Bakersfield country scene

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country music scene music movement regional music style

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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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Bakersfield country scene canonical	1
Bakersfield, California country scene	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
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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Sing Me Back Home → associatedWith → Bakersfield country scene ⓘ

Workin' Man Blues → associatedWith → Bakersfield country scene ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bakersfield, California country scene