In gratitude, Fender presented Owens and Rich with two special Telecasters, adorned with a gold sparkle finish on the body and the peghead front that. Tom is an exceptional player and it was a privalage to have worked with him. The later day Buckaroos (2000) actually backed Gib and I up (as the Burrito Brothers) one night at the Crystal Palace, when Buck suggested that we re-unite for one performance at his club. Gib had been recovering from a recent major by-pass surgery, and had driven to Bucks studio from his nearbye home in Palmdale to Bakersfield to record with Buck and I for the FBB CD 'CALIFORNIA JUKEBOX.' I flew in from Nashville. We spent the afternoon recording with Buck. If that wasn't enough of a country rock dream, come true.After the session he asked if Gib and I if would play at the newly opened Crystal Palace that same night.Ĭonsious of the fact that Gib was still a bit fragile from heart surgery, Buck had his staff organize everything, and later that night we appeared together (for the last time as the Burrito Brothers) onstage, introduced by Buck.

He treated Gib and I like kings, giving us his personal dressing room, staff and anything else we wanted. American country musician who helped develop the Bakersfield sound in the early 1960s. The Buckaroos were extreemly tight and knew all of our hits, just like the record. American band led by Buck Owens in the 1960s and early 1970s, who, along with The Strangers, were involved in the development and presentation of the 'Bakersfield sound.' From 1965 to 1970. The crowd was unreal and wouldn't let any of us off the stage, much to Buck's delight. It was fabulous and it was all because of Buck Owens and his great band & staff. This is how a Fender Telecaster was meant to be played - picked like hell's flames were chasing your fingers up and down the fretboard. It was the final performance of the Burrito Brothers.

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