{"id":427599,"date":"2026-08-08T20:46:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/427599\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:46:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:46:39","slug":"johnny-owens-pays-tribute-to-father-buck-owens-with-new-single-act-naturally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/427599\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnny Owens Pays Tribute to Father Buck Owens With New Single \u201cAct Naturally\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Premiered By The Music Universe<\/p>\n

NASHVILLE, Tenn. \u2013 Johnny Owens, youngest son of Country Music Hall of Fame member Buck Owens, pays tribute to his father\u2019s enduring legacy and the iconic\u00a0Bakersfield\u00a0Sound\u00a0with the release of his new single, \u201cAct Naturally,<\/a>\u201d now available. Premiered by The Music Universe<\/a>\u00a0alongside Johnny Owens\u2019 only in-person sit-down interview about his father\u2019s legacy, the recording celebrates the timeless sound that made Buck Owens a country music legend while reflecting Johnny\u2019s dedication to preserving the traditional Bakersfield Sound\u00a020 years after his father\u2019s passing.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTo the world, Buck Owens was a country music icon, but to me, he was simply Dad,\u201d shares Johnny.\u00a0\u201cThis year marks the 20th anniversary of his passing, the 60th anniversary of his landmark album\u00a0Live at Carnegie Hall, and on Aug. 12, he would have celebrated his 97th birthday. Releasing \u2018Act Naturally\u2019 felt like the perfect way to honor him because no one ever took the stage more naturally than my dad. I miss him every day, and I hope this song reminds fans why his music and the Bakersfield Sound continue to mean so much to so many people.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAct Naturally\u201d is the first release from Johnny Owens\u2019 forthcoming full-length tribute album honoring the extraordinary career of Buck Owens. The 10-track collection will celebrate the music that helped define the Bakersfield Sound, featuring beloved classics from every era of Buck\u2019s career, including \u201cBig in Vegas,\u201d \u201cTogether Again,\u201d \u201cStreets of Bakersfield\u201d and more. Through these timeless songs, Johnny continues his mission of preserving his father\u2019s legacy and introducing a new generation of listeners to the storytelling, authenticity and traditional country sound that made Buck Owens one of the genre\u2019s most influential artists.<\/p>\n

\u201cJohnny makes his dad proud in this true preservation of an iconic voice and song!\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Buddy Iahn \/ The Music Universe<\/p>\n

\u201cFor Buck Owens lovers, this is such a gift. The familial DNA shines through on Johnny\u2019s cover enough to bring back the original country fun, while adding a fresh coat of varnish. My prediction is it will be a hit from Bakersfield to Boston and beyond!\u201d\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Patti McClintic \/ Center Stage Magazine<\/p>\n

\u201cJohnny Owens has done his daddy proud! Just in time to celebrate the August 12 birthday of the late, great Buck Owens, his son has covered one of the Bakersfield legend\u2019s greatest hits with enough infectious exuberance to make the tune sound irresistibly fresh all over again!\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Joe Leydon \/ Cowboys & Indians<\/p>\n

For more information on Johnny Owens, visit johnnyowensmusic.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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About Johnny Owens
Johnny Owens carries forward one of country music\u2019s most celebrated legacies as the youngest son of Country Music Hall of Famer Buck Owens. Raised alongside the creation of the legendary Buckaroos and surrounded by some of country music\u2019s greatest artists, Johnny developed an authentic appreciation for the Bakersfield Sound that can only come from living its history. After spending years supporting his father\u2019s career, Johnny stepped into the spotlight to honor Buck\u2019s legacy through his own performances, captivating audiences with a voice that recalls the timeless sound of classic country. Performing everywhere from the Buck Owens Crystal Palace to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Nashville\u2019s Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Johnny continues to celebrate the music that defined a generation. As author and Bakersfield Sound historian Robert E. Price wrote, \u201cJohnny Owens is as close in tone and appearance to his Buckness as any that walk the earth today.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Premiered By The Music Universe NASHVILLE, Tenn. \u2013 Johnny Owens, youngest son of Country Music Hall of Fame…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":427600,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":["post-427599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield-headlines","tag-bakersfield-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=427599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427599\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/427600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=427599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=427599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=427599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}