Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace is closing its doors after 28 years. In a statement by the Owens Family, it said it is because of a “challenging business climate” and the family members stepping ...

Buck Owens' Crystal Palace has permanently closed its doors. That’s the word from the Buck Owens family, which made the announcement Monday morning.

Buck Owens, a pioneer in California's honky-tonk country music scene who gained considerable celebrity as co-host of TV's "Hee-Haw," died Saturday at his home in Bakersfield. He was 76.

The 28-year-old restaurant, bar and club in Bakersfield, which occupied more than 21,000 square feet in a two-story Western Revival-style house at 2800 Buck Owens Blvd., played its last show Saturday.

The foundation that owns Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace announced Monday it has canceled the venue’s regular dinner, dancing and music shows but will reopen for already-scheduled events as it ...