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an innovative fusion of music and discussion centering around a variety of topics
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Real Name: Bruce Thiessen Member Since: July 29, 2006 Last Signed In: October 07, 2008 Profile Views: 14802 Blog Views: 86860 Dr BLTrivia: Name the 7-consecutive-Star-Search-winning-band that first played on this Dr BLTune Sign of the Times: Topic, tune and talk about the sign-stealing incident minus consequences We all Suck: Song inspired by the one Bako blogger who dared to be different Sing us a Song (We're the Taliban): Sung to Obama to the tune of Joel's "Piano Man" Reid between the Lines: Why does he always look so stern? Oh Nancy! Why is a non-partisan like me unabashedly bashing Pelosi in this rock song? Everything is Fallin' Apart (The Humpty Dumpty Song): I hope I'm wrong about the economy. Deal or no deal? Apparently, nobody asked House Republicans And I Quote: Excerpts from the Dr BLT interviews: Stealing signs may be a sign of a deeper rage. Abandoning the sinking "Partisan Ship" feels good. Would you like to try it? Go ahead. Jump ship. 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 http://www.drblt.net 
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I asked, and they graciously and enthusiastically agreed to host BAKERSFIELD'S NEXT BUCK TALENT CONTEST.
I am humbled and honored by their hospitality. I've always said that, as it pertains to the Bakersfield sound, if lightening strikes twice, Trout's will be the lightening rod that catches it.
The Bakersfied sound is not a thing of the past. It's a thing of the present, and a thing of the future. Trout's gets that, and they are taking the lead in the...
Oops, it looks like I posted the wrong picture. I certainly don't want to stir up that Gorey debate again.
I meant to post a picture of Chad Vegas. At the hands of the left, some would agree that Chad Vegas has earned the nickname of Hanging Chad, that I now offer, simply because some feel the left have him poised for this sort of neck-wringing public execution.
What are your thoughts? Oh, and, by the way, if you are a repentant liberal,...
It's still not clear who the real winner is. And it's still not to late to enter and win. I'll be the judge, but you all get to vote.
http://people.bakersfield.c...
Altogether now: Bolthouse Rocks! Gulp!
Breathing refridgerated air really isn't that healthy. If you hadn't noticed, that cold air blowing on your face can do a real number on your poor sinuses. As it turns out, air conditioning is not good for the preservation of a traditional definition of marriage either.
http://people.bakersfield.c...
By buying and drinking Bolthouse Farms drinks, on the other hand, you can conserve energy, spare the sinuses, support a traditional definition of...
The song you will cover for your audition is posted right here, right now (complete version with and without instruments available for free for contestants upon request).
The details of the contest and the list of talented contestants that have already applied for the title is posted at:
Bakersfield Sound Underground
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
Welcome to Bakersfield Sound Trivia Quest. I'm Dr. BLT and I'll be your host.
The link to this "hick" hop song, from the CD, Confessions of a Buckaholic, by yours truly, got it's first internet hit in 2006. It's called BYOB.
http://www.drblt.net
Now, here's your trivia quest challenge: After listening to the song, posted at Art of the Mix, correctly identify what the letters B.Y.O.B. stand for in this "hick" hop hit by Dr BLT.
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The remix features my brother, Brad, member of a bluegrass band in Slovakia, and my daughter on keyboards, at the age of 2 (she's 3 now). Tell me where my daughter comes in (at the beginning, the middle, or the very end of the song, and win an autographed copy of the CD upon which the song will appear when the CD, From Buck Owens Blvd. to Merle Haggard Drive comes out in early September of this year.
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Catch the whole true story behind the song here:
...
Welcome to the blog series, Lyric Today, Hear it Tomorrow. That's the idea behind the blog series, but it doesn't always go down that way.
I usually wake up with several songs beginning to perculate within my head. They all end up competing for space in my head.
The song should speak for itself. But in the game of blog n roll, I'm supposed to supply a topic with every tune so you can talk with the aid of a conversational piece of music. Your...
As long as we're talkin' Buckshot, the seed is good. In fact, it's superb. One of the seeds even comes from "the big tree"---Buck Owens himself.
