The no-frills "Bakersfield Sound" came about when country music performers from that town rebelled against the slick productions coming out of Music City in the 60's. Wynn Stewart, a progenitor of that style, scored a #1 country hit this week in 1967. He was part-owner of a club off the Vegas Strip called Nashville Nevada, and once hired a bass player from Bakersfield for the house band by the name of Merle Haggard. A personal country favorite of mine.
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