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Pages in category "Country musicians from California" The following 185 pages are in this category, out of 185 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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The Bakersfield sound is a sub-genre of country music developed in the mid-to-late 1950s in and around Bakersfield, California. [1] Bakersfield is defined by its influences of rock and roll and honky-tonk style country, and its heavy use of electric instrumentation and backbeats. [2]
This is an alphabetical list of country music performers. It includes artists who played country music at some point in their career, even if they were not exclusively country music performers. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Bill Anderson, singer who is still a major songwriter of new hits; Liz Anderson, as famous for her songwriting as her singing; mother of Lynn Anderson; Lynn Anderson, a California blonde who became a major country star in the 70s; helped by regular exposure on national television, was one of the first female artists to achieve major crossover success.
Alvis Edgar "Buck" Owens Jr. (August 12, 1929 [1] – March 25, 2006) [2] was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and band leader. He was the lead singer for Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, which had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music chart.
Jonathan Ryan Pardi (born May 20, 1985) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Signed to Capitol Nashville, he has released four studio albums: Write You a Song (2014), California Sunrise (2016), Heartache Medication (2019), and Mr. Saturday Night (2022).
Melvin Lee Greenwood [1] (born October 27, 1942) [2] is an American country music singer-songwriter and saxophonist. [3] Active since 1962, he won a Grammy Award and he has charted 33 singles on the Hot Country Songs with 7 singles reaching the number one. He has sold more than 25 million copies worldwide. [4] [5]