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Real Name: Bruce Thiessen Member Since: July 29, 2006 Last Signed In: November 20, 2009 Profile Views: 15464 Blog Views: 102951 Battle of the Bakersfield SounDIVAS: Poll has Penny Marie and Kim McAbee tied Update on "The Bakersfield Sound of Christmas" and "Bakersfield and Beyond" radio show Addressing rumors my new song, "Thanksgiving in Turkey" is banned in Turkey Do you take "everything for granted?" Dickenesque message contained in this new Thanksgiving song "The Bakersfield Sound of Christmas" recording project for the homeless The Cultural Signficiance of "Bakersfield and Beyond" Top 10 Dr BLTunes: "Halloween with Jim Beam" swiftly claims number one spot Update on HALLOWEEN WITH JIM BEAM: Rumors of botleg copy prompt midnight release Is this the next Buck Owens? My song aired back to back with the Man in Black? That's a fact! August 06 September 06 October 06 November 06 December 06 January 07 February 07 March 07 April 07 May 07 June 07 July 07 August 07 September 07 October 07 November 07 December 07 January 08 February 08 March 08 April 08 May 08 June 08 July 08 August 08 September 08 October 08 November 08 December 08 January 09 February 09 March 09 April 09 May 09 June 09 July 09 August 09 September 09 October 09 November 09 http://www.drblt.net 
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Calling all Penny Marie, Kim McAbee, Dr BLT, and Michael Jackson fans. It's time to break the tie in a poll that pits Bakersfield SounDIVA, Kim McAbee of the Buckaroos (formerly Buck Owens and the Buckaroos) against Bakersfield Sound-grounded singer/songwriter, Penny Marie (who recently moved to Nashville).
We do it out of love, not out of a spirit of division, for we are swiftly moving into an era on the Bakersfield music scene when artists are coming together as...
There's a lot going on when it comes to the underground Bakersfield-sound-grounded music scene these days. There's an exciting new multi-artist recording project for the homeless of Bakersfield called THE BAKERSFIELD SOUND OF CHRI STMAS, and then, of course, a much needed, long-awaited catalyst of Kern County country music, also the epicenter for a brand new Bakersfield Sound Revival. Of course I'm talking about Bakersfield and Beyond, the radio show out of...
Many singer/songwriters complain about rumors that go around about them and their music, but when you ask them if they did anything to nip the rumors in the bud, they say, "ahhhh...................no." &nbs p;Myself on the other hand? I like to do damage control by putting rumors to rest even before they begin. Take the rumor that one of two of my new Thanksgiving songs, "Thanksgiving in Turkey," inspired by the movie, "Midnight...
The song, "Everything 4 Granted (A Song of Thanksgiving)" by Dr BLT was released this morning at:
http://www.drblt.net
(under CD, From Buck Owens Blvd to Merle Haggard Drive)
It contains a message inspired by the Charles Dickens story of Ebeneezer Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol." The song can be sampled here:
Everything 4 Granted
Dr BLT
words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2009
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or heard in...
Happy Halloween! I don't want to scare anybody away by taking about Christmas prematurely, but an exciting project is moving forward on 2 fronts. Check it out here:
Bakersfield Sound Underground
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
Have you heard of the hottest Bakersfield-sound-based show since Cousin Herb's Trading Show? Did you know that the epicenter of a new Bakersfield Sound revival is not Bakersfield? Did you know that the further you get out of Bakersfield, the more the Bakersfield sound is both celebrated and appreciated? If you answered "no" to any of these questions, then you would probably benefit from learning more about the cultural significance...
Few though they may be in number (unspeakably high in IQ) every once in awhile, to please underground fans, of me, Dr BLT, an undeniably underdog singer/songwriter, I publish a list of my most requested songs. Halloween with Jim Beam set a record because it raced to the top of this chart faster than any song, heretofore has.
If you haven't sampled this to determine whether it's a trick or a treat of a song, you can do that via this link:
Halloween with Jim Beam
Dr BLT...
Well, they weren't exactly rumors, more like rumors of rumors. Well, no, the rumor part is a slight exaggeration. Okay, I'll be honest, it's a cheap, dispicable publicity stun, but it's not shameless self-promotion because I feel great shame.
Anyway, you're not interested in my "midnight" confession, so I'll continue. Tired of waiting for some elusive October surprise? While some of youwere sleeping I launched the midnight release of my new...
One never knows, but I've witnessed a live street performance and I can tell you, the boy's got talent. Check out my interview with the young man I took the liberty of nicknaming "Yukalaylee Zach."
Doesn't sound "mainstream" does it? That's because it's an item you'll need to go underground to find:
Bakersfield Sound Underground...
It was like an AA meeting, the AA being A.utism and A.lcohol. I was double scheduled----scheduled to teach a class (involving a class trip to the Fox Theatre to see a film on Autism called The Black Baloon), and scheduled as usual as the regular guest on the Marin County KWMR radio show, Bakersfield and Beyond, which would feature country songs on the subject of alcohol.
Usually, my guest spot on the show sets up an original song of...
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