Gene Watson’s Peers within the country music industry believe in the sheer talent of this unassuming man from east Texas, so much so that Gene is regarded by many of them as ‘the singer’s singer’ – and rightly so!
All of Gene Watson’s Peers, who were contacted by The Gene Watson Fan Site, during 2017, were most gracious with their time and words.
It is here, within this special part of The Gene Watson Fan Site, that you have an opportunity to read a quote from Bucky Jones, which he submitted to this site on Sunday 29 January 2017.
Sean Brady would like to take this opportunity to say ‘thank you’ to Bucky Jones who has made a special contribution to a unique part of this online ‘celebration of a Lone Star Hero’.
Bucky Jones
This quote was submitted on Sunday 29 January 2017.
‘It is one of the highlights of my songwriting career that Gene Watson recorded ‘Couldn’t Love Have Picked A Better Place To Die’, which Curly Putman (Thursday 20 November 1930 – Sunday 30 October 2016) and I co-wrote.
Gene Watson is one of my favourite singers.
His unique voice, in my opinion, stands on the same altar of country music as George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013), Vern Gosdin (Sunday 5 August 1934 – Tuesday 28 April 2009) and Merle Haggard (Tuesday 6 April 1937 – Wednesday 6 April 2016).
Good as it gets!
Thank you, Gene, for recording our song’
Thank you, Bucky Jones, for your support of Gene Watson.
About Bucky Jones…
Bucky Jones has been a successful songwriter in Nashville for over thirty years, with eight No.1 single recordings, twenty-five Top 10 singles and over 200 songs recorded in his continually developing career.
In 1984, Bucky Jones was ‘Writer of The Year’ at the worlds largest country music publisher, Tree International Publishing Company and winner of over twenty ASCAP hit awards.
Bucky Jones has the distinction of having more top country hit singles in one year than any other writer in the history of country music.
At the time of the acquisition of this Gene Watson ‘Peer’s Quote’, in January 2017, Bucky Jones was ‘retired’ and was living in Brevard, North Carolina but was continuing to write new material which top recording artists continued to perform.
Moe Bandy recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘I Wouldn’t Cheat On Her If She Was Mine’ (co-written with Joanne Keller and Paul Huffman) and included the track on ‘I Just Started Hatin’ Cheatin’ Songs’ (GRC Records, 1974).
Charley Pride (Friday 18 March 1934 – Saturday 12 December 2020) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Thorns of Life’ (co-written with Paul Huffman and Joane Keller) and included the track on ‘Pride of America’ (RCA Records, 1974); the vocal accompaniment on Charley Pride‘s ‘Pride of America’ (RCA Records, 1974) was by The Jordanaires and The Nashville Edition.
Reba McEntire recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Glad I Waited Just For You’, which was co-written with Royce D. Porter (Saturday 1 April 1939 – Saturday 2 June 2018), and included the track on ‘Reba McEntire’ (Mercury Records, 1977); the track reached No.88 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1977.
Merle Haggard (Tuesday 6 April 1937 – Wednesday 6 April 2016) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Ain’t Your Memory Got No Pride At All’, which was co-written with Red Lane (Thursday 2 February 1939 – Wednesday 1 July 2015) and Royce D. Porter (Saturday 1 April 1939 – Saturday 2 June 2018), and included the track on ‘Ramblin’ Fever’ (MCA Records, 1977).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Ain’t Your Memory Got No Pride At All’, which was co-written with Red Lane (Thursday 2 February 1939 – Wednesday 1 July 2015) and Royce D. Porter (Saturday 1 April 1939 – Saturday 2 June 2018), and included the track on ‘Bartender’s Blues’ (Epic Records, 1978).
T.G. Sheppard recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Do You Wanna Go To Heaven’, which was co-written with Curly Putman (Thursday 20 November 1930 – Sunday 30 October 2016), and included the track on ‘Smooth Sailin’ (Warner Bros. Records, 1980); the track was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart for one week in October 1980.
The Oak Ridge Boys recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘I Would Crawl All The Way (To The River)’, which was co-written with Curly Putman (Thursday 20 November 1930 – Sunday 30 October 2016) and Dan Wilson, and included the track on ‘Fancy Free’ (MCA Records, 1981).
