3801 Chester Ave..The Blackboard, 3801 Chester Ave.. At least that would be the address if the most famous honky-tonk in Bakersfield history were still standing.Feb 10, 2006
Bakersfield is famous for being the home of country music singers Merle Haggard and Buck Owens, and has the nickname "the country music capital of the West Coast." This is a result of the large number of Dust Bowl refugees that settled in the area.
Buck OwensBuck Owens is the richest person in Bakersfield -- so reports Worth magazine in its March 2002 profile of the 100 richest people in America's 100 largest cities.
Top 5 Celebrities from Bakersfield, CARobert Beltran. As a Mexican American actor, Robert Adame Beltran is well known for his roles as Commander Chakotay on Star Trek: Voyager and as Raoul in Paul Bartel's film Eating Raoul. ... Merle Haggard. ... Sunny Johnson. ... Jerry Quarry. ... Derek Mears.