Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bakersfield sound

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables: bak-ers-field- -sound
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Developed in and around Bakersfield, California, during the 1950s.

Questions

What does bakersfield sound mean?: 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.
Where does bakersfield sound come from?: Developed in and around Bakersfield, California, during the 1950s.

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