The Bakersfield Sound is one of the most influential and famous sounds in the history of the country music and influenced many artists and bands worldwide. The Bakersfield Sound focused on staying true to the country music genre with loud, upbeat, hokey, and honky-tonk tunes and is considered in relation to sounds from Nashville, Tennessee. The most successful, influential, and famous country artists and musicians originated in Bakersfield, California in the late 1950’s. These artists included Buck Owens, Tommy Collins, Merle Haggard, Billy Mize, Dwight Yoakham, and many other artists developed in the later years. Artists like Buck Owens and Merle Haggard started out by playing in bars for the locals, which the majority of the locals worked
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Before Buck Owens made it big, his original stomping grounds were performing in local bars located in Bakersfield such as The Blackboard Café, which was one of Bakersfield’s hit nightclubs in the 1905’s. Buck then eventually made his way across the nation singing his songs and telling his stories. He performed music by himself, several duets, and played in the band called The Buckaroos. Buck Owens songs are very different than most country songs that arose from the Nashville era. His songs were very upbeat, with rockabilly and Spanish-like tunes in his music. His music told tales and stories, and his music had the effect that made people want to dance to them. Buck created his “own type” of music and legacy, which influenced many artists and still continue to influence more artists today after his passing in 2006. Buck’s music described how Bakersfield is and how people viewed Bakersfield as a place itself. In Bucks song, “Streets of Bakersfield” which he later records as a duet with Dwight Yoakham. According to Buck Owens, the song is describing about “coming to Bakersfield after moving from miles away and trying to find something better, and to get a chance to be himself. Without having to impress anyone or be someone else he’s not. He’s also questioning people about them not liking him or judging him about walking the streets of Bakersfield” before they experienced or lived in Bakersfield themselves. In Buck Owens career, he managed to accomplish twenty-one number one hit
Before Buck Owens made it big, his original stomping grounds were performing in local bars located in Bakersfield such as The Blackboard Café, which was one of Bakersfield’s hit nightclubs in the 1905’s. Buck then eventually made his way across the nation singing his songs and telling his stories. He performed music by himself, several duets, and played in the band called The Buckaroos. Buck Owens songs are very different than most country songs that arose from the Nashville era. His songs were very upbeat, with rockabilly and Spanish-like tunes in his music. His music told tales and stories, and his music had the effect that made people want to dance to them. Buck created his “own type” of music and legacy, which influenced many artists and still continue to influence more artists today after his passing in 2006. Buck’s music described how Bakersfield is and how people viewed Bakersfield as a place itself. In Bucks song, “Streets of Bakersfield” which he later records as a duet with Dwight Yoakham. According to Buck Owens, the song is describing about “coming to Bakersfield after moving from miles away and trying to find something better, and to get a chance to be himself. Without having to impress anyone or be someone else he’s not. He’s also questioning people about them not liking him or judging him about walking the streets of Bakersfield” before they experienced or lived in Bakersfield themselves. In Buck Owens career, he managed to accomplish twenty-one number one hit