honky-tonk
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Her band, CC and the Boys, has also played at Lucinda’s and nearly every other honky-tonk in town.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
Morgan Wallen, the reigning king of commercial country, blends hip-hop, hard-rock and honky-tonk in his music.
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
He’s kicking off the KFM Karaoke Country Revue, a monthly celebration where honky-tonk culture meets the queer community to toast, twang and tumble through songs like old friends in a Garth Brooks ballad.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025
Inside were tall French doors and Persian carpets and a huge grand piano that would practically dance when Grandma played her honky-tonk music.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
