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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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It's still your birthday for 2 minutes, so have a Happy 2, Homer! Oh, it's now 1 minute. I better hurry!
Here's your hint:
http://www.tollbooth.org/20...
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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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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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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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Here you can check out our full video interviews with Dwight Yoakam and Vince Vaughn at Buck Owens' Crystal Palace. Below is my account of the drama that went down behind the scenes on Jan. 6:
Sometimes it helps to play the sweet, honest reporter. And sometimes it screws you over....
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It was written in about 20 minutes. It started with a birthday song for Buck, entitled Don't Forget Buck's Birthday. Then it evolved into a song you can sing along with all year long.
The recording process was quite simple. I sat down at my home studio overlooking The...
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I wasn't satisfied with the birthday song I had previously written for Buck, so this morning I wrote him a brand new one. And after his birthday, I'll introduce an alternative version called Don't Forget Buck Owens that you can sing all year round.
In the meantime, here are the...
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Last night, I went to a free KUZZ Listener Show at the Crystal Palace. If you haven't been for a concert, it is an awesome venue. I personally have been to the Crystal Palace a few times and I love it. Cole Deggs & The Lonesome is a new country band that has a hit song called " I Got...
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Grab some popcorn and get ready for a whirlwind tour of the Crystal Palace! We followed Buckaroo Terry Christofferson as he shows us why you need to see this infamous Bakersfield landmark.
Tell us, why do you like the Crystal Palace? Any great memories there?
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This is the first in a sub-series from the grand series: CRYSTAL PALACE STATUES. It will feature artists present in the collection of bronze statues housed at the Crystal Palace. There's no better way to bring Buck back, and keeping the spirit of Buck Owens and the Buckaroos alive than to pitch...
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Hey Bakersfield: It's nearly time to put the forthcoming new Cake in the oven and "bake" it. Here's the latest on the new Cake CD. It looks like you can add ingredients to the Cake recipe for Cake Live at the Crystal Palace by participating in the final song selection. And if you didn't catch my...
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Well, the Crystal Palace is alive and well, but how often do we stop to reflect upon and appreciate the man that breathed life back into the place after Buck passed away? That man was Clint Black. I hope the following article and the original photo I was lucky enough to shoot that rainy April...
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Truthfully, Buck was one of a kind, and, sadly, there will never be another Buck. But there is somebody who seems to be standing in front of the line to follow in his footsteps. That "somebody" seems to be John McCrae, of the band, Cake. Where's the evidence? Well, it can be found here:...
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