Conway Twitty (Friday 1 September 1933 – Saturday 5 June 1993) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Over Thirty (Not Over The Hill)’ and included the track on ‘Mr. T.’ (MCA Records, 1981); the track reached No.69 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1981.
The Wilburn Brothers – Doyle Wilburn (Monday 7 July 1930 – Saturday 16 October 1982) and Teddy Wilburn (Monday 30 November 1931 – Monday 24 November 2003) – recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘I’ve Never Outgrown My Love For You’, which was co-written with Curly Putman (Thursday 20 November 1930 – Sunday 30 October 2016), and included the track on ‘Stars of The Grand Ole Opry’ (First Generation Records, 1981).
Ray Pillow (Sunday 4 July 1937 – Sunday 26 March 2023) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘One Man In A Two-Sided Bed’, which was co-written with Curly Putman (Thursday 20 November 1930 – Sunday 30 October 2016), and included the track on ‘Stars of The Grand Ole Opry’ (First Generation Records, 1981).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Couldn’t Love Have Picked A Better Place To Die’, which was co-written with Curly Putman (Thursday 20 November 1930 – Sunday 30 October 2016), and included the track on ‘Still The Same Ole Me’ (Epic Records, 1981).
Brenda Lee recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘From Levis To Calvin Klein Jeans’ (co-written with Richard Runyeon and Rick Lathrop) and included the track on ‘Only When I Laugh’ (MCA Records, 1981).
T.G. Sheppard recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Only One You’ (co-written with Michael Garvin) and included the track on ‘Finally’ (Warner Bros. Records, 1982); the track, which was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart for one week in February 1982, and reached No.68 on the Billboard pop music singles chart in 1982, featured Judy Rodman on backing vocals and country music producer, Larry Butler (Thursday 26 March 1942 – Friday 20 January 2012), on piano.
T.G. Sheppard recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘You’re The First To Last’ (co-written with Michael Garvin and Ron Hellard) and included the track on ‘Finally’ (Warner Bros. Records, 1982).
T.G. Sheppard recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘War Is Hell (On The Homefront, Too)’, which was co-written with Curly Putman (Thursday 20 November 1930 – Sunday 30 October 2016) and Dan Wilson, and included the track on ‘Perfect Stranger’ (Warner Bros. Records, 1982); the track was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart for one week in November 1982.
Ray Charles (Tuesday 23 September 1930 – Thursday 10 June 2004) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Ain’t Your Memory Got No Pride At All’, which was co-written with Red Lane (Thursday 2 February 1939 – Wednesday 1 July 2015) and Royce D. Porter (Saturday 1 April 1939 – Saturday 2 June 2018), and included the track on ‘Wish You Were Here Tonight’ (Columbia Records, 1983).
Shelly West recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Good & Lonesome’, which was co-written with Curly Putman (Thursday 20 November 1930 – Sunday 30 October 2016) and Ron Hellard, and included the track on ‘Red Hot’ (Viva Records, 1983).
Jim Glaser (Wednesday 16 December 1936 – Saturday 6 April 2019) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘The Lights of Albuquerque’ (co-written with Dickey Lee and Bob McDill) and included the track on ‘Man In The Mirror’ (Noble Vision Records / Orchard Records, 1983).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Radio Lover’, which was co-written with Curly Putman (Thursday 20 November 1930 – Sunday 30 October 2016) and Ron Hellard, and included the track on ‘Jones Country’ (Epic Records, 1983).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Wino The Clown’, which was co-written with Curly Putman (Thursday 20 November 1930 – Sunday 30 October 2016) and Ron Hellard, and included the track on ‘Jones Country’ (Epic Records, 1983).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Famous Last Words’, which was co-written with Curly Putman (Thursday 20 November 1930 – Sunday 30 October 2016) and Ron Hellard, and included the track on ‘Jones Country’ (Epic Records, 1983).
Tammy Wynette (Tuesday 5 May 1942 – Monday 6 April 1998) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Still In The Ring’ (co-written with Michael Garvin) and included the track on ‘Even The Strong Get Lonely’ (Epic Records, 1983).
