honky-tonk

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The DJ and honky-tonk singer passed away on Friday (12Sep08) in Hendersonville, Tennessee.

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  1. noun A cheap, noisy bar or dance hall.
  2. adjective Of or relating to such a bar or dance hall; tawdry: a honky-tonk district; honky-tonk entertainers.
  3. adjective Of, relating to, or being a type of ragtime characteristically played on a tinny-sounding piano or in a honky-tonk.

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  • The vocal pattern of "Dirty Lips" is so, so catchy, the foot stompin 'percussion and solidly placed backup vocals give "Crawling" a lot of life and the straight-up honky-tonk style of "Trainwreck" is loads of fun. —  Punknews.org
  • The fiddle-fueled honky-tonk of "Whiskey in My Whiskey" proved an early favorite with burly, bearded singer and accordionist James Felice swigging liberally from a bottle. —  California Chronicle
  • Stringer is an Austin stalwart, a hotshot guitar picker, and a lover of good basic honky-tonk and Western swing. —  Stephen W. Terrell's (MUSIC) Web Log
  • • In and Outlaws, Leo Rondeau, Casbeers at the Church (8: 30 p.m.): From Austin by way of North Dakota, Rondeau knows how to put the western back into country and western while delivering real-deal country and honky-tonk. —  Highland Park TX | outside.in
  • Allan, who played Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in 2007, got his start in honky-tonk and is known for his raspy, unrefined vocal style.
 

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/hɑŋkɪˈtɑŋk/
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