The Key's In The Mailbox by Lazarus57-KSullivan7

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Nov 03, 2025 08:44am

COUNTRY SHOWCASE.. ROUND 1<img src="https://singsnap-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/message-board/threads/6IRU/98c63c93b0_LUDK_media.gif"><img src="https://cdnaws.recis.io/i/img/00/e8/a6/cb_c909c1_w320.jpg" alt="Keys In The Mailbox - Karaoke MP3 backingtrack - Buck Owens"> Alvis Edgar "Buck" Owens Jr. (August 12, 1929 – March 25, 2006) was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was the frontman for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Buckaroos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">The Buckaroos</a>, which had 21 No. 1 hits on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_magazine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Billboard</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">country music</a> chart. He pioneered what came to be called the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakersfield_sound" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Bakersfield sound</a>, named in honor of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakersfield,_California" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Bakersfield, California</a>,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Owens#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[1]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Owens#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[2]</a> Owens's adopted home and the city from which he drew inspiration for what he preferred to call "American music".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Owens#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[3]</a> BiographyOwens was born August 12, 1929 on a farm in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman,_Texas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Sherman, Texas</a>, United States,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Owens#cite_note-LarkinGE-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[5]</a> to Alvis Edgar Owens Sr. and Maicie Azel (née Ellington) Owens.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Owens#cite_note-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[6]</a>In the biography About Buck.,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Owens#cite_note-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[7]</a> Rich Kienzle writes: "'Buck' was a donkey on the Owens farm." "When Alvis Jr. was three or four years old, he walked into the house and announced that his name also was "Buck." That was fine with the family, and the boy's name became "Buck" from then on."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Owens#cite_note-nickname-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[8]</a> He attended public school for grades 1–3 in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garland,_Texas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Garland, Texas</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Owens#cite_note-9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[9]</a>Owens's family moved to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesa,_Arizona" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Mesa, Arizona</a>,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Owens#cite_note-10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[10]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Owens#cite_note-11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[11]</a> in 1937 during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust_Bowl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Dust Bowl</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Great Depression</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Owens#cite_note-12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[12]</a> While attending school in Arizona, Owens found that while he disliked formal schoolwork, he could often satisfy class requirements by singing or performing in school plays.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Owens#cite_note-Dream-13" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[13]</a> As a result, he began to take part in such activities whenever he could.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Owens#cite_note-Dream-13" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[13]</a> <img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/i6lAXa8Fxqs/maxres2.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEoCIAKENAF8quKqQMcGADwAQH4Ac4FgALQBYoCDAgAEAEYciA2KE0wDw==&rs=AOn4CLCDPBO2pl85ODup6PPM5k1w-SFHeQ" alt="🎶 “Keys in the Mailbox” by the legendary Buck Owens - YouTube">