The northeast Bakersfield house owned by Buck Owens in 1968-74 is still on the market, but the former home of compatriot Merle Haggard, listed almost simultaneously, has a contingent offer. The Owens ...

It’s almost kind of funny. That’s what I said to Gary Newman, frontman of the band formerly known as the Haggard Bucks. “Oh, it is funny,” Newman said followed by the kind of chuckle one may have used ...

Jan. 1—He is one of Bakersfield's favorite sons, his voice and songwriting talents lifting him to the status of legend, not only in the annals of country music, but as one of the greatest ...