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That is today's big Bakersfield SoundOFF question. There are a number of names generally tossed around, as candidates that would have foot the bill as "fifth Beatle." The most common one I have seen has been the late Billy Preston.
But what about Buck...
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Welcome to Lyric Today, Hear it Tomorrow, where you can read my lyrics right after they've been written, and possibly hear them the next day, if they're not crowded out with other songs in the freeway of my brain.
Hi. My name is Dr. BLT and I have a confession to make. Even...
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Welcome to the blog n roll series I call Lyric Today, Hear it Tomorrow, where you can read the lyrics before the songs are recorded. Yes, it's called Lyric Today, Hear it Tomorrow, but that's not always the way it works out.
The songs I come up with are like cars crowding the freeway in my...
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This one's for all of my friends at Trout's, who lost a dear friend:
It’s Rainin’ at my favorite Honky Tonk
words and music by Dr BLT © 2008
I got the call from Rockwell
earlier today
he told me that his friend had passed away
big dark clouds surrounded
my...
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You may not have a tall tale about a wild night at Trout's Nightclub. You may have a tall of heartbreak that happened there. Or you may have a tale that you told at Trout's after having one too many drinks.
If you can't come up with something, here are the lyrics to the title...
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That's your first question. If you go to
Bakersfield Sound Underground
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
on Wednesday, you'll find question to and you'll get to sample the song inspired by this picture, taken last night at Trout's. The song is called All Dressed Up...
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Welcome to the second round of the new blog n roll lyrical game, Metaphor 4. All you have to do to win a free mp3 copy of the song is to identify what "Miss Nashville" is a metaphor 4 in the following set of lyrics to my brand new song, scheduled to be recorded shorty (stay...
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I call it Hank's Haunted House, but Hank contributed the lion's share of the work on it, so who am I to give it a title? I can't thank Hank Ray enough for allowing me to add my 2-cents worth to what I believe will be another future Hank Ray classic.
It was recorded on August 7, 2008...
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Welcome to Bakersfield Sound Trivia Quest. I'm your host, Dr BLT. The first question in today's Bakersfield Sound Trivia Quest special Stand by Me edition is planted in the subject line. This photoshopped picture is from a Bakersfield Sound coloring book I'm working on...
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Hey, Bakersfield! You don't have to wait any longer to catch my mini-interview with one of the most energetic, young creative talents in Bakersfield, and to hear what he's doing with the song I wrote as the audtion theme song, If You Wanna Be the Next Buck Owens.
Today...
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He's got more wit than 20 of the top country music songwriter's put together. That's how I feel about Toby Keith. He's part of the Bakersfield sound extended family, which is spread out all over the globe.
In a recent edition of Country Weekly, Toby Keith said, "I doubt...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Welcome to my new series. A special version of Lyric Today/Hear it Tomorrow. This song was inspired by Lloyd Reading's Tuesday evening visit to my home recording studio, The BuckarooM, and by my first exposure to John Mellancamp's new CD. I listened to it on my way to work...
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IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING---two generations, united by one sound, the Bakersfield sound. Tonight, beginning at 7 pm, the man Hank Ray and I have named "Playbody Lloyd" in this co-written song of ours, will be joining us in an historic video-taped interview/recording session in my own...
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Welcome to the No Guts No Glory edition of Lyric Today/Hear it Tomorrow. The following is a duet I penned this morning, especially for Sonny Langley and Red Simpson, a couple of local Bakersfield Sound legends.
Whether they agree to record it or not, is their business, and they...
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I won't mention him by name, but he's somebody that's a perfectionist, and I'm far from perfect--more of an amateur in many respects. He's had to be a perfectionist, in order to produce some of the greatest music associated with some of the biggest names in country music to come out of the...
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GOOD DAY! Welcome to my new series, NO GUTS, NO GLORY. It's a step-by-step (or in some cases, it will be misstep-by-misstep) guide to long shots I take on the oft-failure-ridden road to success as a singer/songwriter.
Today, I'm going to have the guts to ask Bakersfield's own...
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As promised, I started a new series at Bakersfield Sound Underground today. It's called Bakersfield Sound Garden. It's where we take seeds from the old Bakersfield Sound "trees," that is, music of yore, that distinctly represents the Bakersfield Sound, and the spirit of...
