That song and the music scene it belonged to were so distinctive, and remain so influential, that the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville only just closed the exhibition “The Bakersfield Sound” after almost three years on display. Bakersfield still remains a magnet for people looking for new opportunities—but most of them no longer come from Oklahoma. Who will write the song that will represent Bakersfield in a museum decades from now? And what will it sound like?

In advance of the Zócalo/James Irvine Foundation event “What Does Bakersfield Sound Like Today?”, we asked people immersed in the city’s art scene today to answer the question: What will the next iconic Bakersfield song be about?

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