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The Bakersfield sound has been characterized by many in the decades since its days of fame died. Buck Owens called it “unpolished, give e’m hell, straight ahead, no BS about it music” and Henry Shropshire described it as “good western twang where you can get that dance feel.”
The compelling story of how a country music cottage industry transformed Bakersfield into the Country Music Capital of the West, sometimes called ‘Nashville West’, a serious challenge to Nashville's commercial country dominance.
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While Bakersfield sound was on the rise, it had some major influences in how it sounded; one of primary influences would have been Bob Wills with his up-beat tempo. The 60s is by far the most popular decade for Bakersfield sound due to people like Merle Haggard and Buck Owen.
The Bakersfield sound is a sub-genre of country music developed in the mid-to-late 1950s in and around Bakersfield, California. [1] Bakersfield is defined by its influences of rock and roll and honky-tonk style country, and its heavy use of electric instrumentation and backbeats. [2]
Apr 6, 2016 · He fundamentally altered the course of country music on a granular level, introducing a sonic blueprint that would come to be known as “the Bakersfield sound,” a rough-hewn counterpoint to...
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Jan 26, 2019 · In the 1950s a new type of country music was emerging in Bakersfield, Calif. Dubbed the "Bakersfield sound," the genre rose to prominence by the late '50s and challenged the popularity of the Nashville sound with its gritty mixture of Western swing, honky tonk, rockabilly and rock ‘n’ roll.
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Oct 11, 2019 · Buck and Bonnie Owens, Merle Haggard, Bill Woods - their names are forever associated with the Bakersfield Sound. But what about the lesser known artists who also belted out their stories of hardship defying Nashville's more polished grooves?
