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On June 15, 1963, Owens landed his first No. 1 single: the song "Act Naturally."

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The Hollywood Walk of Fame features everyone from actors to radio personalities, and there are plenty of Nashville names enshrined there.

A little piece of history is up for sale: The former home of Buck Owens, a pioneer of the Bakersfield sound, is now on the market.

Pop artists covering country hits is nothing new. Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" was covered by Whitney Houston and the Buck Owen's classic "Act Naturally" was given the pop treatment by none other than the Beatles. Now an English artist, Jessie J, has not only covered but given a whole new treatment to Taylor Swift's "I Knew You Were Trouble". Give a listen

Dwight Yoakam is celebrating his 56th birthday today, and we're featuring him on our "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m.. We'll begin with "Streets Of Bakersfield", a duet with Dwight Yoakam and the late Buck Owens, which went to number one in 1988. Buck Owens originated the "Bakersfield Sound" in country music, which was based on his style of playing and calling B

Today we're honoring "The Bakersfield Sound", as it was called on our "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m. We begin with Buck Owens and his number one song from 1964, "My Heart Skips A Beat". We finish up with Merle Haggard's "Workin' Man Blues", a number one hit in 1969. The "Bakersfield Sound" was a certain style associated with artists from Ba