I'm a picking, and I'm a grinnin': Buck Owens 1929-2006

Buck Owens, country music superstar, died Saturday at the age of 76. It's very possible that I would never have listened to bluegrass or country music if it hadn't been for Buck Owens and Hee Haw, the long running hillbilly comedy show. I remember growing up watching Hee Haw while it was actually on TV, and then watching it again after it went into reruns. One of my favorite parts of the show was when Buck (guitar) and Roy Clark (banjo) did their monologues accompanied by Buck's, "I'm a pickin'!" and Roy's, "I'm a grinnin'!" Then the two would launch into some fired up bluegrass.

Later Buck. Have a good one.