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Bakersfield Sound shirts have taken the music world by storm, showing off iconic designs that pay homage to the legendary Bakersfield Sound. This unique music style originated in the 1950s and 1960s in Bakersfield, California, and captivated country music enthusiasts with its raw, rebellious, and honky-tonk sound. These shirts not only showcase the authentic spirit of the Bakersfield Sound but also allow fans to proudly represent this influential music movement. Each shirt is meticulously crafted with high-quality materials, ensuring both comfort and durability. Whether you are a dedicated country music fan or an admirer of this groundbreaking era in music history, sporting a Bakersfield Sound shirt is an ideal way to celebrate the legacy of this iconic genre and its influential artists.

The Bakersfield sound is a sub-genre of country music developed in the mid-to-late 1950s in and around Bakersfield, California Bakersfield is defined by its influences of rock and roll and honky-tonk style country, and its heavy use of electric instrumentation and backbeats. It was also a reaction against the slickly produced, orchestra-laden Nashville sound, which was becoming popular in the late 1950s.The Bakersfield sound became one of the most popular and influential country genres of the 1960s, initiating a revival of honky-tonk music and influencing later country rock and outlaw country musicians,as well as progressive country Wynn Stewart pioneered the Bakersfield sound, while performing artists Buck Owens and Merle Haggard became two of the most successful artists of the original Bakersfield era while performing with The Buckaroos and The Strangers respectively. Other major Bakersfield country artists include Jean Shepard and Susan Raye.


What makes the Bakersfield Sound?

Kurt Wolff of the All Music Guide states that the Bakersfield Sound was marked by the sharp, loud, high-end sound of the electric and steel guitars, fiddles, and lead and harmony vocals influenced by rock and roll and rockabilly as well as traditional country.

Who started Bakersfield Sound?

The Bakersfield Sound refers to a style of California country music pioneered in the 1950s by Wynn Stewart, Buck Owens, Bonnie Owens, and Merle Haggard


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