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  • Mar 6, 1934
    Red Simpson is born in Higley, Arizona. He writes the Buck Owens hits "Gonna Have Love," "Sam's Place" and "The Kansas City Song," and scores one Top 10 single of his own, "I'm A Truck," in 1972
    Jul 7, 1967
    Buck Owens performs for the first time at Los Angeles' prestigious Hollywood Bowl. The lineup also features Merle Haggard, Glen Campbell, Bonnie Owens, Ferlin Husky, Tex Ritter, Red Simpson, The Geezinslaws and Wynn Stewart
    Mar 14, 2006
    Red Simpson has heart bypass surgery in Bakersfield, California
    Dec 18, 2015
    Singer/songwriter Red Simpson is hospitalized in Bakersfield, California, and placed in the intensive care unit with a blocked artery
    Jan 8, 2016
    Singer/songwriter Red Simpson dies in Bakersfield. He earned a Top 5 hit as an artist in 1972 with "I'm A Truck." He also wrote a handful of Buck Owens hits, including "Gonna Have Love" and "Sam's Place"
    Jan 27, 2017
    Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, Bonnie Owens, Billy Mize and Red Simpson are the inaugural inductees in the Bakersfield Music Hall of Fame

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