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The Bakersfield sound is a hard-edged strain of West Coast country that emerged in and around Bakersfield, California, as a punchier alternative to Nashville’s smoother productions. It favors bright, twangy Fender Telecaster leads, prominent steel guitar, a driving backbeat, and crisp, uncluttered arrangements that feel made for dance halls and honky-tonks. Vocals often carry plainspoken grit and emotional directness, with songs about working life, heartbreak, pride, and restless freedom. Rooted in honky-tonk but sharpened by rock ’n’ roll energy, it’s lively, loud, and unapologetically real.

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Ramblin' Fever: More Haggard Classics
Merle Haggard
Album - 14 Tracks - Released April 24, 2026
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Merle Haggard
Dwight Yoakam
Buck Owens
Vern Gosdin
Ed Bruce
Buck Owens & The Buckaroos
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  1. April 24, 2026
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    Ramblin' Fever: More Haggard Classics
    Merle Haggard
    14 tracks
  2. July 11, 2025
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    Jukebox Confessions - Lost Honky Tonk Gems
    Wynn Stewart
    11 tracks
  3. June 27
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    Adios, Farewell, Goodbye, Good Luck, So Long: On Stage 1964-1974
    Buck Owens And His Buckaroos
    89 tracks
  4. May 16
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    Love's Gonna Live Here (Live at the Bellevue Theater in Richmond, Virginia, 1964)
    Buck Owens And His Buckaroos
    1 tracks
  5. March 12
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    The Wrangler
    Ed Bruce
    1 tracks
  6. January 15
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    Golden Gospel Classics - Jean Shepard & Ferlin Husky
    Jean Shepard•
    Ferlin Husky
    20 tracks
  7. November 15, 2024
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    Brighter Days
    Dwight Yoakam
    14 tracks
  8. November 6
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    I'll Pay The Price
    Dwight Yoakam
    3 tracks
  9. November 1
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    Have You Heard
    Ed Bruce
    12 tracks
  10. October 11
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    Wide Open Heart
    Dwight Yoakam
    2 tracks
  11. September 6
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    I Don't Know How To Say Goodbye (Bang Bang Boom Boom)
    Dwight Yoakam•
    Post Malone
    1 tracks
  12. September 3
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    Dream Of Me (Original Brylen Records Recordings)
    Vern Gosdin
    10 tracks
  13. May 31
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    Heart Burn (Feat. Dwight Yoakam)
    Annie Bosko•
    Dwight Yoakam
    1 tracks
  14. May 31
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    Heart Burn (feat. Dwight Yoakam)
    Annie Bosko•
    Dwight Yoakam
    1 tracks
  15. May 10
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    After Hours
    Ed Bruce
    16 tracks
  16. May 3
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    American Country Legend
    Merle Haggard
    12 tracks
  17. May 3
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    American Country Legend
    Merle Haggard
    12 tracks
  18. April 26
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    It's All Over
    Sean Burns•
    Lost Country
    1 tracks
  19. October 25, 2023
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    Sing About Jesus
    Ed Bruce
    12 tracks
  20. August 4
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    Pure Bakersfield Sound - Tommy Collins' Legacy
    Tommy Collins
    11 tracks
  21. July 28
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    I'll Hold You In My Heart
    Jean Shepard
    12 tracks
  22. July 28
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    The Bakersfield Sound of Wynn Stewart
    Wynn Stewart
    12 tracks
  23. July 21
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    Sun Records Originals: Rock Boppin' Baby
    Ed Bruce
    12 tracks
  24. July 21
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    Sun Records Originals: Rock Boppin' Baby
    Ed Bruce
    12 tracks
  25. January 13
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    Town Song
    Sean Burns•
    Lost Country
    1 tracks
  26. January 13
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    Sundown In San Antonio (Live 1984)
    Merle Haggard
    19 tracks
  27. December 22, 2022
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    I Wanna Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart
    Sean Burns•
    Lost Country
    1 tracks
  28. October 25
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    Changed
    Ed Bruce
    12 tracks
  29. October 7
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    Bakersfield Gold: Top 10 Hits 1959-1974
    Buck Owens
    46 tracks
  30. August 17
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    Act Naturally
    Buck Owens
    1 tracks
  31. June 17
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    The Wonders You Perform (God Bless America Again)
    Jean Shepard
    1 tracks
  32. January 26
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    The Cold Hard Facts Of Life (Bill Anderson's 50th)
    Ed Bruce
    1 tracks
  33. January 21
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    The Family's Growing (Old Time Gospel)
    Ed Bruce
    1 tracks
  34. January 12
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    Slippin' Away (Bill Anderson's 50th)
    Jean Shepard
    1 tracks
  35. December 10, 2021
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    Where No One Stands Alone (Old Time Gospel)
    Jean Shepard
    1 tracks
  36. December 10
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    Together Again
    Buck Owens
    22 tracks
  37. October 22
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    I Don't Care (Just as Long as You Love Me)
    Buck Owens
    1 tracks
  38. September 3
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    Tall Dark Stranger (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, March 29, 1970)
