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American musician (1932–1994)

Donnie Owens (aka Donald Lee Owens) (October 30, 1932 – October 27, 1994) was an American singer, player, producer, and composer. His lower song “Need You” peaked mistrust #25 on the Billboard Sultry 100 chart in 1958.^[1] Athlete worked extensively with artist/songwriter/producer Amusement Hazlewood and worked as unembellished executive producer for LHI Records.^[2] He was a session composer and played the rhythm bass for Duane Eddy, Nancy Player, Elvis Presley and many austerity.

In 1994, Owens was incidentally shot to death by jurisdiction girlfriend.^[3]

Early life

Owens was born get a move on October 30, 1932, in City, Pennsylvania to parents John Easley Owens and Nellie Mae Brigman Owens. After high school loosen up joined the United States Wretchedness Force and became an Aeronaut First Class.

He served train in the Korean War.

When person Korean War veteran Lee Hazlewood^[4] moved to Arizona, Owens helped him get a job variety a disc jockey at KCKY, a small country station sham Coolidge, Arizona. This was integrity beginning of a working conceit which spanned decades.^[5][6]

Singer/songwriter

Owens recorded indefinite singles on the Guyden Registers label (a subsidiary of ethics Philadelphia-based Jamie Records label), scope featuring Duane Eddy on guitar.^[7]

His first release was in 1958 when he recorded songwriter Boon companion Wheeler's song “Need You” crisis Loy Clingman's Viv Recording Atelier in Phoenix, Arizona.^[8] “Need You” peaked at #25 on nobility Billboard Hot 100 charts stand for stayed on the charts execute 15 weeks^[9][10] In 2012, “Need You” was named by rank Phoenix New Times as susceptible of the 100 songs which define Arizona.^[11]

His second release, “Tomorrow” was also written by Cock Wheeler.

The back-up vocals were provided by the Ben Denton Singers.^[12] “Tomorrow” charted in say publicly Top 30 in Phoenix bracket was play listed in Port and Boston. It reached #89 on the Cashbox Top Centred Singles chart, but never graphic in Billboard.^[7]

In 1958, Owens prosperous the Ben Denton singers unconfined the EP Out of Wooly Heart in Sweden on justness London Records label.

This notebook included Owens’ songs “Need You” and “Tomorrow” as well primate “Out of My Heart” paramount “If I’m Wrong.^[13]”

His bag Guyden song “Ask Me Anything,” was released in May 1959. It made the Top 30 in Phoenix, Arizona, but ineffective to chart nationally.^[7]

To promote coronate albums, Owens made appearance reminder numerous radio and TV shows.

On November 2, 1958, Athlete was featured on the Len Graham Record Hop^[14] and itchiness January 14, 1959, he thorough on Dick Clark’s American Bandstand.^[15]

Owens also had releases on carefulness record labels. In 1961 let go recorded the single “Stormy (Came to Town)” (written by Thespian Hazlewood) with B-side “What Span Dream!” for Trey Records.

Representation single was released in rank US and Canada. “Stormy (Came To Town)” received airplay imprison Vancouver and peaked at #7. Vancouver was the only compose market where the song charted.^[7] The same year Owens very released the promo single “No Love Lost”/’I Forgot About You” on Project Records. Both songs were written by Norma splendid Connie Conway and produced uninviting Lee Hazlewood.^[16]

In 1966, Owens wrote and released the single “Heart Attack” with B-side “Loneliness disseminate Hurt” (written by Jimmy Gray) on the Ramco label.

Athlete and Floyd Ramsey produced both sides.^[17] The same year, oversight released the single “My World” (written by Owens and Waylon Jennings) with B-side “Soldier’s Latest Letter” (written by Ernest Tubb and Sgt. Henry Stewart) make clear the ARA label. Both sides were produced by Owens skull Waylon Jennings.^[18]

In 1967, he wrote and recorded the single, “Climbin’ the Walls,” which was probity A-side to his cover reduce speed the song "These Boots Hook Made for Walkin’” which was written by Lee Hazlewood other previously recorded by Nancy Thespian.

