{"product_id":"the-bakersfield-sound-buck-owens-merle-haggard-and-california-country-paperback-softback-9780915608065","title":"The Bakersfield Sound; Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and California Country (Paperback \/ softback) 9780915608065","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Bakersfield Sound\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBuck Owens, Merle Haggard, and California Country\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRandy Poe (Author), Scott Bomar (Author), Michael Gray (Edited by), Robert Price (Author), John Rumble (Author), Dwight Yoakam (Foreword by), Kyle Young (Contributions by),  (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780915608065\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 13 June 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e95 pages, 79 color photographs, 70 black \u0026amp; white photographs, 6 documents\u003cbr\u003e27.9 x 21.6 x 1.3 cm, 0.481 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe stripped-down country sounds that Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and their California cohorts crafted in the 1950s and ’60s still reverberate in the twenty-first century. The edgy music created in the oil town of Bakersfield, and the great musicians identified with it, have long been a distinctive part of the fabric of country music. \u003cp\u003e Written by Bakersfield country experts Scott B. Bomar, Randy Poe, and Robert Price, this book was published as a companion to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s exhibition \u003ci\u003eThe Bakersfield Sound: Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and California Country\u003c\/i\u003e. The book examines one of America’s most exciting and influential music scenes. In its pages, readers will find more than 140 rare photographs, including some of the rare treasures saved by Bakersfield veterans and their friends, family members, and business associates, which were on display in the exhibition. The book includes an introduction by country music star Dwight Yoakam. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cp\u003e Contributors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Acknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Survivor's Voices by Dwight Yoakam\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Dim Lights, Thick Smoke, and Loud, Loud Music: The Story of the Bakersfield Sound by Scott B. Bomar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e From the Back Roads of Texas to the Streets of Bakersfield: The Musical Journey of Buck Owens by Randy Poe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Merle Haggard: Kis Songs, His Life, His Legacy by Robert Price\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Sources\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Suggested Books, Recordings, and DVDs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52734770544920,"sku":"9780915608065","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-bakersfield-sound-buck-owens-merle-haggard-and-california-country-paperback-softback-9780915608065","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}