Owens Pins and Buttons
Description: The true origins of the Curry Club are surrounded in mystery. Some say that the King of Spice simply went bad. Others say that Mr. Action, Action, Action and Action just got tired of being compared to leftovers. Whatever the true story is, one thing is for certain; the Curry Club will not be stopped.
Description: According to Owens' autobiography, Buck 'Em!, songwriter Johnny Russell stumbled into "Act Naturally" when a last minute Los Angeles recording session forced him to break a date with his Fresno girlfriend. When she asked what he would be doing, Russell gave her the line that would eventually open the song: "They're gonna put me in the movies, and they're gonna make a big star out of me." Two years and several rejections later, Owens heard Russell's demo and decided to record "Act Naturally" as part of the first sessions that brought his full road band, the Buckaroos, into the studio.
