We’ve got a treat for you today from the archive: a 22-year-old Don Rich performing “Love’s Gonna Live Here” on television for one of the first times. This Jimmy Dean Show appearance from 1963 is significant in that it’s some of the earliest footage we have of Buck and Don performing together. This song peaked at number 1 on the Billboard country chart and stayed there for SIXTEEN WEEKS, a record that would not be matched by anyone until fifty years later in 2013, when “We Are Never Getting Back

Celebrating the life of Don Rich and Buck Owens this week! Happy Heavenly Birthday to both! | Country River Band

🎶 Today, we celebrate the heavenly birthday of Don Rich, born on this day in 1941. As Buck Owens’ right-hand man in the Buckaroos, Don’s masterful guitar and fiddle playing defined the Bakersfield sound, setting a new standard in country music. His work on hits like “Act Naturally” and “I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail” made them timeless classics. Owens was devastated by Rich’s death and did not discuss it in interviews for years. In a late-1990s interview, Owens said, “He was like a brother, a so

Buck Owens! 21 #1 hits! 👇🏻 The pioneer of the Bakersfield Sound! 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 On the guitar is Don Rich—Buck Owens' best best friend & lead guitarist—Buck would plead for years for Don to stop riding his motorcycle, then one day after recording, Don Rich hit a concrete median and died....Buck was devastated and went thru a heavy depression & would state 20 years later, in an interview, that his music life, inspiration and career died on that day with Don..... 🎶 Real Country Music 🎶 #DonRich