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Honky Tonk
- Genre family
- Country / Folk / Americana
- Starting recordings
- 55
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Honky Tonk
Honky Tonk is a branch of the Country / Folk / Americana family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Honky Tonk is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Big Jeff Bess.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreCountry / Folk / Americana
Current genreHonky Tonk
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Hom‐Bru Boogie2010 · Honky Tonk · honky tonkOpen in new tab 02I Don’t Talk to Strangers2010 · Honky Tonk · honky tonkOpen in new tab 03Long Tall Sally2010 · Honky Tonk · honky tonkOpen in new tab 04A Kiss and a Memory2010 · Honky Tonk · honky tonkOpen in new tab 05Most of All2010 · Honky Tonk · honky tonkOpen in new tab 06Ten‐E‐Cee Hom‐Bru2010 · Honky Tonk · honky tonkOpen in new tab 07San Antonio Rose2010 · Honky Tonk · honky tonkOpen in new tab 08Move on Baby2010 · Honky Tonk · honky tonkOpen in new tab 09Fast Women, Slow Horses and Wine2010 · Honky Tonk · honky tonkOpen in new tab 10You Talk in Your Sleep2010 · Honky Tonk · honky tonkOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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