All of us who want to see the younger generations benefit from the rich musical legacy that was left behind with the Bakersfield sound have been busy cultivating the soil.
But is the ground fertile and is it ready to receive new seed, to nurture it, and to watch it grow to the point of yielding a bona...
It was a surrealistic photo session and a jam session of a lifetime. It's a long story, but you can catch the first part of it and catch the lyrics to one of the songs on the "soundtrack" to our Buck Owens ranch trek today at:
Bakersfield Sound Underground
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
Good morning, Bakersfield! Today at
Bakersfield Sound Underground
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
you can find out more about what the role this man, Lloyd Reading (pictured here with my daughter) is playing in moving the Bakersfield sound of yore to a new generation, and you'll be able to sample the song I wrote for her. It's called Bein' Your Dad.
Remember this: If you ain't goin' underground, you ain't goin' nowhere!
Welcome to Bakersfield Sound Trivia Quest: Next Generation Edition
I'm Dr BLT. I'll be your host.
The first two questions are contained in the subject line.
Now, you'll need a hint to answer the first one:
Where was this photo taken? (hint: it's owned by the father of the band member whose dad is Buck Owens and it contains horses and dinosaurs).
but to win your copy of my forthcoming CD, From Buck Owens Blvd. to Merle Haggard Drive, you'll have to answer one more...
This morning, after crashing a couple of nights at my place, my brother from Slovakia left, with his family, and they will be leaving the country in a few days, heading back to Slovakia, where he operates a language school and plays in a bluegrass band. The song title has nothing to do with my brother's departure. It has everything to do with the abandonment, in many cases, of real country music in pursuit of fool's gold.
It's hard...
If you weren't in the buckarooM last night for this historic recording session, you missed out. Then again, though I love the public, the event was closed to the public.
But that doesn't mean you can't go underground and hear a sample of the rough mix of Short Season of Love, the new duet about the short-lived romance between Buck and Bonnie Owens.
Bakersfield Sound Underground
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
If you ain't goin' underground, you ain't goin'...
A new bako sound, future AmeriKERNa classic? You'll decide. I'll abide.
What this Country Means to Me
Dr BLT
hardly a day goes by
when I don't play a song
by old Merle Haggard and his boys
hardly a night goes by
when a
Billy Mize lullaby
plays next to that song
by Homer Joy
CHORUS
that's what this country
means to me
the sound
of the brave, strong and the free
Jelly Sanders, Whittington
songs that comfort like...
In my efforts to take the reins and assume the role of conduit for new brand of Kern county country, grounded in the Bakersfield sound, I've been preaching about mentoring, teamwork and collaboration. This song speaks of that sort of Kern county country comradery. Without further ado, I give you:
I'll Pull some Strings for You
words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008
I heard you've been...
Mr. Lloyd Reading, formerly of the Bob Manning Trio and the Blackboard Playboys, is helping to bridge the Bakersfield sound generation gap, by joining a couple of younger Bakersfield-sound-rooted songwriters with a song that pays tribute to the Blackboard, the very plays he and his band-mates used to jam.
Mr. Lloyd Reading is keenly aware of our efforts to bridge the Bakersfield sound generation gap and to make his music, and the music of his cohorts of the...
In this world of mine--the world of blog n roll, I supply the topic and the tunes, and you supply the talk.
Simply use these lyrics as a springboard to get into formulating your answer to this: What 3 things do you need most to survive?
Ready? Set? Blog n roll?
Roots, Rhythm and Boots to Fit In
words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008 Nu Bako Sound Recordings/Krocker Records
I don't ask for much
'cause I don't need much
roots,...
I'll be hanging out at Trout's over the next couple of weeks, fishing for these two Kern County country stars of the Bakersfield sound genre.
Or, Sonny, if you're out there, have your people call my lack of people. Red, the same goes for you. Have your people call my lack of people.
Here's another one about one of Bakersfield's last Bakersfield sound artists still living. breathing, and walking the Streets of Bakersfield---even singing and performing at Trout's every weekend.
If you've never experienced a Sonny Night, you've never heard him play at Trout's.
When I heard this haunting, romantic ballad in the BuckarooM last night, I had to pinch myself to find out if I was really in the middle of producing it, or if it was a dream. As it turns out, it was a dream, but a dream come true.
