Owens was born is
Waco, Texas. As a singer, his only charting hit was "Honky Tonk Toys", written by Owens with Gene Vowell, which made it to number 78 on the country charts in 1978.
"Champagne Ladies and Blue Ribbon Babies" (Owens, Frazier) – number 34 country,
Ferlin Husky, 1974 (title song of album)
"I Just Started Hatin' Cheatin' Songs Today" (Owens, Shafer) – number 17 country,
Moe Bandy, 1974
"Freckles and Polliwog Days" (Owens, Frazier) – number 26 country, Ferlin Husky, 1974
"There's Still a Lot of Love in San Antone" (Owens, Lou Rochelle) – number 48 country,
Darrell McCall, 1974; number 64 country, Connie Hanson and Friend, 1982
"Falling" (Owens, Shafer) – number 50 country, Lefty Frizzell, 1975
"It Was Always So Easy (To Find An Unhappy Woman)" (Owens, Shafer) – number seven country, Moe Bandy, 1975
"Because You Believed in Me" (Owens, Shorty Hall, Gene Vowell) – number 20 country,
Gene Watson, 1976
"Cowboys Ain't Supposed to Cry" (Owens) – number 13 country, Moe Bandy, 1977
"She Just Loved the Cheatin' Out of Me" (Owens, Shafer) – number 11 country, Moe Bandy, 1977
"You Still Get to Me in My Dreams" (Owens, Bill Shore) – number 16 country,
Tammy Wynette, 1982
"Cold Summer Day in Georgia" (Owens, Dennis Knutson) – number 24 country, Gene Watson, 1985
(Darrell McCall was the "Friend" in the 1982 release of "There's Still a Lot of Love in San Antone". The single was released at the end of 1982, but reached number 64 on the country charts in February 1983.)[2]