What does the Bakersfield Sound mean to me? A funky old Telecaster? Truckers in a smoky room tapping their feet? Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Roy Nichols, Don Rich, Billy Mize? How about all of the above!
Bakersfield is a guitar town....
Hosted "Cousin Herb's Trading Post," a nightly local television show from 1953-63, dedicated to country music and its stars.
Guests included Buck Owens, Bonnie Owens, Merle Haggard, Bob Wills, Johnny Cash, Tex Ritter, Gene...
Bakersfield's own Blues Rocker Monty Byrom, may be best known as the talented, former lead singer for MCA Records phenomenon Big House. The sultry country rock and blues band dazzled the industry with gold sales of their self-titled...
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