Harmony 1971 H169 Buck Owens American EX-Dorothy Owens

Buck Owens Harmony American Model EX-Dorothy Owens

Flat Top Acoustic Guitar made in Chicago by Harmony in the first half of the year 1971

Model H169

Serial # 9912H169 -12190100

F-71-FS

Red, White & Blue Lacquer Finish

Spruce top

Birch sides & back

Mahogany Neck with Rosewood Fingerboard.

Alvis Edgar 'Buck' Owens was born August 12, 1929 in Sherman, Texas, the eldest son of A. E. and Maicie Azel Ellington Owens, and passed away at his ranch just north of Bakersfield, California, on March 25, 2006, at the age of 76 of heart failure. R.I.P.

This Harmony guitar was given to his sister Dorothy by Buck himself as a tribute and acquired from her estate.

Buck Owens, brother Melvin, and sister Dorothy.

Dorothy Juanita ‘Tootsie’ Owens 1934-1995 was the sister of the country music legend Buck Owens. She was a key figure in his business operations, notably managing Buck Owens Enterprises and the OMAC Artists Corporation.

She was the namesake for Dorothy Owens Broadcasting (DOB), a company used to own television and radio stations.

Dorothy passed away from cancer in 1995. R.I.P.

This patriotic-themed flat top guitar is one of THE classic pieces of fretted Americana, and a surprisingly good-sounding instrument to boot!

When Buck Owens appeared on TV's HEE HAW in 1969 with a red, white, and blue flat top guitar built for him by Semie Moseley, it seemed like an obvious idea to sell them. Buck was never one to miss a marketing opportunity, after all. A licensing deal was struck between Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Buck, and the actual guitars were built by Harmony in Chicago for sale in the retailer's catalog.

Buck Owens & Roy Clark

Buck Owens & Roy Clark