The late Buck Owens will be remembered in a special tribute performance at the 41st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on May 23, 2006. Dwight Yoakam, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, Brad Paisley, Buddy Alan (son of Buck & Bonnie Owens), original Buck Owens & The Buckaroos steel guitarist Tom Brumley, Chris Hillman (The Byrds) and blink-182/+44 drummer Travis Barker will all play together in the tribute. Vince Vaughn will introduce the segment. Buck Owens, a country music legend who had twenty-one #1 country hits during the course of his remarkable career, passed away on March 25th of this year The tribute at the 41st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards will salute not only Mr. Owens’ rich catalogue of hit songs, but his status as a true ambassador of country music.
Mr. Owens was the Academy of Country Music’s very first Top Male Vocalist winner, in 1965; he was also honored with the Academy’s most respected honor, the Pioneer Award, in 1988.
“Losing Buck Owens was a real blow to this community, and we wanted to do something special to show the world just how important he was to country music,” said Bob Romeo, Executive Director, Academy of Country Music. “We’ve gotten some fantastic artists together, from all different musical genres, and they’re going to honor the man with a musical performance you will never forget.”
The 41st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards will be broadcast live from MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on the CBS Television Network.
source: Academy of Country Music
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