Jul 17, 1974 Guitarist/harmony vocalist Don Rich dies in a motorcycle accident near Morro Beach, California. A member of Buck Owens' Buckaroos, he provided some of the inspiration in the group's sound and co-wrote "Before You Go" and "Waitin' In Your Welfare Line" | When The Cowboy Sings And Country Music One

Buck Owens! 21 #1 hits! 👇🏻 The pioneer of the Bakersfield Sound! 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 On the guitar is Don Rich—Buck Owens' best best friend & lead guitarist—Buck would plead for years for Don to stop riding his motorcycle, then one day after recording, Don Rich hit a concrete median and died....Buck was devastated and went thru a heavy depression & would state 20 years later, in an interview, that his music life, inspiration and career died on that day with Don..... 🎶 Real Country Music 🎶 #DonRich