I would play still if I could find any interest in it near me. His theory is that overexposure is bad for any musical artist. Donald Roy "Don" Rich (1931-2000) - Find a Grave Memorial Like how hell take a perfectly good steak, give it a layer of white salt, a layer of black pepper and, then, a red layer of ketchup, making sure to let Tom know how good it is the whole time he eats it. Buck turns around and walks back in the door to put on a show for those people. Oddly, I looked him up, as I had no idea that he passed in 1974. It was a pleasure working with you. thanks don for my life playing the fiddle. First, I want to talk about some articles that I used for the second half of this story. The people who knew them and cared about them will lie to themselves and to me to protect their memory. Again, I dont think anyone would say that Buck Owens was a perfect human being. We may see on the news some singer named Johnny Paycheck arrested for shooting a man and think, Boy, that guys career is over for sure. And, yeah, youre pretty much right. Sarge Adam, (Fearless Leader and Crawlspace), "You are a Member of the Church of Awesomeology. Don surprised and delighted us by pulling out his camera and took a picture of us and I have a picture of him taking a picture of us. Like I said, hypothetical, but it could resolve both versions of Don Rich on the 1974 tour. "Buckaroo" did too - becoming the first country music instrumental to do so. Willie Cantu appears on 20 pages. Donald A. Give him anything less than your best and you can expect a good amount of chewing out.. I was 12 years old in 1966 when Buck and Don played Carnegie Hall. Theyre not doing it for the crowd. In 1969 Buck Owens came to Bismarck ND for a concert. If its any consolation, it will not be news to anyone close to the situation. By the way, if you have a story or you know a story that you think nobody knows and its not in any books or newspapers, nobodys preventing you from telling it.