BAKERSFIELD, Calif. Apr 25, 2006 (AP)— Bonnie Owens, a singer who
married and helped build the careers of country music legends Buck
Owens and Merle Haggard, has died. She was 76.

Owens died at a Bakersfield hospice hospital Monday after a long
battle with Alzheimer's disease.

She recorded a duet with a young Merle Haggard and their rendition
of "Just Between the Two of Us" hit the top of the country charts
in 1965 and won the best vocal group award from the Academy of
Country Music

Bonnie Owens