Alvis Edgar Owens Jr. (August 12, 1929 – March 25, 2006), known professionally as Buck Owens, was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and band leader. He was the lead singer for Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, which had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music chart. He pioneered what came to be called the Bakersfield sound, named in honor of Bakersfield, California, Owens's adopted home, and the city from which he drew inspiration for what he preferred to call "American music". While the Buckaroos originally featured a fiddle and retained pedal steel guitar into the 1970s, their sound on records and onstage was always more stripped-down and elemental. The band's signature style was based on simple story lines, infectious choruses, a twangy electric guitar, an insistent rhythm supplied by a prominent drum track, and high, two-part vocal harmonies featuring Owens and his guitarist Don Rich.

Grade		Condition
M	Mint	Unplayed Record or sealed
NM	Near Mint	Near perfect, probably played only a few times.
EX	Excellent	Minor scuffs, slightly visible, not more than 15% of surface. Scratches that cannot be felt with fingernail. Plays close to perfect.
VG+	Very Good Plus	Vinyl in a really good shape with only superficial signs of use that don't affect play. Only well cared for records will grade out to VG+. Will satisfy all but the most demanding collector.
VG	Very Good	A used, reasonable copy. There will be obvious signs of wear and the possibility of light surface noise between tracks or during quiet passages, but still quite nice.
G+	Good Plus	In the record world, 'Good' is not good! From here on down (Fair, Poor), we're talking about beat-up records.