#740687 in eBooks 2010-06-24 2010-06-24File Name: B0054SBNS6
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Dont Know What To Say.By KenThis is a good book that seems well researched. and it certainly pulls no punches. I guess the audience for the book are Buck Owens fans. mostly. Be be warned. this book will shatter your memories of the man. Even though I give it four stars. I almost dont want to recommend it on that basis. Maybe its better to keep those fond memories.I know that the private lives of stars often are often troubled. and these people are not whom they are presented and promoted as being. And I was prepared for the usual array of unflattering revelations that you find with such people. such as womanizing. drug problems. short fuses. etc. With Buck you dont encounter the drug problems. but thats about the best that be said. Buck comes off as a downright evil businessman. He cheated people as standard operating procedure. He destroyed livelihoods at times. and ruined careers. over jealousies. petty grudges or slights. or even just for his dark amusement it seemed. And I mean he seemed to cheat almost everybody. including even the famed (and deservedly so) Don Rich. to whom Buck owed almost everything in my estimation. Dons masterful work on the Telecaster and tight harmony with Buck was what made Buck famous and put the Bakersfield Sound on the map. in my opinion.There are very few positive anecdotes or heartwarming episodes in this book. It is a descent into the hellish world of a selfish and greedy man who reigned over everybody in his orbit like a capricious tyrant. with great cruelty on display routinely.Many close to Buck came to hold the opinion that he suffered significant mental problems. If half of whats in this book is true. and I have no reason to suggest it isnt. they were so right. This book is a gripping tragedy. you see a man who is climbing to the top of world. while crushing everybody and also his soul along the way.I certainly did not expect that from my memories of the happy go-lucky Buck from Hee Haw. pickin and singin and clowning around. having a good wholesome time. The reality was not just different. as you might expect. but far. far worse.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. she had very few good things to say about himBy glenna cornejothis writer was definitely not a Buck Owens fan. she had very few good things to say about him.but there are always two sides to everything! She sure didnt give him credit for much!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Most excellent book! Best one ever about Buck Owens!By TWhat a great book!! Written with honesty and candor about Bucks real personality and his deep dark secrets the general public wasnt privy to. However those who worked closely with him and were friends with him saw the real side of Buck. It was riveting and nearly impossible to put down.
