The Bakersfield Sound: How a Generation of Displaced Okies Revolutionized American Music by Robert E Price
The Bakersfield Sound: How a Generation of Displaced Okies Revolutionized American Music

Robert E Price

The Bakersfield Sound: How a Generation of Displaced Okies Revolutionized American Music

Robert E Price

236 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction music emotional informative reflective medium-paced
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The aesthetic known as the Bakersfield Sound transformed country music, its hard edge a stark contrast to Nashville's stringed orchestras. It turned displaced Okies like Buck Owens and Merle Haggard into household names, and in the process created...

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