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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] It was also a reaction against the slickly produced ...
Wynn Stewart. Winford Lindsey " Wynn " Stewart (June 7, 1934 – July 17, 1985) was an American country music singer and songwriter. [ 1] He was one of the progenitors of the Bakersfield sound. Although not a huge chart success, he was an inspiration to such artists as Buck Owens, Merle Haggard and Nick Lowe .
Alvis Edgar " Buck " Owens Jr. (August 12, 1929 [ 1] – March 25, 2006) [ 2] was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and band leader. He was the lead singer for Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, which had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music chart. He pioneered what came to be called the Bakersfield sound, named in honor of ...
Aug. 30—Defining the brand of country music that has come to be known as the Bakersfield Sound is anything but easy. In fact, many have said it's impossible. But Bakersfield-raised documentary ...
Gill's music is defined by his tenor voice, guitar playing, and breadth of influences. The editors of The Encyclopedia of Country Music wrote of Gill, "With an aching tenor, award-winning songwriting skills, and virtuoso guitar chops that rivals those of any ace Nashville session player, Vince Gill is one of today's biggest country superstars."
Jul. 5—On the eve of their third Pioneers of the Bakersfield Sound concert, The Soda Crackers are ready to gather everyone together. "These Pioneers shows have almost become like one big ...
Don Rich. Donald Eugene Ulrich (August 15, 1941 – July 17, 1974), best known by the stage name Don Rich, was an American 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 Don's best friend, country singer Buck Owens. Rich was ...
Tommy Hays. Thomas Avery Hays (August 12, 1929 – May 13, 2023) was an American guitarist, band leader and vocalist; and was one of the last living members of the great musicians who created The Bakersfield Sound. [1] Hays started playing the guitar in church when he was 10 years old. He performed on the Billy Mize TV Show, Cousin Herb Show ...