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1. www.ourmusicworld.com › archives › 13028What is Honky-Tonk Music? A Full Exploration - Our Music World

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   Jul 10, 2024 · Honky-tonk music is a genre of country music that has its roots deeply embedded in the Southern United States. This vibrant and distinctive style emerged in the early 20th century and has since become a staple of American musical culture.

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Honky-tonkHonky-tonk - Wikipedia

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   A honky-tonk (also called honkatonk, honkey-tonk, honky tonk, or tonk) is both a bar that provides country music for the entertainment of its patrons and the style of music played in such establishments. It can also refer to the type of piano (tack piano) used to play such music.

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4. sites.dwrl.utexas.edu › the-history › honky-tonkHonky Tonk | Country Music Project - University of Texas at ...

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   Honky tonk music is a music that allows you to feel any emotion and express your mood throughout the song. Many great artists contributed to honky tonk music. Some of these include Hank Williams, Kitty Wells, and Ernest Tubb.

5. www.allmusic.com › style › honky-tonk-ma0000002648Honky Tonk Music Style Overview | AllMusic

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   The basic honky tonk sound features acoustic and/or electric guitar, fiddle, string bass, and steel guitar (which was imported from Hawaiian music), while the vocals often draw from the so-called "high lonesome" sound of traditional country, sounding either rough and nasal (Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb) or smooth and clear (Lefty Frizzell, George ...

6. www.tennessean.com › story › entertainmentHow honky-tonks evolved to a haven for country music

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   • They Likely Originated from Rural Juke Joints
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   Juke joints, or barrelhouses, were rural establishments primarily operated by African Americans. They featured the forms of entertainment most honky-tonks are known for: music, dancing, drinking and often gambling. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. They emerged after emancipation in the southeastern United States, and provide...

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   Whether referring to the style of music or the establishments themselves, there is no definitive origin of the term. Newspapers in Texas and Oklahoma used the term in the late 1800s, and eventually the "hillbilly music" that was being played in those areas became referred to as "honky-tonk music."

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   Honky-tonk music was related to the piano style of ragtime music. However, it focused more on rhythm than melody. Musicians that exemplified the piano sound of early honky-tonk include Fats Domino, Jelly Roll Morton and Meade Lux Lewis. Hank Williams is probably the most well-known and influential musician to play honky-tonk.

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7. www.stonecoldcountry.net › post › the-greatest-honkyThe Greatest Honky Tonk Albums of All-Time - Stone Cold Country

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   Nov 6, 2023 · These are the greatest honky tonk albums of all time! The reach of traditional country is so broad that we are hearing some of those familiar twangy sounds across state lines, and continents. On radio right now, we are hearing Honky tonk country by way of Scotty McCreery, and Joe Nichols, both currently charting on Billboard.

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   What is a honky tonk?

   • A honky-tonk (also called honkatonk, honkey-tonk, honky tonk, or tonk) is both a bar that provides country music for the entertainment of its patrons and the style of music played in such establishments. It can also refer to the type of piano (tack piano) used to play such music.

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   What are some famous honky tonks?

   • Some more famous honky tonks include the Louisiana Hayride and the Broken Spoke; however, there were many others. The honky tonk era of country music was said to have been the “Golden Age of Country Music” (Porterfield). Honky tonk music is very clearly heard in modern day country music.

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   Does country music have a honky tonk sound?

   • Honky tonk music is very clearly heard in modern day country music. Artists such as Miranda Lambert, Trace Adkins, Sunny Sweeney, and many others, still have that honky tonk sound in their music. Honky tonk has had a huge influence on country music and it will continue to forever be a part of it. Key Honky Tonkers:

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   How has honky tonk influenced country music?

   • Honky tonk has had a huge influence on country music and it will continue to forever be a part of it. Key Honky Tonkers: Kitty Wells (1919-2012) (above) conveyed a woman’s perspective on “divorce, drinking and cheating,” which filled and defined classic honky tonk music during the 1940s and 1950s.

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   Who contributed to honky tonk music?

   • Many great artists contributed to honky tonk music. Some of these include Hank Williams, Kitty Wells, and Ernest Tubb. Hank Williams was one of the first artists to start singing honky tonk music, and Kitty Wells is known as the “queen of country music.”

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   What was the honky tonk era?

   • People would gather at honky tonks to listen to honky tonk music in addition to other country music. Some more famous honky tonks include the Louisiana Hayride and the Broken Spoke; however, there were many others. The honky tonk era of country music was said to have been the “Golden Age of Country Music” (Porterfield).

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9. www.udiscovermusic.com › stories › rhythm-originsThe Origins of Music's Most Distinctive Grooves

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   Oct 17, 2023 · From funk to disco and reggae to the honky tonk shuffle, we highlight the origins behind some of the most distinctive grooves.