honky-tonk
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The songs Stewart wrote carried the flavor of the roadhouse scene; Mr. McDonough likens one of his records to “a beer-stained telegraph from a honky-tonk foxhole.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
At least on weekends, however, the audience doesn’t look all that different from one honky-tonk to the next; West Village Girls and Wall Street guys abound.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
You won't find him on Broadway or in the city's famous honky-tonk music bars.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025
Ubaldini continued to play roots rock and honky-tonk music in O.C. and formed a new band called Mystery Train that got signed but lasted for only one record.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2025
On the jukebox, Kitty Wells was singing about married men and honky-tonk angels.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
