The building that
houses Fat Tracks Recording Studio was originally a movie theater. Built in 1933, the
River Theater occupied the property until 1968 when it was purchased by Buck Owens. After
extensive remodeling the facility was re-opened in 1969 as Buck Owens Recording Studio and
was considered by many, including Billboard Magazine, to be one of the best designed and
well equipped studios in the world. Over the next fifteen years the studio recorded dozens
of number 1 and top 10 hit records for Owens and other great artists such as Merle
Haggard. In 1988 the Buck Owens Recording Studio closed its doors and until mid 1993 the
building was home to KUZZ Television. |