This collection documents the hits of country music icon Buck Owens as he defined the Bakersfield sound and became a major architect of west coast country overall.

Today he's heralded as a traditionalist who rejected the Nashville Sound's pop-rock concessions, but the real secret behind Owens's enormous success is that he embraced rock & roll more completely than any other country contemporary. The 16 hits here trace Owens and his Buckaroos as they move from more rural-sounding hits such as "Under Your Spell Again" to the rockabilly-inspired rhythms (Owens backed Gene Vincent for awhile) of his driving "freight train" sound, a series of classic singles that always sounded modern, electric, and decidedly urban. Volume 1 barely scratches the surface, but if you've never had your heart skip a beat when Don Rich cranks that driving electric lead to "I've Got a Tiger by the Tail," then you've just got to hear this. --David Cantwell

Buck Owens: All-Time Greatest Hits also includes the rare original version of "Streets Of Bakersfield," (re-recorded 15 years later by Buck and Dwight Yoakam and a #1 hit). Not only is this definitive collection packed with signature songs and rarities omitted from previous best-of collections, but it won't disappoint his casual fan with 13 #1 hits like "Act Naturally," "Love's Gonna Live Here," "Together Again," "Sam's Place," "My Heart Skips A Beat," and "Before You Go."

This 1953-56 pre-Capitol collection rounds up the early cuts Buck made after moving to Bakersfield but before he became a star. These raw honky-tonk gems include Hot Dog; I'm Gonna Blow; Blue Love; There Goes My Love; Honeysuckle; Right After the Dance; Rhythm and Booze , and more including lots of alternate takes!

Recorded at the venerable New York City concert hall, Buck Owens & His Buckaroos' Carnegie Hall Concert finds Owens and the Buckaroos tearing through chart-topping hits like 'Act Naturally' and Tiger By The Tail'. Complete and unedited with interviews, detailed liner notes and unpublished photos. Standard jewel case. 2000 release.

40 of the greatest honky tonk hits by this highly influential country music legend. Includes 'Act Naturally', 'Together Again', 'Think Of Me', 'Love's Gonna Live Here' and 'I've Got A Tiger By The Tail'. Double slimline jewel case. 1999 release. The full title is 'Streets Of Bakersfield/ 40 Greatest Hits'.

2011 collection from Country legend Buck Owens and his duet partner. Susan Raye's first recordings in 1970 as Buck Owens' duet partner were an immediate success. The albums We're Gonna Get Together and The Great White Horse were Top 20 hits that year, as were the title tracks to each album as well as a third single, 'Togetherness'. Buck Owens was the first bona fide Country star to emerge from Bakersfield.