BAKERSFIELD SOUND

BAKERSFIELD SOUND (c. 1955–1965) About a hundred miles north of Los Angeles lies the oil-boom town of Bakersfield. In the late 1940s many displaced Midwesterners, particularly from Oklahoma, came to the town in search of work. The oil industry provided good jobs that paid well, and soon a local club scene was thriving to cater to the tastes of the displaced Okies. One of the first stars from the area was Okie TOMMY COLLINS , who featured a stripped-down HONKY-TONK sound in his band and…