The story
Developed in and around Bakersfield, California, during the 1950s.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bakersfield sound
Today it means: 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. Full definition →