I loved watching him host, play guitar and do comedy on Hee Haw in the 70s when I was a kid. He wrote a number of huge hits including the much covered "Together Again".
Tough till the end, he died after playing a gig last night.
Folks outside the US probably arent familiar with his work, but thats not stopping me from spamming.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Owenshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hee_Haw