David Frizzell & Shelly West recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Pleasure Island’, which was co-written with Curly Putman (Thursday 20 November 1930 – Sunday 30 October 2016) and Ron Hellard, and included the track on ‘In Session’ (Viva Records, 1983); the track reached No.71 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1983.
Dan Seals (Sunday 8 February 1948 – Wednesday 25 March 2009) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘After You’ (co-written with Paul Battle and Chris Waters) and included the track on ‘Rebel Heart’ (Liberty Records, 1983).
Reba McEntire recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘He Broke Your Memory Last Night’ (co-written with Dickey Lee) and included the track on ‘Just A Little Love’ (MCA Records, 1984); the track reached No.15 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1984.
Ray Charles (Tuesday 23 September 1930 – Thursday 10 June 2004) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘This Ole Heart (Is Gonna Rise Again)’ (co-written with J. Martin Johnson) and included the track on ‘Friendship’ (Columbia Records, 1984).
Mickey Gilley (Monday 9 March 1936 – Saturday 7 May 2022) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Quittin’ Time’ (co-written with Michael Garvin and Ron Hellard) and included the track on ‘Too Good to Stop Now’ (Epic Records, 1984).
Janie Fricke recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Your Heart’s Not In It’ (co-written with Michael Garvin and Tom Shapiro) and included the track on ‘First Word in Memory’ (Columbia Records, 1984); the track was No.1 on the Billboard country music singles chart for one week in December 1984.
Keith Whitley (Thursday 1 July 1954 – Tuesday 9 May 1989) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Quittin’ Time’ (co-written with Michael Garvin and Ron Hellard) and included the track on ‘LA To Miami’ (RCA Records, 1985).
Ronnie McDowell recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Love Talks’ (co-written with Tom Shapiro and Michael Garvin) and included the track on ‘In A New York Minute’ (Epic Records, 1985); the track, reached No.9 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1985, featured guest vocals from Exile.
Ronnie McDowell recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘I Never Lie To Ruby’ (co-written with Ron Hellard) and included the track on ‘In A New York Minute’ (Epic Records, 1985).
Ronnie McDowell recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘I’m Burning My Little Black Book Tonight’ (co-written with Ron Hellard) and included the track on ‘In A New York Minute’ (Epic Records, 1985).
Jan Howard (Friday 13 March 1929 – Saturday 28 March 2020) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘I Don’t Think I’ve Got Another Love In Me’ (co-written with James Johnson) and included the track on ‘Jan Howard’ (Dot Records / MCA Records, 1985).
Conway Twitty (Friday 1 September 1933 – Saturday 5 June 1993) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Legend & The Man’, which was co-written with Curly Putman (Thursday 20 November 1930 – Sunday 30 October 2016) and Ron Hellard, and included the track on ‘Chasin’ Rainbows’ (Warner Bros. Records, 1985); the track reached No.19 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1985.
Loretta Lynn (Thursday 14 April 1932 – Tuesday 4 October 2022) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Stop The Clock’ (co-written with Ron Hellard and Bobby Braddock) and included the track on ‘Just A Woman’ (MCA Records, 1985).
Johnny Lee recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Money’ (co-written with Michael Garvin and Ron Hellard) and included the track on ‘Keep Me Hangin’ On’ (Warner Bros. Records, 1985).
Robin Lee recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Safe In The Arms of Love’ (co-written with Bob McDill and Tommy Rocco) and included the track on ‘Robin Lee’ (Evergreen Records, 1985); the track reached No.44 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1985.
In 1986, Con Hunley saw the release, on Capitol Records, of Bucky Jones’ ‘Quittin’ Time’ (co-written with Michael Garvin and Ron Hellard); the track, which was a non-album single, reached No.55 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1986.
T. Graham Brown recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘I Tell It Like It Used To Be’ (co-written with Michael Garvin and Ron Hellard) and included the track on ‘I Tell It Like It Used To Be’ (Capitol Records, 1986); the track reached No.7 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1986.
Reba McEntire recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘I’ll Believe It When I Feel It’ (co-written with Chris Waters and Tom Shapiro) and included the track on ‘Whoever’s in New England’ (MCA Records, 1986).
