Owsley
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Owsley may refer to:
- Owsley StanleyOwsley StanleyOwsley Stanley also known as Bear, was an essential and transitional personality in the development of the San Francisco Bay counter-culture. Spanning the Beat-era years of Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters scenes, he was equally pivotal to the explosion of 1960's Psychedelia culture...
(1935–2011), also known as Owsley or Bear, "underground" LSD chemist and early Grateful Dead soundman - Owsley (musician)Owsley (musician)William Reese "Will" Owsley III , known professionally as Owsley, was an American singer-songwriter, best known as for his work as guitarist in Amy Grant's touring band. His solo albums won critical acclaim and one Grammy Award nomination...
, the stage name of Will Owsley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist- Owsley (album)Owsley (album)- Personnel :* Will Owsley – vocals , guitars , bass , producer , engineer , assistant mixer Additional instruments: Echoplex , Mellotron , Wurlitzer piano , Hammond B-3 , Chamberlin , piano...
, the 1999 album by the above-mentioned singer-songwriter
- Owsley (album)
- Alvin M. OwsleyAlvin M. OwsleyAlvin Mansfield Owsley was an American diplomat, lawyer, and soldier.-Personal life:Owsley was born and raised in Denton, Texas, son of Alvin Clark and Sallie Owsley. He remained in Texas with his family while working for his elementary and secondary education, and also while attending a term at...
, American diplomat - Douglas Owsley, forensic anthropologist at the Smithsonian Institution who researched Kennewick ManKennewick ManKennewick Man is the name for the skeletal remains of a prehistoric man found on a bank of the Columbia River in Kennewick, Washington, USA, on July 28, 1996...
- Frank Lawrence OwsleyFrank Lawrence OwsleyFrank Lawrence Owsley was an American historian who taught at Vanderbilt University for most of his career, where he specialized in southern history and was a member of the Southern Agrarians.-Life and career:...
, American historian - Monroe OwsleyMonroe OwsleyMonroe Owsley was an American actor.Born in Atlanta, Georgia to aspiring actress Gertrude Owsley, he started taking acting classes when he was a teenager and made his Broadway debut in the 1920s. His film debut occurred in 1928 with The First Kiss, following with the character of young boy Ned in...
, American actor - William OwsleyWilliam OwsleyWilliam Owsley was an associate justice on the Kentucky Court of Appeals and the 16th Governor of Kentucky. He also served in both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and was Kentucky Secretary of State under Governor James Turner Morehead.Owsley studied law under John Boyle...
(1782–1862), Kentucky politician in the mid-19th century; ancestor of Owsley/Bear - Owsley County, KentuckyOwsley County, KentuckyOwsley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population was 4,858. Its county seat is Booneville. The county is named for William Owsley, the Governor of Kentucky from 1844 to 1848. It is a prohibition or dry county...
, a county in Kentucky, United States - Augustus Owsley Stanley (1867–1958), Kentucky politician; campaigned against alcohol prohibition in the 1920s; grandfather of Owsley/Bear