Honky Tonk (disambiguation)
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A honky-tonk is a type of bar. The phrase may also refer to:
In music:
Films:
In music:
- Honky tonk music, a subgenre of country music
- Honky Tonk (album), by Dude Mowrey
- "Honky Tonk" (song)Honky Tonk (song)Honky Tonk is an instrumental written by Billy Butler, Bill Doggett, Clifford Scott and Shep Shepherd. In 1956, Doggett released it on a two-part single. On the Billboard pop charts, it peaked at number two for three weeks....
, 1956 instrumental written by Billy Butler, Bill Doggett, Clifford Scott, and Shep Shepherd - Honky Tonk, album by Micky Green
- "Honky Tonk", a track from the Miles Davis album The Cellar Door SessionsThe Cellar Door SessionsThe Cellar Door Sessions 1970 is a boxed live album released in 2005. It was recorded on several 1970 concerts at the Washington-based nightclub The Cellar Door....
- A honky-tonk piano or tack pianoTack pianoIn music, the tack piano is a permanently altered version of an ordinary piano, in which tacks or nails are placed on the hammers of the instrument at the point where the hammers hit the strings, giving the instrument a tinny, more percussive sound...
, a piano modified to produce a more percussive sound
Films:
- Honky Tonk (1929 film)Honky Tonk (1929 film)Honky Tonk is a 1929 American musical film starring Sophie Tucker in her film debut. The film was a flop when released and is now lost, although the soundtrack for the trailer still exists...
, a musical drama starring Sophie Tucker - Honky Tonk (1941 film)Honky Tonk (1941 film)Honky Tonk is a 1941 black-and-white western film starring Clark Gable and Lana Turner.-Plot:Con man "Candy" Johnson and his friend "Sniper" flee town using quick wits and magic tricks. They catch a train to Yellow Creek, Nevada, where a gold rush is in progress. Aboard, he meets Elizabeth Cotton...
, a Western starring Clark Gable and Lana Turner - Honky Tonk (1974 film), a Western starring Richard CrennaRichard CrennaRichard Donald Crenna was an American motion picture, television, and radio actor and occasional television director. He starred in such motion pictures as The Sand Pebbles, Wait Until Dark, Body Heat, the first three Rambo movies, Hot Shots! Part Deux, and The Flamingo Kid...
and Margot KidderMargot KidderMargaret Ruth "Margot" Kidder is a Canadian-born American actress. She is perhaps best known for playing Lois Lane in the four Superman movies opposite Christopher Reeve, a role that brought her to widespread recognition....
See also
- Honky Tonk Man (disambiguation)
- "Honky Tonk WomenHonky Tonk Women"Honky Tonk Women" is a 1969 hit song by The Rolling Stones. Released as a single on 4 July 1969 in the UK and a week later in the US, it topped the charts in both nations.-Inspiration and Recording:...
", 1969 song by The Rolling Stones