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 Good read, some typo issues May 13, 2012
By stooben
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Having already read Eileen Sisk's scathing, through-the-glass-darkly biography of Buck Owens prior to this, I must say that this biography of Buck is a breath of fresh air. The author, Kathryn Burke, is a mature lady with a mature voice and outlook on Buck and the sociology surrounding him. She doesn't whitewash Buck, she points out his foibles, but she doesn't present him as the Devil incarnate the way Ms. Sisk did.
The problem I have with Ms. Burke's book is either the fault of the publisher or the fault of the author: typos. Or, in some cases, getting the names wrong for country music legends. Several times in the book, country legend Ernest Tubb is referred to as "Ernest Tubbs". Patsy Cline is referred to one time as "Patsy Kline". In a book delving into the minutia of Buck and country music, these are major errors. Calling Ernest Tubb "Ernest Tubbs" is a gaffe on par with calling Babe Ruth "Babe Ruths" in a book about baseball.
These gaffes aside, this is an enjoyable read. Ms. Burke is especially successful in getting into the mindset and psyche of the "Okies" who migrated during the Dust Bowl from not only Oklahoma, but also Texas and Arkansas. Buck Owens was one such migrant from Texas to Arizona, and then on to California. In an analysis I hadn't heard before, Ms. Burke points out that the "Okies" were hard-working capitalists who sought to own and work their own farms. They were not the poor victims seeking the benevolent/communal aid of the federal government portrayed in books by such socialists as John Steinbeck.
5 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 It's history. Sep 13, 2010
By David Vogel
This is real history by a real historian. Learn about Buck as his family migrates from Texas during the Dust Bowl, and the hardships that led to the Bakersfield sound.
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