Bakersfield country scene

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The Bakersfield country scene is a distinctive West Coast country music movement centered in Bakersfield, California, known for its raw, twangy sound, electric instrumentation, and influence on artists like Merle Haggard and Buck Owens.

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instanceOf country music scene
music movement
regional music style
associatedInstrument Fender Telecaster NERFINISHED
drum kit
electric bass
pedal steel guitar
centeredAtVenue The Blackboard Cafe NERFINISHED
Trouts (Oildale) NERFINISHED
characteristic barroom-oriented lyrics
danceable rhythms
minimal orchestral arrangements
prominent electric guitars
raw sound
strong backbeat
twangy sound
use of Fender Telecaster guitars
working-class themes
contrastWith Nashville country pop arrangements
country United States of America
surface form: United States
developedInOppositionTo Nashville sound NERFINISHED
genre country music
influenced country rock
modern country music
outlaw country
influencedArtist Alan Jackson NERFINISHED
Brad Paisley NERFINISHED
Dwight Yoakam NERFINISHED
influencedBy Dust Bowl migrant communities NERFINISHED
honky-tonk bars in Bakersfield
oilfield worker culture in California
location Bakersfield, California NERFINISHED
lyricalTheme drinking
heartache
working-class struggle
notableArtist Buck Owens NERFINISHED
Merle Haggard NERFINISHED
Red Simpson NERFINISHED
Susan Raye NERFINISHED
Tommy Collins NERFINISHED
Wynn Stewart NERFINISHED
notableBand Buck Owens and the Buckaroos NERFINISHED
recordLabelAssociation Capitol Records NERFINISHED
region West Coast NERFINISHED
stylisticOrigin Western swing
honky-tonk
rhythm and blues
rock and roll
timePeriod 1950s
1960s
1970s

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this entity surface form: Bakersfield, California country scene