Talk:Bakersfield sound

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Merle Haggard and Wynn Stewart

I think it would be appropriate to add a Merle Haggard and Wynn Stewart since they were also pioneers of the "Bakersfield Sound"

Anybody want to help? x_C.H. 20:31, 19 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Citation needed?

Too many citations needed, the text is unreadable. One request at the top would be enough. 178.30.96.47 (talk) 18:48, 11 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Re. citations

I agree with the previous comment that there are too many "citations needed" scattered throughout. It's ridiculous. But aside from that, I ask, why does a statement like:

'the lyrics of the very Bakersfield-sounding Far Away Eyes, which begins: "I was driving home early Sunday morning, through Bakersfield ..."'

need a citation? Duhh? That's just stupid. Just go listen to the Stones song. Does there have to be a footnote saying: 'Stones, Rolling, c.1978, albumn "Some Girls", publisher: bla bla bla'? Just go purchase the CD. If you don't know it's "Some Girls", you can google it. If no one comments on my comments, I will go and modify the article myself.

I also wonder why the article does not mention the Dwight Yoakum and Buck Owens cover of "The Streets of Bakersfield". I will fix that.