Dan Seals (Sunday 8 February 1948 – Wednesday 25 March 2009) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Loves Have Been Woven From Fewer Threads Than These’ (co-written with Gary Nicholson and Kevin Welch) and included the track on ‘On The Front Line’ (Capitol Records, 1986).
Marie Osmond recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘I Only Wanted You’ (co-written with Michael Garvin and Tom Shapiro) and included the track on ‘I Only Wanted You’ (Capitol Records, 1986); the track reached No.14 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1986.
Nicolette Larson (Thursday 17 July 1952 – Tuesday 16 December 1997) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘That’s More About Love (Than I Wanted To Know)’ (co-written with Bob McDill and Dickey Lee) and included the track on ‘Rose of My Heart’ (MCA Records, 1986); the track reached No.49 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1986.
In 1986, Alan Jackson recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Ain’t Your Memory Got No Pride At All’, which was co-written with Red Lane (Thursday 2 February 1939 – Wednesday 1 July 2015) and Royce D. Porter (Saturday 1 April 1939 – Saturday 2 June 2018), and included the track on ‘New Traditional’ (Americana Records, 1992), an album which was released on Americana Records in 1992.
Holly Dunn (Thursday 22 August 1957 – Tuesday 15 November 2016) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Loves Have Been Woven From Fewer Threads Than These’ (co-written with Gary Nicholson and Kevin Welch) and included the track on ‘Cornerstone’ (MTM Records, 1987).
Dave Holladay (David Blanchette) (1958 – Tuesday 17 September 2002) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Couldn’t Love Have Picked A Better Place To Die’, which was co-written with Curly Putman (Thursday 20 November 1930 – Sunday 30 October 2016), and included the track on ‘Ramona From Daytona’ (Step One Records, 1987).
Tammy Wynette (Tuesday 5 May 1942 – Monday 6 April 1998) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Beneath A Painted Sky’, which was co-written with Joe Chambers (passed away on Wednesday 28 September 2022), and included the track on ‘Higher Ground’ (Epic Records, 1987); the track, which reached No.25 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1987, featured background harmony vocals from Emmylou Harris.
Lee Greenwood recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Touch & Go Crazy’ (co-written with Michael Garvin and Tom Shapiro) and included the track on ‘If There’s Any Justice’ (MCA Records, 1987); the track reached No.5 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1987.
Tanya Tucker recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Highway Robbery’ (co-written with Michael Garvin and Tom Shapiro) and included the track on ‘Strong Enough To Bend’ (Capitol Records, 1987); the track reached No.2 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1987.
Sweethearts of The Rodeo – Kristine Arnold & Janis Oliver – recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Blue To The Bone’ (co-written with Michael Garvin) and included the track on ‘One Time One Night’ (Columbia Records, 1988).
Janie Fricke recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘If I Were Only Her Tonight’ (co-written with Bob McDill and Dickey Lee) and included the track on ‘Saddle The Wind’ (Columbia Records, 1988).
Ricky Van Shelton recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Swimming Upstream’ (co-written with Gary Nicholson) and included the track on ‘Loving Proof’ (Columbia Records, 1988).
Mickey Gilley (Monday 9 March 1936 – Saturday 7 May 2022) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Couldn’t Love Have Picked A Better Place To Die’, which was co-written with Curly Putman (Thursday 20 November 1930 – Sunday 30 October 2016), and included the track on ‘Chasing Rainbows’ (Airborne Records, 1988).
Loretta Lynn (Thursday 14 April 1932 – Tuesday 4 October 2022) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Still In The Ring’ (co-written with Michael Garvin) and included the track on ‘Who Was That Stranger’ (MCA Records, 1988).
Baillie & The Boys recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Safe In The Arms of Love’ (co-written with Bob McDill and Tommy Rocco) and included the track on ‘Turn The Tide’ (RCA Records, 1988).
George Jones (Saturday 12 September 1931 – Friday 26 April 2013) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Radio Lover’, which was co-written with Curly Putman (Thursday 20 November 1930 – Sunday 30 October 2016) and Ron Hellard, and included the track on ‘One Woman Man’ (Epic Records, 1989); the track reached No.62 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1989.
