Born Bonnie Buckingham in Seattle, Washington on March 25, 1923, the singer,
songwriter, musician, and businesswoman was better known by her stage name
Bonnie Guitar. In 1957, she was one of the first female country performers to
have a crossover hit with her song “Dark Moon”, which hit the Top 15 on the
Billboard Country Singles chart and the Top 10 on the Hot 100 chart. Further
chart hits included “Mister Fire Eyes” (1957), “I’m Living in Two Worlds”
(1965), “Get Your Lie the Way You Want It” (1966), “A Woman in Love” (1967), and
“I Believe in Love” (1968). Between 1957 and 196...