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In the 1950s, a new style of country music, influenced by rock-n-roll, emerged from Bakersfield’s honky-tonk bars. Pioneered by music legends like Buck…

This weekend, why not tune into a concert from home? Visalia musician Rudy Parris has been hosting live stream performances on his Facebook page every…

Buck and Bonnie Owens, Merle Haggard, Bill Woods - their names are forever associated with the Bakersfield Sound. But what about the lesser known artists…

Ray Benson is one of the greatest living practitioners of western swing - a mix of country, jazz and boogie-woogie that has delighted audience worldwide…

Can you imagine Southern California without Hollywood? Or the Bay Area without Silicon Valley?No? History suggests that the identities of cities and…

Detroit has Motown, Seattle has grunge, and San Francisco has psychedelic rock. Just three examples of American cities where unique musical styles…

Buck Owens was one of the giants of country music, helping to define a rough and ready sound that will forever be linked with the city that Owens called…

This week on Valley Edition we delve into the topics of drought in California, transgender law, high speed rail and more.Starting off the program Valley…

From the honkytonks of Oildale to concert halls across the world, the hard driving, guitar driven country music that came out of Kern County – known as…

Homer Joy, the songwriter behind the Buck Owens and Dwight Yoakam hit “The Streets of Bakersfield” has died. Joy was a talented performer in his own…