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that might not be enough for you to correctly identify this important figure in the evolution of the Bakersfield Sound. So, feel free to hit this link for more clues:
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
and be sure to Stay Tuned at:
http://www.drblt.net
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bakersfieldsoundunderground.com is just getting off the ground, so please be patient. Also, your suggestions for making the blog site even better are always welcome. You'll find it right here:
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
My brand new blog site will feature...
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There has been some confusion surrounding that issue, so I just wanted to make that clear. Think outside the Buck box, or "the bux."
You can be a solo act, a band, a male, a female or a duo. For more information on Bakersfield's Next Buck contest, visit this...
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Money talks. Money weilds influence. Is this city, and the local media, "Under the Influence" of Buck, or simply under the influence of the bucks Buck left behind? I've heard songs---really great songs, from the likes of Tuney Reeves and Jim Jones, that are...
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The photo you see here of me in front of the old Buck Owens studios is one I initially apologized for because it was too dark. Now I understand the symbolism it contains. The photo of me is dark, because I am woefully insignificant in relation to the rich history associated with...
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The deadline is June 30, but as we've learned from Pig studios, a deadlines and closing dates are never set in stone. But there's a chance you'll miss out, if you think you have what it takes to be Bakersfield's Next Buck, now is the time for you to show us what you've got....
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It's as simple as that to win. Today's blog n roll trivia gift is the pleasure that comes with knowing that you have a huge fund of knowledge containing the history and continuing evolution of the Bakersfield Sound.
And when you're speaking of the BAKERSFIELD SOUND Trivia, nothing is...
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Imagine a resolution were put together to have the official name of our city changed from Bakersfield to Buckersfield, and city government officials were about to vote on the measure. If you were invited to a community forum to express your opinion on the resolution, would you attend? ...
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Here are your choices:
a. Buck Owens
b. Blue Metal
c. Dr BLT
d. Iron Outlaws
e. Tom Petty and Mudcrutch
f. Dwight Yaoham
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Here are your choices:
a. Buck Owens
b. Blue Metal
c. Dr BLT
d. Iron Outlaws
e. Tom Petty and Mudcrutch
f. Dwight Yaoham
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If you didn't happen to catch the front-page story about the closing of Buck Owen's recording studio, which eventually evolved into Fat Tracks, and, finally, Pig, I'd recommend that you check it out. If you go back to
http://www.bakersfield.com&...
you'll find both the article, the original...
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It's as simple as that. There are two prizes that may be earned in this, the blog n roll game of the afternoon. If you correctly guess whether this is a mere rumor, unsubstantiated by fact, or a true statement, you win the first copy of the song, if and when it is released as an mp3...
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There you have it. All you have to do is answer these two to be declared our big winner for this morning's BAKERSFIELD SOUND Trivia Quest QUESTion.
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I'd like to introduce my new one-man band. This is Dr BLT and the Bitter Clingers (aka me) playing a little bit of my new blog n roll prospective hit, One Hand on my Bible (The Other on my Gun). It's time to play blog n roll. You know the rules if...
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Billy, I'm sure you've got much better things to do, but in the unlikely event that you're in the blogosphere here tonight, here's your new birthday song, sung one more time for you here. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BILLY BOY!
Of course, you own a copy of the song, so you can listen to it...
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Here's your hint. He turned one year older today and there was a big birthday celebration for him at Trout's in Oildale.
The winner, that is, the first one to provide the correct answer, will win a free mp3 copy of the new Dr BLTune, Billy Mize Lullabies.
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There's just one more day until we all get a chance to celebrate the birthday of Billy Mize over at Trout's. You may have heard my birthday song for Billy. Well here's another song that tells a story of one fan's reliance on the man and his music. It's called Billy Mize...
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It's only today for 4 more minutes, so let's see if I can pull this off.
Billy Mize Lullabies
words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008
when she was just a baby
mama put her to sleep
with Billy Mize lullabies...
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This is the actual photograph of the broken hand referred to in the story.
