Buddy Alan
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Alvis Alan Owens known professionally as Buddy Alan, is an American country music
artist. The son of Buck Owens
and Bonnie Owens
and stepson of Merle Haggard
, Alan recorded four albums for Capitol Records
in the 1970s. He also charted eight singles in the Top 40 on the Billboard
country charts, including his #7 debut single "Let the World Keep On A-Turnin'", a duet with Buck.
, to country music artist Buck Owens
and his then-wife, Bonnie Owens
. He founded a rock band called the Chosen Few at age fourteen before turning his interests to country music. When Bonnie Owens divorced Buck and married Merle Haggard
, Alvis moved to Arizona with his mother and new stepfather.
Crediting himself as Buddy Alan, he charted for the first time in 1968 with "Let the World Keep On A-Turnin'", a duet with Buck Owens that reached Top Ten on the country charts. This was followed by "When I Turn Twenty-One", which Haggard co-wrote. Alan toured with his father (who also worked as his promoter) and released an album entitled Wild, Free and Twenty One, in addition to making appearances on Hee Haw
. Later on, he charted again in the Top 20 with "Cowboy Convention", a duet with Owens' guitarist Don Rich
, and earned a Most Promising Male Artist award from the Academy of Country Music
. He continued to chart into the 1970s, but retired from the music business in 1978 to attend college. After that, he became a music director
at local radio stations, and was voted four times as Billboard Music Director of the Year.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist. The son of Buck Owens
Buck Owens
Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr. , better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos...
and Bonnie Owens
Bonnie Owens
Bonnie Owens , born Bonnie Campbell, was an American country music singer who was married to Buck Owens and later Merle Haggard.-Biography:...
and stepson of Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,...
, Alan recorded four albums for Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
in the 1970s. He also charted eight singles in the Top 40 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
country charts, including his #7 debut single "Let the World Keep On A-Turnin'", a duet with Buck.
Biography
Alvis Alan Owens was born May 22, 1948 in Mesa, ArizonaMesa, Arizona
According to the 2010 Census, the racial composition of Mesa was as follows:* White: 77.1% * Hispanic or Latino : 26.54%* Black or African American: 3.5%* Two or more races: 3.4%* Native American: 2.4%...
, to country music artist Buck Owens
Buck Owens
Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr. , better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos...
and his then-wife, Bonnie Owens
Bonnie Owens
Bonnie Owens , born Bonnie Campbell, was an American country music singer who was married to Buck Owens and later Merle Haggard.-Biography:...
. He founded a rock band called the Chosen Few at age fourteen before turning his interests to country music. When Bonnie Owens divorced Buck and married Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,...
, Alvis moved to Arizona with his mother and new stepfather.
Crediting himself as Buddy Alan, he charted for the first time in 1968 with "Let the World Keep On A-Turnin'", a duet with Buck Owens that reached Top Ten on the country charts. This was followed by "When I Turn Twenty-One", which Haggard co-wrote. Alan toured with his father (who also worked as his promoter) and released an album entitled Wild, Free and Twenty One, in addition to making appearances on Hee Haw
Hee Haw
Hee Haw is an American television variety show featuring country music and humor with fictional rural Kornfield Kounty as a backdrop. It aired on CBS-TV from 1969–1971 before a 20-year run in local syndication. The show was inspired by Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, the major difference being...
. Later on, he charted again in the Top 20 with "Cowboy Convention", a duet with Owens' guitarist Don Rich
Don Rich
Donald Eugene Ulrich, best known by the stage name Don Rich was a country musician who helped develop the Bakersfield sound in the early 1960s. He was a noted guitarist and fiddler, and a member of the Buckaroos, the backing band of country singer Buck Owens.-Biography:Donald Eugene Ulrich was...
, and earned a Most Promising Male Artist award from the Academy of Country Music
Academy of Country Music
The Academy of Country Music was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California as the Country & Western Music Academy. Whereas the Country Music Association, founded in 1958, was based in Nashville, the Academy sought to promote country music in the western states. Among those involved in the...
. He continued to chart into the 1970s, but retired from the music business in 1978 to attend college. After that, he became a music director
Music director
A music director may be the director of an orchestra, the director of music for a film, the director of music at a radio station, the head of the music department in a school, the co-ordinator of the musical ensembles in a university or college , the head bandmaster of a military band, the head...
at local radio stations, and was voted four times as Billboard Music Director of the Year.
Albums
| Year | Album | Chart Positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country | ||
| 1968 | Wild, Free and Twenty-One | — |
| 1970 | A Whole Lot of Something | — |
| 1971 | We're Real Good Friends (with Don Rich Don Rich Donald Eugene Ulrich, best known by the stage name Don Rich was a country musician who helped develop the Bakersfield sound in the early 1960s. He was a noted guitarist and fiddler, and a member of the Buckaroos, the backing band of country singer Buck Owens.-Biography:Donald Eugene Ulrich was... ) |
36 |
| 1972 | Too Old to Cut the Mustard? (with Buck Owens Buck Owens Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr. , better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos... ) |
35 |
| The Best of Buddy Alan | 43 | |
| 1975 | Chains / Another Saturday Night | — |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
CAN Country | |||
| 1968 | "Let the World Keep On A-Turnin'" (with Buck Owens Buck Owens Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr. , better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos... ) |
7 | 36 | I've Got You on My Mind Again |
| "When I Turn Twenty-One" | 54 | — | Wild, Free and Twenty-One | |
| 1969 | "Lodi" | 23 | 19 | |
| 1970 | "Big Mama's Medicine Show" | 23 | 9 | |
| "Down in New Orleans" | 38 | — | A Whole Lot of Something | |
| "Santo Domingo" | 57 | — | ||
| "Cowboy Convention" (with Don Rich Don Rich Donald Eugene Ulrich, best known by the stage name Don Rich was a country musician who helped develop the Bakersfield sound in the early 1960s. He was a noted guitarist and fiddler, and a member of the Buckaroos, the backing band of country singer Buck Owens.-Biography:Donald Eugene Ulrich was... ) |
19 | — | We're Real Good Friends | |
| 1971 | "Lookin' Out My Back Door" | 37 | — | single only |
| "I'm On the Road to Memphis" (with Don Rich) | 54 | — | We're Real Good Friends | |
| "Fishin' On the Mississippi" | 48 | — | singles only | |
| "I Will Drink Your Wine" | 46 | — | ||
| "Too Old to Cut the Mustard" (with Buck Owens) | 29 | 26 | Too Old to Cut the Mustard? | |
| 1972 | "White Line Fever" | 68 | — | singles only |
| "I'm in Love" | 47 | — | ||
| "Things" | 49 | — | ||
| "Move It On Over" | 60 | — | ||
| 1973 | "Why, Because I Love You" | 64 | — | |
| "Caribbean" | 67 | 86 | ||
| "Summer Afternoons" | 68 | — | ||
| "All Around Cowboy of 1964" | 67 | — | Chains / Another Saturday Night | |
| 1974 | "I Never Had It So Good" | 70 | — | |
| 1975 | "Chains" | 35 | — | |
| "Another Saturday Night" | 88 | — | ||