Bakersfield sound

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The Bakersfield sound is a twangy, electric-guitar-driven style of country music that emerged in mid-20th-century Bakersfield, California, as a raw, honky-tonk alternative to the polished Nashville sound.


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Nashville sound contrastedWith Bakersfield sound
Merle Haggard genre Bakersfield sound
Bakersfield hasMusicGenreOrigin Bakersfield sound
Bakersfield knownFor Bakersfield sound
Merle Haggard movement Bakersfield sound

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