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Perhaps the most 'classic' country sound, honky tonk is a style rich with twangy vocals, moaning guitars, and lyrics that alternate between happy-go-lucky (Hank Williams' "Hey, Good Lookin'"), darkly quirky (Al Dexter's "Pistol Packin' Mama"), and totally down-and-out (Ted Daffan's "Born to Lose"). The music developed during the late '30s but was popularized over the next couple decades by such icons as Williams, Lefty Frizzell, Webb Pierce, Kitty Wells, and Ernest Tubb, who's 1942 hit "Walking the Floor… read more
Perhaps the most 'classic' country sound, honky tonk is a style rich with twangy vocals, moaning guitars, and lyrics that alternate between happy-go-lucky (Hank Williams' "Hey, Good Lookin'"), darkly quirky (Al Dexter's "Pistol Packin' Mama"),… read more
Perhaps the most 'classic' country sound, honky tonk is a style rich with twangy vocals, moaning guitars, and lyrics that alternate between happy-go-lucky (Hank Williams' "Hey, Good Lookin'"), darkly quirky (Al Dexter's "Pistol Packin' Mama"), and totally down-and-out (Ted Daffan's "Born to Lose"). … read more

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1 Play track Honky Tonk Badonkadonk Trace Adkins
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2 Play track Hey, Good Lookin' Hank Williams
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3 Play track Jambalaya (On the Bayou) Hank Williams
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4 Play track Act Naturally Buck Owens
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5 Play track Canceled Check Beck
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6 Play track Move It On Over Hank Williams
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7 Play track Lost Highway Hank Williams
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8 Play track Walk Up Geordie Greep
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9 Play track Guitars, Cadillacs Dwight Yoakam
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10 Play track The Race Is On George Jones
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  1. Image for 'All-Time Greatest Hits'

    All-Time Greatest Hits

    Buck Owens 57,899 listeners

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  2. Image for 'Lil G.L.'s Honky Tonk Jubilee'

    Lil G.L.'s Honky Tonk Jubilee

    Charley Crockett 30,423 listeners

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    Out of Hand

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    The Very Best of Dwight Yoakam

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  5. Image for 'Honky Tonk Girl: The Loretta Lynn Collection'

    Honky Tonk Girl: The Loretta Lynn…

    Loretta Lynn 42,399 listeners

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