Buck Owens & Susan Raye - Merry Christmas From
Finally, after nearly two years! Way back on December 15, 2005 , Ernie (of Ernie Not Bert) first posted this album at his blog. How I missed it the first time, I'm not sure but I spent a few days smacking myself in the head over my failure to download. Ernie reposted the album (you da man, Ern!) and I got my copy last year on November 23rd, 2006. For those who only Buck from his days on " Hee Haw ", here's the quick story: Born Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr. in 1929, he grew up on a Texas farm whose family mule was named Buck. At the age of three, he announced to the family that his name was Buck too. No one thankfully objected. While working as a truck driver in the late-1940s, Owens found himself driving through the picturesque San Joaquin Valley in California on his way to Bakersfield. The beauty of the land convinced Buck that this was the place where he wanted to settle down and did so in 1950. Meanwhile, up in the state of Oregon, a girl named Susan Raye...