| Aug 19, 2025 |
‘I was a big Buck Owens fan’: Nostalgic fans gobble up Buck merch at Crystal Palace closing sale
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – You might call it the long goodbye. Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace held another farewell event of sorts Tuesday morning…a clearance sale of merchandise that was supposed to ...
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| Aug 19, 2025 |
Line forms outside Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace for last chance to get memorabilia
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Fans of Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace lined up Tuesday morning for a chance to get one more keepsake from the cherished Bakersfield music landmark. The line went out the door ...
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| Aug 12, 2025 |
Buck Owens’ Iconic Crystal Palace Will Soon Close: ‘It Is Our Hope That New Owners Will Step Forward’
Crystal Palace, Buck Owens ‘ iconic music venue in Bakersfield, Calif., will soon permanently close its doors after nearly three decades in operation. In a statement posted on the late country ...
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| Aug 12, 2025 |
End of an era for country music in Bakersfield: Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace closes
Dwight Yoakam, Garth Brooks, Taylor Swift and many other stars played here. But the epicenter of the "Bakersfield Sound" is shutting down.
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| Aug 12, 2025 |
End of an era for country music in Bakersfield: Buck Owens' Crystal Palace closes
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 ...
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| Aug 10, 2025 |
UPDATED: Crystal Palace closes but will still host special events as sales talks, city discussions continue
The foundation that owns Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace announced Monday it has canceled the venue’s regular dinner, dancing and music shows but will reopen for already-scheduled events as it continues ...
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| Aug 07, 2025 |
Buck's Last Birthday Bash? Local artists set to rock the Palace, at least, one more time
It has been almost 20 years since the world lost Buck Owens, but his memory, his music, and his birthday are still alive and well all these years later. But for how long? Johnny Owens will be ...
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| Apr 23, 2025 |
Buck Owens hit started out as a joke
This month in 1963: The lives of all 129 men aboard the atomic submarine Thresher were lost when the nuclear attack submarine sank in the Atlantic, some 200 miles east of Boston; The National Football ...
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| Mar 10, 2025 |
‘Arguably the Most Significant Sparkle Fender Ever’: How Buck Owens’ Glitzy Western Style Inspired Fender’s Sparkle Guitars
Fender's iconic sparkle-finish guitars—an essential chapter in what is inarguably one of the most influential portfolios of modern guitar design. Born out of Midcentury Southern California's postwar ...
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| Jan 22, 2025 |
Ringo Starr Recalls How The Beatles Came to Record the Buck Owens Classic “Act Naturally”
2024 saw some major pop acts crossing over into country music. Many fans were cynical about new genre additions such as Post Malone and Beyoncé believing that the megastars were only attempting to ...
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| Dec 14, 2024 |
Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace still available for purchase
One of the most famous landmarks in Bakersfield is still up for sale. Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace is still for sale about six months after we first reported it here at 17 News. We have nothing to ...
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