BUCK OWENS AND DWIGHT YOAKAM, PTS 1&2: BILL AND RICH, THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS EXPLORE SOME OF THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE BAKERSFIELD SOUND'S SPIRITUAL FATHER AND SON IN THIS "DIG THIS" REWIND.

Buck Owens (August 12, 1929 – March 25, 2006), and Dwight Yoakam (b. October 23, 1956) :  two master navigators of a very unique tributary along the stream of popular music, inspired and learned from each other - one, being the progenitor of the "Bakersfield Sound", and the other his adopted musical progeny. "The Streets of Bakersfield," originally recorded by Buck Owens in 1973, was revived as a duet between the two men in 1988, becoming  a chart hit and a popular video.    Buck, whose career had gone dark after losing his friend and musical partner, Don Rich in 1974, was sparked back to life when Dwight came into his life.  Here Bill and Rich attempt to connect some of the musical catalogue and biographical dots  of these two musical giants.