Bonnie Owens

Bonnie Owens (born Bonnie Campbell; October 1, 1929 – April 24, 2006) She met Buck Owens when she was 15. They played in a band in Mesa, Arizona, and married in 1948. They moved to Bakersfield, California, by 1951 and started music careers. They divorced in 1953.

Bonnie Owens's first recording was "A Dear John Letter", a duet with Fuzzy Owen on Mar-Vel Records (#MV-102) in 1953. The B-side contained the song "Wonderful World".

Owens had hits on the country chart in the early 1960s with the songs "Why Don't Daddy Live Here Anymore?" and "Don't Take Advantage of Me".

Bonnie Owens was named Female Vocalist of the Year in 1965 by the Academy of Country Music. She and Haggard married the same year.

Discography Albums Year Album US Country 1965 Don't Take Advantage of Me 15 1966 Just Between the Two of Us (with Merle Haggard and The Strangers) 4 1967 All of Me Belongs to You (with The Strangers) 35 1968 Somewhere Between (with The Strangers) 34 1969 Hi-Fi to Cry By 1969 Lead Me On (with The Strangers) 1970 Mother's Favorite Hymns 1999 The Best of Bonnie Owens

Singles Year Title US Country Album 1963 "Why Don't Daddy Live Here Anymore" 25 Don't Take Advantage of Me 1964 "Don't Take Advantage of Me" 27 "Just Between the Two of Us" (w/ Merle Haggard) 28 Just Between the Two of Us 1965 "Number One Heel" 41 Don't Take Advantage of Me 1966 "Consider the Children" (with The Strangers) 69 All of Me Belongs to You 1969 "Lead Me On" (with The Strangers) 68 Lead Me On