"Bakersfield sound" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Developed in and around Bakersfield, California, during the 1950s. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bakersfield sound
  1. 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. Wikipedia link: Bakersfield sound Categories (topical): Musical genres
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