Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gathering to watch a home movie may not seem like a special event but when it comes to the Bakersfield Sound, it’s time to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It all started when several 6-foot-tall black-and-white portraits of Bakersfield Sound legends like Buck Owens and Merle Haggard ...

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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 ...

New York-based country singer Tennessee Walt will present a lecture and concert in Westbury about Bakersfield artists and their music. The Bakersfield Sound was one of the dominant elements of country ...

On this day (July 3), in 2001, guitarist Roy Nichols died of a heart attack in a Bakersfield, California, hospital while being treated for a bacterial infection. He was 68 years old. While many ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — You’ve heard of the Bakersfield Sound, but what about the Modern Soul? It’s another genre of music born in Bakersfield. It’s all thanks to a Black musician, who has helped ...

"This publication was created by the staff of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum"--Title page verso. "Published on the occasion of the exhibition The Bakersfield sound : Buck Owens, Merle ...

Although the honky-tonks where the Bakersfield Sound was forged in whiskey and Western swing are long gone, treasured relics of the past remain. In March, the Kern County Museum opened its ...

Next week Beale Memorial Library will offer another key stop for fans of the Bakersfield Sound. Ten large-scale portraits of local country greats will serve as a visual tribute to our rich musical ...