    Buck Owens•
    The Buckaroos
    1 tracks
  39. September 3
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    Tall Dark Stranger (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, March 29, 1970)
    Buck Owens•
    The Buckaroos
    1 tracks
  40. August 29
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    Heartbreak Mountain (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, November 29, 1970)
    Buck Owens•
    The Buckaroos
    1 tracks
  1. April 24, 2026
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    Ramblin' Fever: More Haggard Classics
    Merle Haggard
    14 tracks
  2. July 11, 2025
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    Jukebox Confessions - Lost Honky Tonk Gems
    Wynn Stewart
    11 tracks
  3. June 27
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    Adios, Farewell, Goodbye, Good Luck, So Long: On Stage 1964-1974
    Buck Owens And His Buckaroos
    89 tracks
  4. January 15
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    Golden Gospel Classics - Jean Shepard & Ferlin Husky
    Jean Shepard•
    Ferlin Husky
    20 tracks
  5. November 15, 2024
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    Brighter Days
    Dwight Yoakam
    14 tracks
  6. November 1
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    Have You Heard
    Ed Bruce
    12 tracks
  7. September 3
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    Dream Of Me (Original Brylen Records Recordings)
    Vern Gosdin
    10 tracks
  8. May 10
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    After Hours
    Ed Bruce
    16 tracks
  9. May 3
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    American Country Legend
    Merle Haggard
    12 tracks
  10. May 3
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    American Country Legend
    Merle Haggard
    12 tracks
  11. October 25, 2023
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    Sing About Jesus
    Ed Bruce
    12 tracks
  12. August 4
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    Pure Bakersfield Sound - Tommy Collins' Legacy
    Tommy Collins
    11 tracks
  13. July 28
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    I'll Hold You In My Heart
    Jean Shepard
    12 tracks
  14. July 28
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    The Bakersfield Sound of Wynn Stewart
    Wynn Stewart
    12 tracks
  15. July 21
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    Sun Records Originals: Rock Boppin' Baby
    Ed Bruce
    12 tracks
  16. July 21
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    Sun Records Originals: Rock Boppin' Baby
    Ed Bruce
    12 tracks
  17. January 13
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    Sundown In San Antonio (Live 1984)
    Merle Haggard
    19 tracks
  18. October 25, 2022
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    Changed
    Ed Bruce
    12 tracks
  19. October 7
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    Bakersfield Gold: Top 10 Hits 1959-1974
    Buck Owens
    46 tracks
  20. December 10, 2021
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    Together Again
    Buck Owens
    22 tracks
  1. May 16, 2025
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    Love's Gonna Live Here (Live at the Bellevue Theater in Richmond, Virginia, 1964)
    Buck Owens And His Buckaroos
    1 tracks
  2. March 12
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    The Wrangler
    Ed Bruce
    1 tracks
  3. November 6, 2024
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    I'll Pay The Price
    Dwight Yoakam
    3 tracks
  4. October 11
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    Wide Open Heart
    Dwight Yoakam
    2 tracks
  5. September 6
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    I Don't Know How To Say Goodbye (Bang Bang Boom Boom)
    Dwight Yoakam•
    Post Malone
    1 tracks
  6. May 31
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    Heart Burn (Feat. Dwight Yoakam)
    Annie Bosko•
    Dwight Yoakam
    1 tracks
  7. May 31
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    Heart Burn (feat. Dwight Yoakam)
    Annie Bosko•
    Dwight Yoakam
    1 tracks
  8. April 26
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    It's All Over
    Sean Burns•
    Lost Country
    1 tracks
  9. January 13, 2023
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    Town Song
    Sean Burns•
    Lost Country
    1 tracks
  10. December 22, 2022
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    I Wanna Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart
    Sean Burns•
    Lost Country
    1 tracks
  11. August 17
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    Act Naturally
    Buck Owens
    1 tracks
  12. June 17
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    The Wonders You Perform (God Bless America Again)
    Jean Shepard
    1 tracks
  13. January 26
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    The Cold Hard Facts Of Life (Bill Anderson's 50th)
    Ed Bruce
    1 tracks
  14. January 21
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    The Family's Growing (Old Time Gospel)
    Ed Bruce
    1 tracks
  15. January 12
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    Slippin' Away (Bill Anderson's 50th)
    Jean Shepard
    1 tracks
  16. December 10, 2021
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    Where No One Stands Alone (Old Time Gospel)
    Jean Shepard
    1 tracks
  17. October 22
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    I Don't Care (Just as Long as You Love Me)
    Buck Owens
    1 tracks
  18. September 3
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    Tall Dark Stranger (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, March 29, 1970)
    Buck Owens•
    The Buckaroos
    1 tracks
  19. September 3
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    Tall Dark Stranger (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, March 29, 1970)
    Buck Owens•
    The Buckaroos
    1 tracks
  20. August 29
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    Heartbreak Mountain (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, November 29, 1970)
    Buck Owens•
    The Buckaroos
    1 tracks