Marie Osmond recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘What Would You Do About You’ (co-written with Michael Garvin and Tom Shapiro) and included the track on ‘Steppin’ Stone’ (Capitol Records, 1989).
Marie Osmond recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Slowly But Surely’, which was co-written with Michael Garvin and Jim Weatherly (Wednesday 17 March 1943 – Wednesday 3 February 2021), and included the track on ‘Steppin’ Stone’ (Capitol Records, 1989); the track reached No.75 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1989.
Marie Osmond recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘What’s In It For Me’ (co-written with Tom Shapiro and Ron Hellard) and included the track on ‘Steppin’ Stone’ (Capitol Records, 1989).
Jonathan Edwards recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Loves Have been Woven From Fewer Threads Than These’ (co-written with Kevin Welch and Gary Nicholson) and included the track on ‘The Natural Thing’ (MCA Records / Curb Records, 1989).
In 1997, Jonathan Edwards’ ‘The Natural Thing’ (MCA Records / Curb Records, 1989) was re-issued by Rising Tide Records, complete with new album artwork.
Keith Whitley (Thursday 1 July 1954 – Tuesday 9 May 1989) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Talk To Me, Texas’, which was co-written with Curly Putman (Thursday 20 November 1930 – Sunday 30 October 2016) and Don Cook, and included the track on ‘I Wonder Do You Think of Me’ (RCA Records, 1989).
Ricky Van Shelton recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘I Meant Every Word He Said’, which was co-written with Curly Putman (Thursday 20 November 1930 – Sunday 30 October 2016) and Joe Chambers (passed away on Wednesday 28 September 2022), and included the track on ‘Ricky Van Shelton III’ (Columbia Records, 1990); the track reached No.2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1990.
Baillie & The Boys recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘The Lights of Home’, which was co-written with Rory Bourke and Charlie Black (Wednesday 23 November 1949 – Friday 23 April 2021), and included the track on ‘The Lights of Home’ (RCA Records, 1990).
Baillie & The Boys recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘You Better Do Better’ (co-written with Michael Garvin and Tom Shapiro) and included the track on ‘The Lights of Home’ (RCA Records, 1990).
Susi Beatty recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Be Still My Beating Heart‘ (co-written with Micheal Garvin and Tom Shapiro) and included the track on ‘One of A Kind’ (Starway Records, 1990).
Susi Beatty recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘There’s a Phone On Every Corner‘ (co-written with Chris Waters and Tom Shapiro) and included the track on ‘One of A Kind’ (Starway Records, 1990).
Doug Stone recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘In A Different Light’ (co-written with Dickey Lee and Bob McDill) and included the track on ‘Doug Stone’ (Epic Records, 1990); the track was No.1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart for one week in May / June 1991.
Clinton Gregory recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Couldn’t Love Have Picked A Better Place To Die’, which was co-written with Curly Putman (Thursday 20 November 1930 – Sunday 30 October 2016), and included the track on ‘Music ‘N’ Me’ (Step One Records, 1990); the track reached No.64 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1991.
Billy Dean recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Low Down Lonely’ (co-written with Tom Shapiro) and included the track on ‘Young Man’ (Capitol Records, 1991).
Shelby Lynne recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Alive & Well’ (co-written with Michael Garvin) and included the track on ‘Soft Talk’ (Epic Records, 1991).
Ronna Reeves recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘That’s More About Love (Than I Wanted To Know)’ (co-written with Dickey Lee and Bob McDill) and included the track on ‘Only The Heart’ (Mercury Records, 1991).
Ricky Skaggs recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘You Don’t Count The Cost’ (co-written with Chris Waters and Tom Shapiro) and included the track on ‘My Father’s Son’ (Epic Records, 1991).
Billy Dean recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘You Don’t Count The Cost’ (co-written with Chris Waters and Tom Shapiro) and included the track on ‘Billy Dean’ (Capitol Records, 1991); the track reached No.4 on the billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1991.
