By JIM FUSILLI Nashville Merle Haggard and Buck Owens are the standard-bearers for the stream of California country known as the Bakersfield Sound. Rightfully so: The 74-year-old Mr. Haggard is a formidable singer and one of America's greatest songwriters; and Owens—who died in 2006 at age 76—together with his band, the Buckaroos, brought international attention to Bakersfield with its loud, clean, twangy style. Between them, the two musicians have tallied some 135 Top-20 hits on Billboard's country charts. The Bakersfield Sound: Buck Owens, Merle Haggard And California Country Country Music Hall of Fame And Museum Through Dec. 31, 2013 But as we see in the high-spirited and...
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