Here's Hank Ray's latest, Shadows.
I conducted a single-question interview at the BuckarooM last night with rising nu bako sound artist, Mr. Hank Ray. It's that burning question that's been on everybody's mind these days. My question is asked in a circumlocutory manner, but Hank doesn't beat around the bush at all in the response he provides.
You'll have to listen to the entire song to get to his answer, but it's worth it. Without further ado, here's...
Are You the New Hank? (hit play on the play...
It looks like, so far, the news on the review front is good for the last solo project to emerge from the closing doors of the old Buck Owens recording studios. For those following such reviews, here's the latest, this one by a music critic I have great respect for---Michael Dalton.
Here is a link to Michael Dalton's review of The Buck Owens Studios Farewell Session by yours truly.
http://www.tollbooth.org/20...
Here is Dalton's review of...
It's rooted in the past. It's grounded in the Bakersfield Sound. It's symbolically represented by the changing of the guard, or the passing of the torch from the Bakersfield sound generation to generations of younger artists and fans.
It's hard to define. Some terms I've come up with are nu bako sound, krock (referring to the new crop of Kern County rock), and, most recently, AmeriKerna (like Americana music, but geographically and historically based in Kern County, and,...
If you haven't gone underground lately, you're missing out on some exciting action, like my recent interview with Hot Rod of FattKatt and the VonZippers. Along with Dusk Devils, this local act is on the cutting edge of the burgeoning Bakersfield-sound-grounded bakobilly movement.
The interview is posted today at:
Bakersfield Sound Underground
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
Remember this: If you ain't goin' underground, you ain't goin' anywhere!
Welcome to the new series, Songs inspired by Red Simpson. You'll find the latest edition at:
Bakersfield Sound Underground
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
Red Simpson is to truck songs as Johnny Cash is to train songs. Red is one of the living legends of the Bakersfield sound movement that still resides in Bakersfield and still plays and sings his country songs every week-end at Trout's. The song posted at Bakersfield Sound Underground (includes sample and...
This song speaks for itself. So why am I speaking? Okay, I'll shut up. There should be a recording of this coming out of the BuckarooM shortly. I'll keep you posted.
On bein' a Bucknik
words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008
Nu Bako Sound Recordings/Krocker Records
bein' a bucknik is cool
you don't have to follow rules
bein' a bucknik means that its okay
to play the fool
you put yourself out on a limb
and don't care if it breaks
takin' a risk...
What do you get when you take a beatnik, (or a post-beatnik), put a cowboy hat on him, and get him in touch with the Bakersfield sound history, and genre? Give up?
You get a Bucknick! Buck's Bunkhouse is a new virtual retro Kern County country rock coffee house blog series at:
Bakersfield Sound Underground
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
This series involves an innovative new blending of two retro cultures: The post-60s-beatnik culture and the...
Were you an adolescent that went astray, like Merle Haggard did? Are you the parent of a child that took the wrong road? If you have a story to tell about how you turned it all around, tell it here, at the site of this brand new song.
Here are the lyrics, the recording is in the works.
Arrested Development
words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008
he lost his father when he was a young boy
and loss of dad can be a...
Here's your clue, and it doubles as a free Dr BLT download:
Ticket to Ride
words and music by J. L. and P.M.
Dr BLT feat. Roxie
http://www.drblt.net/music/...
The winner (the first one to get the correct answer and post it in the comments section) receive a copies of both of my forthcoming CDs, autographed, when they show up at my CD release party in September.
Ready? Set? Blog n roll!
There's Lloyd Reading, there's Homer Joy, there's Red Simpson, there's Billy Mize, there's Sonny Langley, just to name a few of the local living legends of the Bakersfield sound genre.
My question to those who are familiar with these cats and their Kern County country music, is simple. As stated in the subject line, who is your favorite among the living?
In the game of blog n roll, I provide the topics and the tunes. You provide the talk. Today, I'll let you...
Here's another rough cut from the BuckarooM. I warn you, this one's real rough. But it's fresh, and you heard it here first. I wrote and recorded it this morning, after local living lege |
