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Real Name: Bruce Thiessen Member Since: July 29, 2006 Last Signed In: November 17, 2009 Profile Views: 15463 Blog Views: 102939 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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Welcome to my blog n roll world, where I supply the topic and the tunes, and you supply the talk. I'm Dr. BLT, and I'll be your humble host.
When I wrote and recorded this for my Ice and Snow CD:
Billy Wants a job for Christmas
Dr BLT featuring Brian Benson
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along with this one...
Long Road to Christmas
Dr BLT
words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008
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...back in the last quarter...
Welcome to Nu Bako SOUNDoff (vocabulary expansion edition), where you can keep the spirit of the old Bakersfield sound alive in a new generation of sound, while expanding your vocabulary. I'm Dr. BLT, of Bakersfield Sound Underground, and I'll be your host:
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
Here are today's Nu Bako SOUNDoff, vocabulary-building questions:
1. How many current Bakersfield artists do you know of that have endentured themselves to the...
Welcome to the all new BLOGame TM series, Nu Bako Sound Trivia Quest TM. It's like Bakersfield sound Trivia Quest TM, except it deals with rising artists that are opening themselves up to the influence of the Bakersfield sound genre, while carving out a style of their own.
You've probably already figured out the question, as it's secretly been incorporated into the title of this blog. But can you identify the answer? The winner will receive a randomly...
Welcome to the all new BLOGame TM series, Nu Bako Sound Trivia Quest TM. It's like Bakersfield sound Trivia Quest TM, except it deals with rising artists that are opening themselves up to the influence of the Bakersfield sound genre, while carving out a style of their own.
First, let me identify the studio. This started out to be a theatre, then it became the Buck Owens recording studios. Later it evolved into first Fat Tracks, and then Pig Studios. Now...
"An intimate atmosphere prevailed at the Blackboard despite the large crowds it attracted. The Blackboard was a place where everybody knew everybody, and this included the convivial cocktail waitresses who established a camaraderie with their customers, and shared with them in the fun."
Kathryn Burke, The Dust Bowl, the Bakersfield Sound and BUCK.
Now, for the question, restated: What is the author, Kathryn Burke referring to in this quote from her book on...
Welcome to Bakersfield soundOFF, where new topics on the old and nu Bakersfield sound are introduced and hashed out. I'm Dr. BLT, and I'll be your humble host.
Today's subject is contained in the subject line of this blog. It's plain and simple. For those unfamiliar with the Nu Bako sound, it's a term I coined to depict a burgeoning, heretofore inchoate movement among new generations of local artists, and others influenced by the Bakersfield sound, as it was in...
Welcome to my new BLOGame Show, AlTrivia All the Time. I'm Dr. BLT, and I'll be your host. The winner will win an mp3 copy of Dr. BLT's cover of this tune as soon as it is released. The rules are easy: I'll add lyrics as clues, and as soon as you can name the tune, by all means, name it! That's the name of the game.
Now, puruse these lyrics and tell me (in the comments section), if you can:
What is the alt rock act that sings and plays...
For those still in the dark about the Nu Bako sound, it's an evolving new genre, rooted in the original Bakersfield sound, and flavored with various alt rock, hick-hop, Bako blues, Kern County country rock, and modern folk rock genres of today.
It's not an established genre, it's not a genre in it's own right. It's simply an experiment in sound that pays tribute to the great artists of the Bakersfield sound heyday.
Sample the nu Bako sound and the new Dr. BLT song, More...
Welcome to Bakersfield sound Trivia Quest. I'm Dr. BLT, and I'll be your host. Answer the question posted in the title of this blog and win an mp3 of the song when it comes out.
Ready? Set? Blog and roll!
Boy Born from the Dustbowl
Words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2009
I had a bowl of barley soup
At Zingo’s
As I sat down
With a book by Kathryn Burke
It was a book about
A boy born from the dustbowl
In...
...And the song will contain a secret to Buck Owen's success---a secret that is timeless as a psychological strategy for surviving, and even, to some extent, thriving in this recession.
Get ready to go underground. If you ain't goin' underground, you ain't going nowhere!
The Bakersfield sound is rising up from the underground, where the old meets the new, and takes it to the next level. The few remaining Bakersfield sound underground pioneers are mixing it up with the young, up-and-coming Kern County country kings of tomorrow at Bakersfield sound Underground. To check out Dr. BLT's latest Bakersfield sound Underground interview, head to...
Bakersfield sound Underground
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
Nirvana was all about breaking new ground, breaking old genres and boldly being themselves. Sound familiar? Bakersfield sound familiar? Hello? Do I hear Buck Owens, anyone?
I never met Curt Cobain, but I met his now widowed wife, Courtney Love, and shook her hand. She did something most artists would never do. She and Don Henley have each accepted a copy of my lyrics without first running it by a record producer, agent, or handler of any kind. ...
You'll have to go underground to capture that informational gem. But that's not hard. Just hit this button and then hit "Enter" when you reach...
Bakersfield Sound Undergound
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
Welcome to Bakersfield sound Trivia Quest. I'm Dr. BLT, and I'll be your host.
There are a total of 5. There are two country legends, one a solo artist, and one a star in bands that used to entertain the masses at the Blackboard. One is one of the greatest steel guitar players of the Bakersfield sound genre, including yesterday and today.
There's a music mogul who doubles as a mover and a shaker of the Bakersfield sound generation-bridging movement, and...
Now, here are the details on the Shattered Valentine CD signing:
Sample the second track from the CD:
Bird of Paradise
Dr BLT and the Blackboard Burdz
words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2009
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What?: Dr. BLT autographs releases his latest CD of over 20 original modern folk rock, funk, blues and acoustic rock Valentines Day songs in a CD called Shattered Valentine.
Where? Russo’s Marketplace...
Welcome to another round of Bakersfield sound Trivia Quest! I'm Dr. BLT, and I'll be your beloved, if beleaguered, host. Today you will have the opportunity to win a couple unplugged mp3 editions of two tribute songs I wrote and recorded for the star featured here. You'll need to answer a total of 3 questions to win. Here are the first two:
1. Who is the Bakersfield sound Country star pictured here?
a. Bart Simpson
b. The late Eddie Arnold...
Welcome to Dr BLTrivia Quest. I'm Dr BLT and I'll be your host.
You may still be basking in the glow of the Ice and Snow CD I released back in December, but it's time to bask again. More specifically, I'm releasing a collection of about 20 original funk, punk, folk and alt rock Valentine songs, all compiled in a brand new CD called Shattered Valentine. Here's your chance to win a free VIP backstage pass to tonight's event.
Simply listen to the sample of this...
And the first 1,000 to make the request receive a free VIP back-stage pass :) Yeah, in my dreams! As I consistently declare, my fans are few in number, but high in IQ.
Here are the grim details:
What?: Dr. BLT releases his latest CD of over 20 original modern folk rock, funk, blues and acoustic rock Valentines Day songs in a CD called Shattered Valentine.
Where? Russo’s Marketplace Books 9000 Ming Avenue #I-4. Bakersfield, CA 93311...
Hello Bakersfield! Where the heck have I been? As Johnny Cash once said in a song, "I've been everywhere." The one exception would be here, at Bakersfield.com
The reason for my mysterious disappearance? It's quite simple...blog burnout.
But there's a special reason to come back today, right here, right now.
I'm looking for the best "living" steel guitar player in Kern County to pay tribute to one of the best steel guitar...
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