Can Anyone Identify a Guy Named Corky Jones?

Bill Pastuch · Post by **Bill Pastuch** » 3 Jul 2005 10:57 am

He supposedly recorded for a small record label called PEP in California in 1955.

Val Gethers · Post by **Val Gethers** » 3 Jul 2005 11:29 am

Bill, Buck Owens/Corky Jones. I believe when Buck was starting out, he was doing session guitar work, and when he started recording he was known as Corky Jones. Anyone please correct me if I'm wrong.

Val Gethers · Post by **Val Gethers** » 3 Jul 2005 12:36 pm

Also, if anyones interested, the "record lady" has two Corky Jones (Buck Owens) songs, "Hot Dog" and "Rhythm and Booze".

Bill Pastuch · Post by **Bill Pastuch** » 3 Jul 2005 1:25 pm

Val, you're 100% correct. It was Buck Owens.

After Buck left Texas and came to Bakersfield in 1951 he formed a band called The Schoolhouse Playboys and he played saxophone and trumpet in it and not a Telecaster.

Shortly before adopting the aka, he started playing lead guitar for Tommy Collins.

To test the waters, he decided to use an alias by the name of Corky Jones on the Pep record label. If he bombed on the record, nobody would be the wiser, and he did.

The story, similar to the aliases of Terry Preston/Simon Crum.

BTW, what was Buck's real given birth name?

Val Gethers · Post by **Val Gethers** » 3 Jul 2005 1:33 pm

Bill, Alvis Edgar Owens, I believe after his daddy. Someone told me he chose the name "Buck" from a mule the family owned. Right or wrong??? Thanx for the reply.

Bill Pastuch · Post by **Bill Pastuch** » 3 Jul 2005 3:36 pm

Right again Val, you must have the same info on Alvis Edgar as I do.