Owens first recorded “Streets of Bakersfield” for the 1972 compilation album Buck ‘Em Volume 2: The Music of Buck Owens. More than a decade later, he was slated to perform a duet with Merle Haggard, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People enjoy the music of Buck Owens at the Buck Owens Crystal Palace in Bakersfield in 1998. (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times) ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – Kern County’s most popular tourist attraction, the Crystal Palace, has closed. After more than a year on the market, the Buck Owens family has opted to shutter the famous ...

Buck Owens' Crystal Palace in Bakersfield, Calif., is closing after more than 28 years in business, according to reports. When Did Buck Owens' Crystal Palace Open? ABC 23 News in Bakersfield reports ...

Anyone with ears and a taste for good country music knows that Dwight Yoakam learned much of what he knows from Buck Owens and other prominent Bakersfield Sound artists. However, by the time he was ...

The venue opened in October 1996 and played host to countless country music stars and artists from across the Central Valley. Wednesday, August 13, 2025 BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KFSN) -- It's the end of ...

"This publication was created by the staff of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum"--Title page verso. "Published on the occasion of the exhibition The Bakersfield sound : Buck Owens, Merle ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — "To a lot of people, especially in texas and overseas, this is the Mecca for country music," said Monty Byrom. In a release from managers of the Crystal Palace, they cited ...

The Crystal Palace, a music and dining joint in Bakersfield launched by Buck Owens — which hosted just about every country music star in America over the years — has abruptly shut its doors. The ...

Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace is closing its doors after 28 years. In a statement by the Owens Family, it said it is because of a “challenging business climate” and the family members stepping back from ...