The story is contained in the song, so I won't be redundant by telling it here again. It's a remarkable story about coping and rising above one's misfortunes. It's a real story about a real person I met on the...
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In Shellie Banco's interview with Mike Ness of Social Distortion, in today's Bkaersfield Californian, he says the following, "Merle Haggard is probably more of a rebel than Sid Vicious ever was."
http://www.bakersfield.com/...
Punks, post-punks,...
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The latest Dr BLTune they've added to the "menu" is Average White Guy.
One good turn deserves another. They've linked to me, now I'm linking to them. This is a great place to hang out. They offer some great information and some great political food for thought,...
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I didn't catch his name, so I just call him 37 Cent. I was driving on the way to work yesterday. As I pulled up to the intersection of Buck Owens Boulevard and 24th, just off of the freeway, I saw this man, gave him a buck (no pun intended) and asked him if I could take his picture so...
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Bunkccrock: BUNK-ROCK: Buck-owens-based Kern county country punk rock.
Related terms:
Krrockabilly: KROCK-A-BILLY: A local Kern Country country rock artist, or an outsider, grounded in the Bakersfield Sound, whose musical style represents a mixture of Nu Kccrock (Kern County Rock),...
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Krrockabilly: KROCK-A-BILLY: A local Kern Country country rock artist, or an outsider, grounded in the Bakersfield Sound, whose musical style represents a mixture of Nu Kccrock (Kern County Rock), rockabilly, and a flavor of the old Bakersfield Sound.
bonus terms:
Krrock-a-dile: A...
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It looks like Obama has inspired another country song.
One Hand on my Bible/The Other on my Gun (Bitter)
words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008
I got on hand on my Bible
the other on my gun
'bin told that I am bitter
but there's no need to run
I may...
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Last night's gig at Starbucks on Rosedale Highway and Calloway was well attended, by a wide rage of age groups (the youngest being my daughter (seen here) who will turn 3 in July. with a wide-range of musical style preferences. Dubbed Coffee as Art, it was all for a good...
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Lyrics Today/Hear it Tomorrow
Well, in the case of this one, I'm going to take my time and make sure it sounds just right before I record it.
Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes?
New lyrics by Dr BLT,adapted from George Jones's big hit,
Original Words and Music by T. Seals and M.D....
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BAKERSFIELD SOUND Trivia Quest: Picture the Sound Edition
If you are new to the blog n roll studio, here's how you play the game. I provide the tune and topic-------you provide the talk.
Here's your clue to today's Bakersfield Sound Trivia Quest question:...
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I took this photo at the Crystal Palace on Saturday, April 12, 2008. I call it Passing the Torch. There's an old star from the Bakersfield Sound era pictured here, and a young star, currently hot on the country charts. The other guy is someone I met at Homer Joy's birthday...
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What's a relay without a theme song? Well, the Relay for Life events would probably do quite well without me, but to set the tone for my contribution to the events, I would like to introduce this new theme song.
Hear it by hitting the play bar at the play station above the icon in...
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That is the question, and it's an easy one for many. The first one to get it correct wins a front-row pass to my Relay for Life Performance at Starbucks on Rosedale Highway near Calloway, next to Wendys this Thursday, April 17 at 6 pm.
Ready, set, blog n roll!
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Yes, it's another birthday, thank God, for Homer Joy. He's a terrific songwriter who penned The Streets of Bakersfield for Buck. He's had a heart transplant, but he's always, and will always have a big heart for these streets of Bakersfield and all the people that walk them....
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Welcome to my blog n roll baking class. I'm Dr. BLT. I'll be your chef and your instructor.
Today we're going to bake a Jerry's Trout Pizza. Of course, we're talking metaphors here. We're talking about "bakin" a new sound from the fusion of two...
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http://www.billboard.com/bb...
Time's up.
Here's the second question:
What's wrong with this picture?
