Further info on the passing of the great Buck Owens:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060325/people_nm/owens_dc
Owens, who helped spread the twangy "Bakersfield sound" as an antidote to Nashville's slick country music, died of heart failure at his home, said his keyboard player Jim Shaw. The night before, he had performed his usual twice-weekly concert at his entertainment complex, Buck Owens' Crystal Palace.