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A honky-tonk (also called honkatonk, honkey-tonk, or tonk) is both a bar that provides country music for the entertainment of its patrons and the style of music played in such establishments. It can also refer to the type of piano ( tack piano ) used to play such music.
If you weren’t born and raised in a musical hotbed like Nashville, Luckenbach, or Bakersfield, “honky-tonk” can be a head-scratcher. To complicate matters, it has two different definitions. The word as we know it today is used most often to describe a bar in which country music is played.
1. : a usually tawdry nightclub or dance hall. especially : one that features country music. 2. : a district marked by places of cheap entertainment. 3. : country music that has a heavy beat and lyrics dealing usually with vice or misfortune. honky-tonker. ˈhäŋ-kē-ˌtäŋ-kər.
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It was called honky-tonk. During World War II, a new sound, featuring drums and a piercing electric guitar, sprang up in darkened taverns and barrooms, with songs that dealt openly with...
Sep 13, 2019 · Jon Garcia. The Tennessean. 0:00. 0:33. Today, people travel from all over the world to visit the famed honky-tonks on Nashville's Lower Broadway. Country twang and crooning vocals from their...
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A honky tonk is a laid-back watering hole where locals gather to hear live music. When the Ryman Auditorium became home to the Grand Ole Opry, many performers would cross the alley behind the building and enter these venues through their backdoors. It was a common sight to see headline acts performing alongside local bands.
