The Shootouts Continue Running with ‘Stampede’
The Shootouts use classic styles of country on Stampede: Western swing, the Bakersfield sound, and a little honky tonk, occasionally suffused with some rock.
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Victoria Bailey’s “Skid Row” Exemplifies the Bakersfield Sound (premiere + interview)
Victoria Bailey emerges with "Skid Row", a country romp that's an ode to an LA honky-tonk and the classic California Bakersfield sound.
Buck Owens and the Buckaroos: The Complete Capitol Singles 1967-1970
The second installment in Omnivore's career retrospective of the defining voice of the Bakersfield Sound is, while not as essential as the first, nonetheless a fine collection of hits and misses.
A Yarn-Spinning Tale about Country Music Legend Merle Haggard
David Cantwell writes from the heart and the results are, like the subject, highly unconventional and completely memorable.