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Originally Posted by Tarnisher
Watching those videos got me thinking- how did Buck amplify his acoustics back then? They sound really clear, but it looks like he's just playing into his vocal mic. Hard to believe it sounded so good.
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Things were simpler then.
I knew Mathis Bros sponsored the show, and I remember seeing Bud Mathis hosting, but I didn't remember legendary broadcaster Danny Williams announcing.
Here's a clip from buckowens.com:
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Buck’s first national TV appearances came in 1963 and 1964, with several guest spots on both ABC’s Jimmy Dean Show and NBC’s Kraft Music Hall. He first ventured into his own nationwide TV series in 1966. His friends Bud and Don Mathes, owners of Mathes Brothers Furniture in Oklahoma City, asked him to host a half-hour TV show. The show, to run 52 weeks a year, would be sponsored locally by Mathes. Buck saw an opportunity to expand his horizons by having the shows nationally syndicated, and at its peak, Buck Owens’ Ranch ran in 100 markets. Top artists taped a dozen or more performances at WKY in Oklahoma City, which were patched into the shows by Buck and his son Mike, who doubled as the show’s announcer. Among the regulars were eldest son Buddy, who performed as "Buddy Alan," and Oregon-bred vocalist Susan Raye, who began working with Buck’s shows in 1964.
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