(Book). Nestled at the southern end of California's San Joaquin
Valley, the city of Bakersfield is best known for farming, oil
fields, and a unique brand of country music called the "Bakersfield
Sound." The term is generally used to describe a hard-edged
honkytonk sensibility characterized by sharp, twanging Fender
Telecaster guitars, crying pedal steel, and straight-ahead country
vocals a sound that thrived in Bakersfield clubs in the 1950s and
'60s. The music emanating from these venues was by no means
homogeneous. One need only compare Buck Owens's razor-sharp
honky-tonk attack with Merle Haggard's western swing and
blues-inflected recordings to recognize that there is no single
Bakersfield Sound. The label is best understood as an umbrella term
encompassing a number of strains developed by Haggard, Owens, and
their West Coast contemporaries. The Bakersfield Sound is a
full-color exploration of what social and economic factors led to
this country music hotbed, as well as a look at the many stars who
rose to fame with roots in Bakersfield. Country luminaries with
ties to the area include Bob Willis, Leon Payne, Jean Shepherd,
Dallas Frazier, Bonnie Owens, Barbara Mandrell, and Ferlin Husky.
Written by the experts at the Country Music Hall of Fame, The
Bakersfield Sound describes with rich words and classic photos how
the deep roots of the Bakersfield Sound are so much more than just
a reaction to the pop-oriented Nashville Sound.
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