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If you haven't heard about the unveiling of the new Buck Stamp, check out the details here:
http://www.bakersfield.com/...
(attached photo courtesy of Buck Owens Productions)
And, please allow me to put the rumors to rest that, along with the Buck stamp, there will be a brand...
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Bakersfield Sound Underground
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
is pleased to announce plans today for a brand new advice column that will offer sound psychological advice from a licensed psychologist (namely the blog founder), cowboy style, in response to letters from...
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You heard read it here first. You should be able to hear it tomorrow, if other songs don't take the lead in the crowded freeway of new songs inside my head.
Headin' for Vegas
(The Chad...
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Judging from some of the comments we've seen on these blogs, many of you would love a chance to speak one on one with school board member Chad Vegas.
Well, Dr. BLT has set up an interview with the Chadster and he wants his fellow bloggers to send him their questions.
Visit blognroll here and...
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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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In the game of blog n roll, I provide the topic and the tunes, and you provide the talk.
Today's topic is human and animal suffering and why God allows it to happen under his watch. The photo you see is one that won a Pulitzer prize in 1994 for Kevin Carter.
Today's tune, How many...
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Welcome to What up, Cowboy? For those who haven't been following my blog around, that's my new series--a series that will guide you through the latest hick hop news and music, on both the national and local scene. On a local level, it's slim pickin's, but not for long, not if I...
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Welcome to Bakersfield Sound Trivia Quest. I'm Dr. BLT. I'll be your host and guest singer/songwriter. You won't find the answer to today's trivia quest question here. Sure you can sample the song on the play station here (first verse or two and even part of the chorus),...
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Welcome to What Up, Cowboy? It's my new hick hop series. Today, I'm introducing a song that is basically an old-fashioned country song with a touch of a modern hick hop twist.
If you're a hick hop or even a hip hop artist that would like to do a brand new version of the song,...
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They're bombing this blog with comments :)
Oh Bomb us! foreign Policy
words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008
Oh Bomb us! foreign policy
is one we all know well
Oh Bomb us! foreign policy
will take us all to hell
sometimes it hurts to have
a one or two-page resume...
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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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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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Welcome to the blog series, Lyric Today, Hear it Tomorrow. That's the idea behind the blog series, but it doesn't always go down that way.
I usually wake up with several songs beginning to perculate within my head. They all end up competing for space in my head.
The...
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As long as we're talkin' Buckshot, the seed is good. In fact, it's superb. One of the seeds even comes from "the big tree"---Buck Owens himself.
All of us who want to see the younger generations benefit from the rich musical legacy that was left behind with...
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It was a surrealistic photo session and a jam session of a lifetime. It's a long story, but you can catch the first part of it and catch the lyrics to one of the songs on the "soundtrack" to our Buck Owens ranch trek today at:
Bakersfield Sound Underground...
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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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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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