Don Williams (Saturday 27 May 1939 – Friday 8 September 2017) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Standing Knee Deep In A River (Dying of Thirst)’ (co-written with Bob McDill and Dickey Lee) and included the track on ‘Currents’ (RCA Records, 1992).
Holly Dunn (Thursday 22 August 1957 – Tuesday 15 November 2016) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘I Laughed Until I Cried’ (co-written with Michael Garvin and Tom Shapiro) and included the track on ‘Getting It Dunn’ (Warner Bros. Records, 1992).
Doug Stone recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Ain’t Your Memory Got No Pride At All’, which was co-written with Red Lane (Thursday 2 February 1939 – Wednesday 1 July 2015) and Royce D. Porter (Saturday 1 April 1939 – Saturday 2 June 2018), and included the track on ‘From The Heart’ (Epic Records, 1992).
Kathy Mattea recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Standing Knee Deep In A River (Dying of Thirst)’ (co-written with Bob McDill and Dickey Lee) and included the track on ‘Lonesome Standard Time’ (Mercury Records, 1992); the track reached No.19 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1993.
Glen Campbell (Wednesday 22 April 1936 – Tuesday 8 August 2017) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Swimming Upstream’ (co-written with Gary Nicholson) and included the track on ‘Somebody Like That’ (Liberty Records, 1993).
Doug Supernaw (Monday 26 September 1960 – Friday 13 November 2020) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘The Perfect Picture (To Fit My Frame of Mind)’ (co-written with Bob McDill) and included the track on ‘Red & Rio Grande’ (BNA Records, 1993).
Janie Fricke recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Your Heart’s Not In It’ (co-written with Michael Garvin and Tom Shapiro) and included the track on ‘Now & Then’ (Branson Records, 1993).
Larry Boone recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘I Still Got (What You Got Over)’, which was co-written with Kim Williams (Saturday 28 June 1947 – Thursday 11 February 2016) and Gary Nicholson, and included the track on ‘Get In Line’ (Columbia Records, 1993).
Pirates of The Mississippi recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Save The Wild Life’ (co-written with Bob McDill and Dickey Lee) and included the track on ‘Dream You’ (Liberty Records, 1993).
Andy Childs recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Exception To The Rule’ (co-written with Tom Shapiro and Chris Waters) and included the track on ‘Andy Childs’ (RCA Records, 1993).
Confederate Railroad recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Hunger Pains’, which was co-written by Rory Bourke and Ronny Scaife (1947 – Wednesday 3 November 2010), and included the track on ‘Notorious’ (Atlantic records, 1994).
Joe Cocker (Saturday 20 May 1944 – Monday 22 December 2014) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Standing Knee Deep In A River (Dying of Thirst)’ (co-written with Bob McDill and Dickey Lee) and included the track on ‘Have A Little Faith’ (550 Music Records, 1994).
Bryan Austin recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Radio Active’, which was co-written with L. David Lewis and Kim Williams (Saturday 28 June 1947 – Thursday 11 February 2016), and included the track on ‘Bryan Austin’ (Patriot Records / Liberty Records, 1994); the track reached No.62 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1994.
Moe Bandy recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘When Staying Together Hurts More Than Falling Apart’ (co-written with Ronnie G. Edwards) and included the track on ‘Picture In A Frame’ (Intersound Records, 1995).
Roy Linwood Clark (Saturday 15 April 1933 – Thursday 15 November 2018) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘I Would Crawl All The Way (To The River)’, which was co-written with Curly Putman (Thursday 20 November 1930 – Sunday 30 October 2016) and Dan Wilson, and included the track on ‘My Favorite Hymns’ (Intersound Records / Compendia Music Group, 1995).
Darrell McCall recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘After Texas’ (co-written with J. Martin Johnson) and included the track on ‘A Way To Survive’ (Artap Records, 1995).
Dead Ringer Band recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘That’s More About Love (Than I Wanted To Know)’ (co-written with Dickey Lee and Bob McDill) and included the track on ‘Home Fires’ (Australia: Massive Records, 1995 / England: Demon Records, 1995).
