Meaning of Bakersfield sound | Babel Free
Definitions
A subgenre of country music developed in the West Coast and popularized during the 1950s and 1960s, featuring Fender Telecaster guitars, a drum backbeat, fiddles and steel guitars, along with stylistic touches from rock and roll music.
Examples
“A subgenre of country music, the Bakersfield Sound⟳ emerged out of what Merle Haggard called “the redneck honky-tonks” and what Glen Campbell termed “the fightin' and dancin' clubs” in Bakersfield, California.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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