and its sound included a piercing electric guitar, a driving drum beat, and a voice that delivered lyrics about both good times and heartbreak with emotional urgency. It was called honky-tonk ...
THE BASICS: FROM HONKY TONK TO PROTEST: A WOMAN’S VIEW OF COUNTRY MUSIC runs ... with Charlie Gannon on Bass and Electric Guitar, plus Elton Hough on Drums and John Martz on Lap Steel Guitar ...