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Welcome to my new one-piece-at-a-time blog novel, Dr. Samuel von Starbuckaroo and the Bakersfield Sound Underground. I ripped the idea of the one-piece-at-a-time nature of the novel, off of an old Johnny Cash tune (one of the first rap songs) about a poor, recreant young...
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You never know when a song is going to come, and you never know where it's going to come from. The following song was inspired when a blog post of mine involving a song called Merle's Girl, led a young lady over at Bakotopia.com to reply with a touching story about growing up with her...
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I wrote this song after putting George Jones in my CD player and never changing the CD, all the way across town to work and back everyday for a week and all the way from LA and back.
I recorded it in my home studio, recently named the Buck-a-Room, in honor of Buck Owens and the Buckaroos....
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Welcome to the "Too Bad it's not the Cousin Herb Show" Show. Welcome to Dr BLTv. I'm Dr BLT. I'll be your host and blog VJ. Today we're going to witness the chemistry between Oildale's native son, and Bakersfield's pride and joy, Merle Haggard, and George Jones....
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I was sure I came across this issue in Bakersfield writer Shellie Branco's recent, brilliantly executed interview with Merle, but it may have appeared in an expanded edition of the interview as it appears here:
http://people.bakersfield.c...
Bakersfield has certain...
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Are you an acoustic/electric lead guitar player of the burgeoning nu krock (new Kern County country rock) musical genre----reaching for the stars while wholly grounded, with your boots firmly rooted in the Bakersfield Sound? Can you play leads like the back of your hand on...
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This item falls under the category of LYRIC TODAY/HEAR IT TOMORROW, but if you catch me on the patio of Zingo's Cafe for the lunchtime HooteNOONee delayed until 12:30ish today, on Buck Owens Blvd., there's a chance you can actually hear it today.
Politics will Drag us Down...
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Step right up, come on in
If you'd like to take the grand tour
Of a lonely house that once was home sweet home
I have nothing here to sell you
Just some things that I will tell you
Some things I know will chill you to the bone
There's no way of making grief feel good, but the best way to...
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Has anybody seen this old girl around? If you have, give her my regards.
Stories and Songs from The Streets of Bakersfield is a series based on the huge hit Homer wrote for Buck Owens---The Streets of Bakersfield. The stories, and the songs are born from conversations I have with...
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We'll meet you at Zingo's Cafe patio right next to The Boss lounge noonish today for a HooteNOONee. We're going to bring one of the statues standing at the Crystal Palace come to life today, that bronze giant being George Jones.
Today, Jim Jones and myself, God willing, will...
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Welcome to the first in a new series: Stories and Songs from the Streets of Bakersfield.
It's a series inspired by The Streets of Bakersfield, the song written by Homer Joy and recorded and taken to the top of the charts by Buck Owens and Dwight Yoakam. The series involves mostly...
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Let's continue to start a conversation about a conversation about race. Today we're trying to figure out what Obama meant when he mentioned the "typical white guy."
In my world of blog n roll, I supply the topic and the tune. Today's tune is my new hick hop...
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BAKERSFIELD SOUND Advice
JUST GET OVER IT! COWBOY UP! GET ON WITH IT! There may be teens, and perhaps adults that need to hear these words. But at the risk of being cast into the stereotype of the shrink with a predilection for excusing bad behavior, I would suggest that...
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Welcome to my blog n roll studios. I'm Dr. BLT. I'm your blog n roll host. In the world of blog n roll, I provide the topic and the tunes, and you provide the talk. The tune you're listening to (if you happened to have hit the press bar at the play station connected to the...
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On Saturday morning, April 5, 2008 at approximately 8:30 am, I'll be the Streets of Bakersfield street musician sitting in front of Starbucks on Rosedale Highway, just east of Calloway, singing THE SONGS BEHIND THE STATUES: The 10 Legends of Bronze statues standing at the Crystal Palace. ...
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I would try to get a copy of this song to Merle Haggard, but I don't want to intrude into his personal life. I'm not his doctor. I'm not so filled with a narcissistic sense of self-importance that I have any reason to believe the song would ever reach him even if I tried to send...
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