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Bonnie Owens (born Bonnie Campbell; October 1, 1929 – April 24, 2006) [1] was an American country music singer who was married to Buck Owens and later to Merle Haggard. Biography [ edit ]
Just Between the Two of Us hit number 4 on the country albums chart. In a retrospective review by Mark Deming for AllMusic, Deming wrote that the album is for "Haggard completists" and notes, "while Bonnie Owens was a good honky tonk singer, she was hardly a great one like Haggard, who seems to be holding himself back a bit musically as he defers to his spouse."
The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde'" is a song written by American country music artists Merle Haggard and Bonnie Owens, and recorded by Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in January 1968 as the first single and title track from the album The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde.
[1] Singer Bonnie Owens, Haggard's then-wife and band member, played a crucial role in the song's creation. In the episode of CMT's Inside Fame that was dedicated to Haggard's career, Owens remembers that Merle "thought he was out of love with me and wanted out..." Haggard picks up the story, remembering that they were walking through an ...
"Today I Started Loving You Again" is a 1968 song written by Merle Haggard and Bonnie Owens. [1] Haggard first recorded it as a B-side to his number 1 hit, "The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde", [1] but it failed to chart. It also appears on his 1968 album, The Legend of Bonnie & Clyde. [2]
The former includes a mix of traditional songs arranged by Haggard as well as new Haggard originals. It also features the Iris Dement song "Shores of Jordan". Haggard produced the collection himself and is joined by Strangers steel guitarist Norman Hamlet and singers Porter Wagoner and Bonnie Owens.
Liz Anderson wrote the song circa 1964 and had sent it to Nashville producers. Her friend Bonnie Owens encouraged her to meet with Haggard (Owens' beau at the time) and pitch some of her songs to the newcomer. Anderson was reluctant to do so, having already had songs recorded by national artists and not particularly interested in a regional ...
Produced by Haggard, the album features background harmonies from both his second wife, Bonnie Owens, and his then current wife, Leona Williams. The album yielded no hit singles and was not a big seller. In his 1999 memoir My House of Memories, Haggard writes, "I love those songs as much as Mom did. I can't describe the comfort they've given me.