Country singers born in bakersfield californian

When you think of the stars of country music, it’s inevitable that locales like Nashville or Austin come to mind. Music City is known for harboring and honoring its many twangy standouts.

But in truth, stars from the country music genre come from all over the world, from Memphis to Melbourne to Montana.

Here, though, we are going to dive into seven significant stars of country music who were from The Golden State.

1. Buck Owens

Born Alvis Edgar Owens Jr. on August 12, 1929, Buck later became the singer and band leader for Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, which boasted 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. He was a pioneer of what later became known as the Bakersfield sound (named after the California town). From 1969 to 1986, Owens co-hosted the CBS variety show, HeeHaw.

While Owens was born in Sherman, Texas, his family moved to Mesa, Arizona, in 1937 during the Great D