Honky Tonk · GenresWhat is honky tonk?
Perhaps the most 'classic' country sound, honky tonk is a style rich with twangy vocals, moaning guitars, and lyrics that alternate between happy-go-lucky (Hank Williams' "Hey, Good Lookin'"), darkly quirky (Al Dexter's "Pistol Packin' Mama"), and totally down-and-out (Ted Daffan's "Born to Lose").
Artists to start with
Albums to hear first
Out of Hand
Honky Tonk Time Machine
Lil G.L.'s Honky Tonk Jubilee
The Very Best of Dwight Yoakam
Dwight Sings Buck
I Am What I Am
The Definitive Collection
All-Time Greatest Hits Volume 1Honky Tonk songs
- Made in Japan by Buck Owens
- Guitars, Cadillacs by Dwight Yoakam
- Honky Tonk Man by Dwight Yoakam
- Honky Tonk Badonkadonk by Trace Adkins
- Move It On Over by Hank Williams
- Swinging Doors by Merle Haggard
- Honky Tonk Blues by Hank Williams
- Walking the Floor over You by Ernest Tubb
- Fast As You by Dwight Yoakam
- Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young by Faron Young
Honky Tonk on Risocast
Haunted HeartSammy Kershaw · 1993
Biggest HitsJohnny Paycheck · 1987
Super HitsJohnny Paycheck · 1997
The Soul & The Edge: The Best Of Johnny PaycheckJohnny Paycheck, Merle Haggard · 2002
Take This Job And Shove ItJohnny Paycheck · 1975
Johnny Paycheck - 16 Biggest HitsJohnny Paycheck · 1999
Slide off Your Satin SheetsJohnny Paycheck · 1977
The Essential Johnny PaycheckJohnny Paycheck · 2014
She's All I GotJohnny Paycheck · 1971
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darkwavecoldwavechoralbig beatchiptunedigicorechansoncrunkdembowdarksynthcontemporary christiandjentQuestions
- What is honky tonk?
- Perhaps the most 'classic' country sound, honky tonk is a style rich with twangy vocals, moaning guitars, and lyrics that alternate between happy-go-lucky (Hank Williams' "Hey, Good Lookin'"), darkly quirky (Al Dexter's "Pistol Packin' Mama"), and totally down-and-out (Ted Daffan's "Born to Lose").
- Who are the best-known honky tonk artists?
- By Last.fm listening: Buck Owens, Dwight Yoakam, Lefty Frizzell, Dick Curless, Ernest Tubb and Johnny Paycheck.
- What genres are similar to honky tonk?
- On Risocast it sits with darkwave, coldwave, choral, big beat, chiptune and digicore.
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Updated 6 October 2026
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