Number of Discs5
Additional informationPersonnel: Alvis E. Owens (vocals, guitar, electric guitar); Bud Hobbs, Roland Earl Weber, Doyle Floyd Hendricks (vocals, guitar); Donald Eugene Ulrich (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, fiddle); Kenny Pierce, Rose Maddox (vocals); Roy Nichols (guitar, electric guitar); Jelly Sanders (guitar, fiddle); Cal Maddox, Leonard Sipes (guitar); Gene Moles (electric guitar); Bill Woods (steel guitar, piano); Donald "Dusty" Rhodes, Fuzzy Owen, Jay McDonald, Ralph Mooney, Tom Brumley, Billy Mize (steel guitar); Oscar Whittington (fiddle); Cliff Crofford (trumpet); George French, Jr., Lawrence Williams , Jackie Trent, Jim Pierce (piano); Wayne Stone, Marion Z. "Pee Wee" Adams, Melvin Lee "Mel" King, Glenn Ayers, Ray Heath, Ken Presley, Johnny Cuviello, Mel Taylor, Willie Cantu (drums); Reed Butler (percussion). Audio Mixer: Bill Inglot. Recording information: Bakersfield Civic Auditorium, Bakersfield, CA; Capitol Recording Studio, Hollywood, CA; Hollywood, CA; Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA; Tally Studio, Bakersfield, CA. Author: Alvis E. Owens. Illustrators: Dave Sax; R.A. Andreas. Introduction by: Dwight Yoakam. Photographers: Dave Sax; R.A. Andreas. Undeniably the most comprehensive Buck Owens collection available, ACT NATURALLY contains everything the Bakersfield boss recorded during his most artistically fertile period, from 1953 to 1964. You can hear not only his genre-defining West Coast honky-tonk classics like the title track, "Under Your Spell Again," and "I've Got a Tiger By the Tail," but also loads of lesser-known gems and rarities. The latter include some of Owens's earliest sessions as a sideman, alternate takes, demos, and other previously unreleased ephemera. It all adds up to the ultimate Owens package, five discs of honky-tonk heaven that allow the listener to chart the stunning evolution of one of country music's true trailblazers.