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Donald Eugene Ulrich (August 15, 1941 – July 17, 1974), best known by the stage name Don Rich, was a country musician who helped develop the Bakersfield sound in the early 1960s. He was a noted guitarist and fiddler, and a member of The Buckaroos, the backing band of country singer Buck Owens. ==Early life and career== Donald Eugene Ulrich was born in Olympia, Washington on August 15, 1941. The adopted son of Bill and Anne Ulrich,〔CMT Artists RFTA http://www.cmt.com/artists/don-rich/biography/ RETVD 12 16 14〕 he grew up in nearby Tumwater, living at 6th and Ferry on Tumwater Hill, then later in a log house near Trosper Rd. and Capitol Blvd., next to his father's barbering business. His parents began teaching Don the fiddle as early as age three, his father building a small scale violin for him to play. His parents entered him in numerous talent contests and had him playing at various events. He also began playing the guitar at an early age. While attending Olympia High School (from which he would graduate in 1959), Rich played in various local venues, as well as in the high school orchestra. In September 1957, at age 16, he opened for Elvis Presley at the Tacoma Lincoln Bowl. He also formed an early rock and roll band called the Blue Comets with his friends, drummer Greg Hawkins and pianist Steve Anderson. By 1958, Rich was playing regularly at Steve's Gay '90s Restaurant in South Tacoma. Buck Owens, who was living in Tacoma while working at radio station KAYE, attended one of his shows and immediately went to speak with him; Rich was soon playing fiddle with Owens at local venues.〔 They were featured on the weekly BAR-K Jamboree on KTNT-TV 13, where Loretta Lynn was a guest with them for her television debut. Soon after, Owens' "Under Your Spell Again" made it to No. 4〔All Music - Buck Owens http://www.allmusic.com/artist/buck-owens-mn0000941579/awards retvd 12 15 14〕 on the country music charts, and he returned to Bakersfield, California to do more recording for Capitol Records.〔 Owens tried to convince Rich to come with him to Bakersfield, but Rich opted to go to Centralia College, where he served as a music tutor; he also continued playing local venues. While at Centralia, he renewed his acquaintance with Marlane Schindler, his future wife. They had met a couple years earlier in Morton, Washington, a small town in eastern Lewis County, where Marlane reigned as Queen of the Morton Loggers Festival. After a year of college, Rich decided to drop out and join Owens in Bakersfield, signing on for $75 a week in December 1960. Rich returned to Washington to escort Marlane to Nevada, where they married. Marlane would work in support of keeping Don, Buck and his Buckaroos performing. Don and Marlane would have two children, Vic and Vance Ulrich. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Don Rich」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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