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Gather your hoes, your shovels, your work gloves, your garden hats, and all of your garden tools. Most of all, gather your seeds, tomorrow, at Bakersfield Sound Underground,
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
I'm going to help you plant a...
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You don't have to wait until the sun goes down to get a bang out of your July 4th weekend. I'll be releasing my new July 4th song, Buck's Red, White and Blue Guitar, and Bakesfield's own guitar legend-in-the-making, Hank Ray who plays on several songs from the limited edtion CD, has written...
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I'm talking about the song, not an actual guitar, but if anybody has a Buck Owens red, white and blue guitar that they would like to auction off at the song's "live" debut, let me know.
On July 4th from about 8 am to 10 pm, me and Hank Ray will be on the patio at...
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The short film producer (who doubles as one of the fastest-rising guitarists in the nu Bako Sound underground movement from the krock crop, or the Kern County country rock crop), Hank Ray, told let me know "all I have to do is act naturally." And, acting naturally comes...
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They have lots of great coffee drinks, beer, and pastries, but this is the only CD you'll find at Dagny's, at least for the time being. It's kind of nice, for a change, not to have any competition. Come to Dagny's. It's a cool place to hang out, discuss the rise,...
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There's good news for procrastinators and for those requiring more confidence and more encouragement to enter. The deadline for Bakersfield's Next Buck Talent Competition, initially set for June 1, 2008, has been extended until September 1.
For those who wish to know what this...
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Not to worry. There's something you can do while Hank is tuning up his instrument.
I'll be offering a karaoke version of the song for those who wish to sing it on their July 4th celebrations. You can catch the melody (via a song sample) and learn the words, by going underground:
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Before Buck and before Merle, there was Mr. Lloyd Reading. He's the most accessible living legend from the earliest of the Bakersfield Sound generation. At 89 years of age, he's the man the younger generations of Bakersfield Sound-rooted artists are turning to for mentoring and for...
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As the local underground music scene goes, t's one of the hottest topics to hit the Streets of Bakersfield in recent days. I'm talking about the Bakersfield Sound generation gap.
Up until now, I've been doing my best to put a spotlight on the problem, and the nature of the...
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I recently took the words to that old Little River Band song to heart and decided it was "time for a cool change." So I gathered my wife, my nearly 3-year-old daughter, a stack of my new CDs (The Buck Owens Studios Farewell Session), and headed North to Canada.
After landing in...
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Meet me underground tomorrow for a brief article on the subject and a rockin' round table discussion in the comments section. My name is Dr. BLT. I'll be your host. I teach Developmental Psychology at Chapman University on the beautiful campus of College of the Canyons in...
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There are right answers, there are wrong answers, and then, there's the best answer. If you feel you have the best answer, post it under the comments section at:
Bakersfield Sound Underground
Tomorrow, June 25, 2008. You'll win a prize, and you'll win the comforting knowledge that...
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------even if it's an ox. like the one pictured here, that my wife took at a little shop in Banff, Alberta. The deadline for mix tapes or CD-R covers of the song, If You Wanna Be the Next Buck Owens, is June 30, 2008 at 12 midnight.
What will the winner of Bakersfield's Next Buck...
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This photo I took is not posted here to necessarily represent my preference. I enjoy both and I need you to help me if I'm ever caught in this jam (pun wholly intended):
It's a Saturday night. There's a kick-ass country band playing at Trout's and there's one playing over at the...
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Here's another Trout's Tall Tale told in Song, from a forthcoming collection of such. This one's about not only not kicking a woman when she's down, but actually picking her up by being a true cowboy gentleman. I hope you enjoy it. It's called Cowboy Up 'cause Cowgirl's...
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They call it laryngitis. That's what I was stricken with after spending a night in Calgary, Alberta at a hotel where too much cold air from the air conditioner blew on me all night long.
So I left my voice in Calgary, Alberta, but brought my heart, and my pen with me. This morning, I...
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Welcome to Bakersfield Sound Trivia Quest (BSTQ). I'm Dr. BLT. I'll be the host of today's challenge question.
You'll choose between two, both located within blocks of one another, in downtown Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The first of these two is pictured here. You'll need...
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