2:49)
  3. Sally Was A Good Old Girl (2:20)
  4. I Can't Stop (My Lovin' You) (2:47)
  5. Orange Blossom Special (2:06)
  6. Cotton Fields (2:12)
  7. Kickin' Our Hearts Around (2:32)
  8. Touch Me (3:05)
  9. Sweethearts In Heaven (2:54)
  10. Release Me (2:34)
  11. One Way Love (2:24)
  12. Diggy Liggy Lo (2:14)

Credits

  • Buck Owens - primary artist, vocals, guitar, written-by, arranged by
  • Kenny Pierce - bass [electric], lead vocals
  • Ken Presley - drums
  • Don Rich - fiddle, lead vocals, written-by
  • Jay McDonald - steel guitar
  • Horace Whatley - written-by
  • Mel Tillis - written-by
  • Dusty Rhodes - written-by

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