Table of Contents

Introduction

Contributors

Acknowledgements

Survivor's Voices by Dwight Yoakam

Dim Lights, Thick Smoke, and Loud, Loud Music: The Story of the Bakersfield Sound by Scott B. Bomar

From the Back Roads of Texas to the Streets of Bakersfield: The Musical Journey of Buck Owens by Randy Poe

Merle Haggard: Kis Songs, His Life, His Legacy by Robert Price

Sources

Suggested Books, Recordings, and DVDs

About the Author

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