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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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If you weren't in the buckarooM last night for this historic recording session, you missed out. Then again, though I love the public, the event was closed to the public.
But that doesn't mean you can't go underground and hear a sample of the rough mix of Short Season of Love, the new duet...
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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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Mr. Lloyd Reading, formerly of the Bob Manning Trio and the Blackboard Playboys, is helping to bridge the Bakersfield sound generation gap, by joining a couple of younger Bakersfield-sound-rooted songwriters with a song that pays tribute to the Blackboard, the very plays he...
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In this world of mine--the world of blog n roll, I supply the topic and the tunes, and you supply the talk.
Simply use these lyrics as a springboard to get into formulating your answer to this: What 3 things do you need most to survive?
Ready? Set? Blog n roll?
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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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When I heard this haunting, romantic ballad in the BuckarooM last night, I had to pinch myself to find out if I was really in the middle of producing it, or if it was a dream. As it turns out, it was a dream, but a dream come true.
Here's Hank Ray's latest, Shadows.
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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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This song speaks for itself. So why am I speaking? Okay, I'll shut up. There should be a recording of this coming out of the BuckarooM shortly. I'll keep you posted.
On bein' a Bucknik
words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008
Nu Bako Sound Recordings/Krocker...
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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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Here's another rough cut from the BuckarooM. I warn you, this one's real rough. But it's fresh, and you heard it here first. I wrote and recorded it this morning, after local living legend, Lloyd Reading visited my home, and my home studio, last night for some filming and song...
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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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Good morning everyone! I'd like to introduce you to my grandpa. He's been deceased for a few years now, but in Montana, his legacy is still alive. To hear his story, read these lyrics and/or activate the music play station posted here by hitting the play button.
The song,...
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It's not a rumor. It falls under the category of "truism." One would think it would be a rumor, considering that they, along with the Dusk Devils, are at the helm of an underground Bakersfield-sound-based bakobilly revolution.
But it's...
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Let me be clear. You won't win the truck, but you could win the keys to the song. Just answer the question below, and one more underground (to be posted at 7 am) at:
Bakersfield Sound Underground
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
Now for...
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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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Just in time for summer, James McClintock (pictured here in the BuckarooM) and me, Dr BLT, have teamed up to create a summer love song, based on the story about how James and his girlfriend met. They told me their story, James and me put it in the song, and the rest is history---I mean...
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With this song, I'd like to open up a dialogue. This is, after all, a "blog n roll" blog. In blog n roll, I supply the tunes and the topic, and you take care of the talk.
The topic, accompanying (no pun intended) this tune is:
Is the...
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Yes, you'll hear it tomorrow, right here, unless my head becomes too crowded with more new songs, and this one gets lost in the crowd.
For now, here are the lyrics:
They’re Leavin’ The Country
(Tragic Exodus)
Words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008
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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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20 minutes later, it was born in the BuckarooM. It was inspired by the picture you see here, one I took several weeks ago at a stop just outside of Fresno on off the 99.
I hope you enjoy the song. I'll see you in an hour and a half at Starbucks on Rosedale Highway just east of...
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Hank Ray wrote these lyrics last night and sent them to me. I put music to them, and the song has been added to the Buck's Red, White and Blue special edition CD to be released tomorrow at Starbucks.
Please learn it. We'll need to follow along with you at the Starbucks patio...
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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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Welcome to my songwriter series, Lyric today, Hear it Tomorrow. Today's song was born out of a line from George Jone's autobiography, I Lived to Tell it All with Tom Carter.
Referring to his brother-in-law, W.T. "Dub" Scroggins, whom he called his uncle, Jones, on page two,...
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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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Some of the Bee Gees richest material sprang from their early souls, prior to the disco era they got bloody rich in, and, also, typecast in. One example is I Started a Joke. My cover of the song can be found here:
New Dr BLTunes at Art of the Mix
along with a couple of cuts from...
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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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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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The CD released just last night, "The Buck Owens Studios Farewell Session," contains both the mixes that were done at Pig Studios (formerly, informally known as Buck Owens Studios and then Fat Tracks) at the original rough mixes from my own home studio, the BuckarooM.
The CD has...
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What up, cowboy? What up, cowgirl? Welcome to my new series---one that gives you an up close and personal look at the burgeoning underground "hick" hop scene, both here in Bakersfield, and abroad. I'm your host, Dr. BLT.
I met him at his day job at Office Depot on...
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Everybody's talking about the two big events to be held in Bakersfield this weekend. Whether you've gone country, whether you've gone underground, or whether you've done both and lived to tell about it, you'll want to know about these 2 big events and you'll want to be there.
The...
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Welcome to Bakersfield Sound Trivia Quest. I'm Dr. BLT and I'll be your host. Yesterday, a blog known as Turtle Box opening dissed our town, and you don't diss the town of Bakersfield and not expect to here from any of us.
They called us all a bunch of "bigots" and...
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If you're a local act, and you either consider yourself hick hop, or have written and/or recorded some material that captures the flavor of this burgeoning fusion, have your posse get in touch with mine and we'll set up an interview or I'll write something up on you, as a solo artist, a band, a...
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Lately I've been feeling a little insecure about whether or not I'm a "real" cowboy, or an imposter. Truth be told, I broke in my first horse when I was just 9 years of age. Of course it was just a pony, and a lilliputian one at that, but size shouldn't matter.
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It's not rude to turn your back to the audience when you're rehearsing, so go easy on Hank Ray, and give him a warm welcome when he opens for my CD release party at 7 pm on Saturday, June 7 at Russo's Books at the Marketplace.
I'll be releasing The Farewell Session, an EP featuring a collection...
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The brand new recording of One Hand on my Bible/the other on my Gun, has just made it's debut over at Art of the Mix.
One Hand on my Bible/The other on my Gun
It features Hank Ray on guitar, Reggie Langendorfer on bass and Jerry Rothberg on drums. Check it out and let me...
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In case you hadn't notices, gas prices have been spiraling out of control. Is this driving you out of control? Here's a brand new, bakobilly TM protest song that will, hopefully, fuel your passion for protesting the high cost of driving. Once that passion has been fueled,...
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Welcome to Bakersfield Sound Trivia Quest. I'm Dr. BLT, and I'll be your host for the trivia quest question of the day. You know the question if you read the subject line. But do you know the answer?
Your answer, in this case, is contained in the lyrics to my new song,...
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He's one of the most promising Bakersfield Sound-grounded artists of our time. He's rising up from the underground with style, attitude, contagious charm and charisma. Is he the next Buck Owens? He modestly denies that he is, but he's the next Jeff Michaels, and that may...
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Welcome to Twitty Tuesday. I'm Dr BLT. I'll be your host. Today we're going to take an up close and personal look at the lyrics to Conway Twitty's big hit, Hello Darlin':
Hello darlin' nice to see ya
it's been a long time
you're just as lovely as you used to be
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Happy Mothers Day! Faith of our Fathers is one of my favorite hymns, but it's hard to find a hymn that honors our mothers, unless it's about the mother of Jesus himself.
The deeper you dig into the Bakersfield Sound, and the deeper you dig into country music, the more you'll...
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Good morning everybody! Any Eddie Arnold fans out there? If you'd like to hear Tennessee Plowboy, and witness the debut of my new tribute to Eddie Arnold, and/or if you'd like to know who the winner of our last Bakersfield Sound Trivia Quest question is, visit the brand new blog site...
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