Wynn Stewart pioneered the Bakersfield sound, while performing artists Buck Owens and Merle Haggard became two of the most successful artists of the original Bakersfield era while performing with The Buckaroos and The Strangers respectively.
Wynn Stewart pioneered the Bakersfield style, while notable performers Buck Owens and Merle Haggard became two of the most prominent artists of the original Bakersfield movement, performing with The Buckaroos and The Strangers respectively.