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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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Here it is, ladies and gentlemen, today's random selection from the Dr BLT Jukebox:
My Guitar is my Sick (My Pick is My Puck)
Dr BLT
words and music by Dr BLT © 2009
http://www.drblt.net/music/...
It's official, just a few seconds prior to midnight, on Monday, August 24, 2009, the song, Oildale Limousine was released on the indie label, Nu Bako Sound Recordings. Sample it right here, right now:
Oildale Limousine (Sample)
Brian Benson: Producer
Lead vocals: Dr BLT and Rockwell
backup vocals/rhythm guitar: Dr BLT
bass: Mark Yeary
fake horns; piano solo: Dr BLT
guitar lead: added guitar parts
Brian Benson
I'm here to clarify rumors that I'll be releasing "Oildale Limousine" at the strike of midnight. If you hang around until then, you'll find out if those rumors are true.
Dare I draw such a comparison? Well, perhaps they haven't spawned quite the string of superstars and pioneers as The Cousin Herb Henson Trading Post, but the show is still young, just a few months of age to be exact.
They've already introduced local artists like Meestro, The Witchitas, and Penny Marie to Marin County, and to the world, via their internet stream...
http://www.kwmr.org
And they've paid a more convincing tribute to the grand pioneers of the first generation...
There's a rhyme and a reason behind the Bakersfield Sound. Just read Jeff Nickell and Sarah Woodman's newly released book (mine's autographed), Hard Drivin' Country. But is there a science? To find out, you'll need to go underground.
BSU (Bakersfield Sound Underground)
http://www.drblt.net/music/
or you'll need to come alive:
Psychology Comes Alive
http://www.psychologycomesa...
Be sure to listen to this public radio's modern-day answer to the...
The Big Green Tractor Interview
http://www.tollbooth.org/20...
In July, there was a lot of interest in this song and a lot of buzz, but since we're now in the midst of our second major cooling trend in Bakersfield, I fear interest will wane and song will need to be shelved until next summer. What do you think?
This is from my forthcoming CD, From Buck Owens Blvd. to Merle Haggard Drive:
http://www.drblt.net
credits:
vocals; rhythm guitar: Dr BLT
drums: Pat Frase, Dr BLT
bass; electric guitar lead: Reggie Langendorfer
The song, It's Hot as Hell (in Bakersfield Again), by yours truly, has been officially released at:
http://www.drblt.net
(hit "music" link and go to "Songs from the CD, From Buck Owens Blvd. to Merle Haggard Drive.
If you want a little more information on the song, you can get the 411 at:
Bakersfield Sound Underground (BSU)
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
How many can you name? If you can name them all, win your choice of the country remake of Billie Jean, featuring Penny Marie and Kim McAbee, or the latest song that me and Mark Yeary are working on, the title track from the forthcoming CD, From Buck Owens Blvd. to Merle Haggard Drive.
It's been a long time since country music celebrated a non-dominant country music culture quite this boldly. That hasn't since Buck Owens and Dwight Yoakam released their arrangement of a Homer Joy song called Streets of Bakersfield. George Strait boldly embraces Mexican-American culture in this song:
http://www.the9513.com/geor...
I'll all for artists boldly borrowing from various cultures and turning to cultures non-dominate in a particular...
I shot the sheriff
but I did not shot the deputy....
lyrical confession by Eric Clapton
Over the years, we've gone from the relatively benign confession on Folsom Prison Blues, when Johnny Cash announced, "I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die," to lyrics specifically singling out specific officers as top "contenders" at the very top of one hostile rappers list of police to kill.
Where does freedom of speech begin...
Fill 'er up, it's a lot less expensive than filling up with gas, or buying a real cement pond. Once you get past the embarrassment of being called a redneck by a few highfalutin city folk, sitting in your very own pick-up/pool is a great way to beat the heat.
While you're at it, you may want to download my new song, scheduled for release on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at my official website:
http://www.drblt.net
(hit music, and head for songs from the CD, From Buck Owens...
There's never enough room on the subject line. What I meant to say was that my wife, my daughter and I had a fun-filled week-end, thanks to a couple of co-hosts from the Marin-county-based KWMR radio show, Bakersfield and Beyond, grabbed their significant others and made the pilgrimage to Bakersfield for a grand tour of all things Bakersfield sound.
That included joining me for a couple of brews at Fishlips where we were entertained, first by Paul Chesney and his band, and...
I hear the train 'a comin'
it's rollin' round the bend
can you guess who's inside there
it just may be our friends
the ones from...
Get the inside, underground scoop here:
BSU
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
Bakersfield Sound Underground is gaining ground, and expanding its parameters to accomodate members of Bakersfield sound's extended family, including Rich Redmond, the man currently touring with Jason Aldean, as a band member and partner in a brand new music business enterprise known as New Voice Entertainment.
When I grew up on the farm in Saskatchewan, all of our tractors were slow, but these two are riding that Big Green Tractor together to the top of the country and...
You won't see it in the papers. All of the living members of the Bakersfield sound underground movement are mum to the press when it comes to secret underground recording sessions that are going on right now in Bakersfield, under the radar, that are bringing the Bakersfield sound back to life.
There's more information, but you'll need to go underground to find it:
BSU (Bakersfield Sound Underground)
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
PS: Name the Bakersfield sound...
Catch the latest in my efforts to seamlessly integrate psychology and the arts, right here:
Psychology Comes Alive
http://www.psychologycomesa...
Be the first to answer this question, then go to:
Bakersfield Sound Underground (BSU)
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
Be the first to answer the question at BSU, and win a copy of the next nu bako sound mp3, Oildale Limousine.
There are probably more magic moments in Bakersfield private recording studios taking place every day than most people realize. There's one such example here, as we introduce the making of the song, Oildale Limousine with a rare Brian Benson interview and a few pictures of the recording session that accompanied that came before it. Catch the audio interview at:
Bakersfield Sound Underground (BSU)
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
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