DAD, WHY DO YOU WATCH HEE HAW?

I've been meaning to point you towards a few posts over at the Adios Lounge. They're the perfect introduction to the whole spectrum of Bakersfield sounding stuff, and the Bakersfield sound proper. He covers it all, from Buck Owens and Don Rich to the Byrds, Clarence White, Flying Burrito Brothers, and so on, all with the insights of someone who knows the genre well.

Here's a couple that I happened to like, but there's lots more, and videos, at the posts linked to below. Check the Byrds cut, an instrumental featuring Clarence White. It's exhausting. It's a somewhat muddy live recording, but his playing cuts right through it. Check the posts too. There's some overlapping (due to repeated tags) but there's a whole lot of music and know how.

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Listen:
The Byrds - Nashville West (live) mp3 at The Adios Lounge Featuring Clarence White
Buck Owens - Second Fiddle mp3 at The Adios Lounge Don Rich on fiddle
Bone up on Bakersfield:
Don Rich at The Adios Lounge
Buck Owens at The Adios Lounge
Merle Haggard at The Adios Lounge
The Flying Burrito Brothers at The Adios Lounge
Clarence White at The Adios Lounge
The Bakersfield Sound at The Adios Lounge