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"Act Naturally" is a song written by Johnny Russell, with a writing credit given to Voni Morrison and publishing rights transferred to Buck Owens. It was originally recorded by Buck Owens and the Buckaroos , whose version reached number one on the Billboard Country Singles chart in 1963, [ 1 ] his first chart-topper. [ 2 ]
John Bright Russell (January 23, 1940 – July 3, 2001) [1] was an American country music singer, songwriter, and comedian best known for his song "Act Naturally", which was made famous by Buck Owens, who recorded it in 1963, and The Beatles in 1965.
Owens, Doyle Holly, Tom Brumley, and Wille Cantu performed old hits from their heyday including "I've Got a Tiger By the Tail" and "Act Naturally". Long before Owens became the famous co-host of Hee Haw, his band became known for their signature Bakersfield sound, later emulated by artists such as Merle Haggard, Dwight Yoakam, and Brad Paisley ...
Act Naturally", written by Johnny Russell and first recorded by Buck Owens in 1963, [60] was chosen by Ringo Starr to be his vocal contribution to the album. [61] Recorded at the end of the Help! sessions, [29] it was the last-recorded cover song the Beatles would officially release until "Maggie Mae" in 1970. [62]
"Streets of Bakersfield" is a 1973 song written by Homer Joy and popularized by Buck Owens. In 1988, Owens recorded a duet version with country singer Dwight Yoakam, which became one of Yoakam's first No. 1 Hot Country Singles hits. The song, which was written by songwriter Homer Joy, was first recorded by Buck Owens in 1972 with little success ...
“You’re not naturally ‘big,’ that’s the issue,” one person wrote. “No one wants to see that at a theme park with children,” another commented. “Girl, you know why,” someone ...
The album contained the 1972 hits "Crazy Mama" (#22 on the Billboard Hot 100, his only Top 40 hit [7]) and "After Midnight" (#42) as well as turntable hits "Bringing it Back" (recorded by Kansas for their first album), "Call Me the Breeze" (later recorded by Lynyrd Skynyrd), and "Clyde" (later recorded by Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show and a 1980 country hit for Waylon Jennings).
In a lengthy post on Instagram, the singer wrote that the idea for the highly anticipated follow-up to “Renaissance” was … With just 10 days to go until her new album “Act 2: Cowboy Carter ...