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The Bakersfield sound is a sub- genre of country music developed in the mid-to-late 1950s in and around Bakersfield, California. [ 1] Bakersfield is defined by its influences of rock and roll and honky-tonk style country, and its heavy use of electric instrumentation and backbeats. [ 2] It was also a reaction against the slickly produced ...
550 (est.) Opened. October 23, 1996. ( 1996-10-23) Website. www .buckowens .com. Buck Owens Crystal Palace (also known as the Crystal Palace and The Palace) is a music hall located in Bakersfield, California. It was constructed by Buck Owens, and was opened in 1996. Primarily it is a performance venue for country music, although other music ...
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Alvis Edgar " Buck " Owens Jr. (August 12, 1929 [1] – March 25, 2006) [2] was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and band leader. He was the lead singer for Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, which had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music chart. He pioneered what came to be called the Bakersfield sound, named in honor of Bakersfield ...
All songs that reached the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the year, complete with peak chart placement. "5 O'Clock" – T-Pain feat. Wiz Khalifa and Lily Allen (#13 in 2012, #10 in 2011) "50 Ways to Say Goodbye" – Train (#20) "Adorn" – Miguel (#17) "As Long as You Love Me" – Justin Bieber feat.
B. Louie Cruz Beltran. David Benoit (musician) Bobby Blood (musician) The Buckaroos. Monty Byrom.
Bakersfield has its share of notable "native-born" musicians, including Country Music Hall of Famer Merle Haggard, renowned jazz pianist David Benoit, Hall of Fame guitarist Bill Aken (one of the founding members of 'The Wrecking Crew' inducted into the Musician's Hall of Fame in 2008), country music artist Buck Owens, American Latin jazz musician Louie Cruz Beltran, and sacred music composer ...
The Fox Theater is located at 2001 H Street in Downtown Bakersfield, California. The theater, which opened on Christmas Day, 1930, is a historic performing arts and community events center located in downtown Bakersfield, and hosts a variety of events, ranging from ballets, numerous community events, movies to contemporary pop and rock acts.