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Genre: bakersfield sound

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Bakersfield sound is a subgenre of country music that originated in Bakersfield, California in the 1950s. It is characterized by a raw, stripped-down sound with twangy electric guitars, prominent drums, and a honky-tonk feel. The lyrics often focus on blue-collar themes and the struggles of everyday life. The genre gained popularity in the 1960s and has influenced many country musicians since.


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List of bakersfield sound artists

Here is a list of bakersfield sound artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the bakersfield sound genre. You can find out what bakersfield sound genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

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1 47 320930
2 58 1293001
3 55 635910
4 45 170529
5 48 30813
6 31 11320
7 33 39833
8 32 30798
9 22 6615
10 29 19105
11 28 6357
12 31 35090
13 25 2167
14 29 7673
15 31 3466
16 26 5620
17 19 4368
18 23 15633
19 9 3095
20 19 9353
21 20 320
22 16 394
23 16 1614
24 5 1496
25 14 651
26 13 1269
27 13 742
28 6 1369
29 7 190
30 5 2670
31 5 49
32 4 256
33 4 44
34 3 250
35 2 204
36 2 488
37 2 135
38 1 335
39 1 83

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