In 1975, Jim Ed Brown (Sunday 1 April 1934 – Thursday 11 June 2015) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Barroom Pals & Goodtime Gals’, which was co-written with Royce D. Porter (Saturday 1 April 1939 – Saturday 2 June 2018); the track, which was released as a non-album single, reached No.41 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1975, and was subsequently included on ‘The Essential Jim Ed Brown’ (RCA Records, 1996), which was released in February 1996.
Dorothy Moore recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Standing Knee Deep In A River (Dying of Thirst)’ (co-written with Bob McDill and Dickey Lee) and included the track on ‘More Moore’ (Malaco Records, 1996).
Eddy Raven recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘I Could Use Another You’ (co-written with Tom Shapiro and Chris Waters) and included the track on ‘I Got Mexico’ (Kingfisher Records, 1996).
Randy Travis recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Long On Lonely (Short On Pride)’ (co-written with Bob McDill and Dickey Lee) and included the track on ‘Full Circle’ (Warner Bros. Records, 1996).
Bill Hanff recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘I Wanna Love Somebody Like I Love You’ and included the track on ‘In The Zone’ (Virginia Records, 1996).
Billie Jo Spears (Thursday 14 January 1937 – Wednesday 14 December 2011) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Why Must All The Good Times Be Mem’rys’, which was co-written with Ron Peterson and Curly Putman (Thursday 20 November 1930 – Sunday 30 October 2016), and included the track on ‘Outlaw Woman’ (Carlton Records, 1996).
Billie Jo Spears (Thursday 14 January 1937 – Wednesday 14 December 2011) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Come Back When You Can Stay Forever’ (co-written with Tom Shapiro and Chris Waters) and included the track on ‘Outlaw Woman’ (Carlton Records, 1996).
Billie Jo Spears (Friday 14 January 1938 – Wednesday 14 December 2011) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Couldn’t Love Have Picked A Better Place To Die’, which was co-written with Curly Putman (Thursday 20 November 1930 – Sunday 30 October 2016), and included the track on ‘Outlaw Woman’ (Country Outline Records, 1996).
Gene Watson recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Couldn’t Love Have Picked A Better Place To Die’, which was co-written with Curly Putman (Thursday 20 November 1930 – Sunday 30 October 2016), and included the track on ‘A Way to Survive‘ (Step One Records, 1997).
Clay Walker recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘One, Two, I Love You’ (co-written with Ed Hill) and included the track on ‘Rumor Has It’ (Giant Records, 1997); the track reached No.18 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart in 1997.
Greg Holland recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Exception To The Rule’ (co-written with Tom Shapiro and Chris Waters) and included the track on ‘Exception To The Rule’ (Elektra Records, 1997); this track was released as a single in 1997, but it did not chart.
Jeff Wood recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘You Call That A Mountain’ (co-written with Michael Garvin) and included the track on ‘Between The Earth & The Stars’ (Imprint Records, 1997).
In the 1980s, Tom Jones recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Standing Invitation (To Lay Down By Her Side)’; the track was subsequently included on ‘From The Vaults’ (Mercury Records, 1998).
Baillie & The Boys recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘The Lights of Home’, which was co-written with Rory Bourke and Charlie Black (Wednesday 23 November 1949 – Friday 23 April 2021), and included the track on ‘The Road That Led Me To You’ (Synergy Records, 2000).
BJ Thomas (Friday 7 August 1942 – Saturday 29 May 2021) recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘You Call That A Mountain’ (co-written with Michael Garvin) and included the track on ‘You Call That A Mountain’ (Kardina Records, 2000).
Billy Hoffman recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘You Call That A Mountain’ (co-written with Michael Garvin) and included the track on ‘All I Wanted Was You’ (Critter Records, 2000).
Nancy Hays recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘I’ll Believe It When I Feel It’ (co-written with Chris Waters and Tom Shapiro) and included the track on ‘Come Dance With Me’ (BBRD Records, 2002).
Gene Watson re-recorded Bucky Jones’ ‘Couldn’t Love Have Picked A Better Place To Die’, which was co-written with Curly Putman (Thursday 20 November 1930 – Sunday 30 October 2016), and included the track on ‘Real.Country.Music‘ (Fourteenn Carat Music, 2016).
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