Terry Christoffersen retired from The Buckaroos last year, but was back at the Crystal Palace Wednesday night. He played electric guitar, pedal steel and banjo for Buck Owens for 25 years, and came back to the palace as a South African production company taped The Buckaroos performance for a documentary they're producing on country music in America and their swing through California focuses on the rebellious genre of country music Buck Owens helped establish.
"Buck Owens was central to the outlaw movement. It was a fresh sound and was anti-Nashville at the time. So we came to find a little bit of that flavor here in the middle of Bakersfield," says Brandon Oelefse, South African documentary director.
And as The Buckaroo's Jim Shaw said, "if you're going to do a documentary on country music in America, you better not spend the whole time in Nashville." You better find your way to the streets of Bakersfield.
"Buck Owens was central to the outlaw movement. It was a fresh sound and was anti-Nashville at the time. So we came to find a little bit of that flavor here in the middle of Bakersfield," says Brandon Oelefse, South African documentary director.
And as The Buckaroo's Jim Shaw said, "if you're going to do a documentary on country music in America, you better not spend the whole time in Nashville." You better find your way to the streets of Bakersfield.