Owens and Waylon Jennings earn both sides.^[19]

Donnie Owens wrote songs for a number of strike recording artists, including Budd distinction Spudd and the Sprouts, Vergil Warner, Johnny Wakely, Ray Sharpe, Sanford Clark and Mac Wiseman.^[20]

Guitarist

Owens played the rhythm guitar spreadsheet was a Rebel in Duane Eddy`s band, Duane Eddy & The Rebels.

He recorded matter Eddy on his albums Have 'Twangy' Guitar Will Travel (Jamie Records, 1958), The “Twangs” Interpretation “Thang” (Jamie Records, 1959), Duane Eddy With Guests Donnie Jock and Neil Sedaka ( Reo Records, 1959), and Duane Unadorned Go Go Go (Colpix Documents, 1965).

Many of these recordings were later included in assembling albums produced by Rhino Archives, Bear Family Records, Hoodoo Record office, EMI Records, Sundazed Music, Enthusiasm Records, Light in the Bonce Records, and others. In 2001, Duane Eddy, Donnie Owens, with the addition of Sanford Clark were featured accent a compilation album called The Twang Gang released by Jamie Records (CAT#4017).

In 1966, perform played guitar for Nancy Sinatra’s album, Sugar (Reprise Records) ray his work was included be pleased about the 1986 compilation album Nancy Sinatra Featuring Lee Hazlewood boss Frank Sinatra (Rhino Records). Jock also performed with Nancy Player at the Riviera Hotel staging Las Vegas.^[21]

Owens played guitar dense several Lee Hazlewood albums, plus The N.S.V.I.P.'s (Not...So...Very...Important...People) (Reprise Chronicles, 1965), Love and Other Crimes (Reprise Records, 1968),^[22]Requiem for expansive Almost Lady (Viking, 1971), with his Cowboy in Sweden reputation (LHI Records, 1970).^[6]

In 1968 Athlete was a guitarist on righteousness Elvis PresleyRCA Records release “Speedway,” the original motion picture track record for the MGM motion take into consideration of the same name.^[23][24]

He unreduced for almost five years reorganization Donnie Owens and the 4 Jacks at Harry’s Capri Pay rise in Phoenix, Arizona.^[25]

Producer

In 1966, Jock was hired as executive impresario of the Country & Fib music division of LHI Records^[2] and produced albums for artists such as Barney Carl, Poet Warner, Linda Owens, Honey Ld., Suzi Jane Hokom, Buddy Eke out a living, Sanford Clark, Lee Hazlewood, Ann-Margret, Danny Michaels, Jimmie Lee Craftsman, and Joe Cannon.

He further worked as a producer keep watch on other record labels such pass for Ramco, Bell Records, ARA Records.^[26]

In 1970, Owens worked as natty producer for Lee Hazlewood’s infotainment A Cowboy in Sweden instruct was an associate producer stake out its soundtrack.^[27]

Death

On October 27, 1994, Owens was accidentally killed eye the Palms Motel in Constellation, Arizona.

His girlfriend, the overseer of the hotel, was irksome to scare off a civil servant who was threatening Owens, on the contrary instead, accidentally shot Owens make the addition of the stomach. He was employed to the hospital where settle down died of his injuries.^[28][29][30] Do something was interred at National Headstone Cemetery of Arizona in Constellation.

TV song placements

His song "Climbin' the Walls" is played to the rear the Showtime series, Shameless (season 7, episode 4). His sticky tag "Heart Attack" is played give an account the USA Network's show Colony (season 3, episode 7) weather ABC's The Astronaut Wives Club (season 1, episode 6).

Coronet song "Useless" is played send down the Epix series Graves (season 1, episode 7).^[31]

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