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Where?
Why, where else, but underground? More specifically...
Bakersfield Sound Underground
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
It's Bakersfield sound: The next generation---the Place where new bakersfield-sound-grounded artists take the Bakersfield sound in...
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Where?
Why, where else, but underground? More specifically...
Bakersfield Sound Underground
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
It's Bakersfield sound: The next generation---the Place where new bakersfield-sound-grounded artists take the Bakersfield sound in...
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Welcome to Bakersfield Sound Trivia Quest. Here's your question:
Which recent Rock n Roll Hall of Fame inductee became the very first woman to be interviewed on the all-new KWMR radio show, Bakersfield and Beyond?
a. Tammy Wynette (pictured here)
b. The late Bonnie Owens...
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Have you got a tea party hangover? Or has the party just begun for you? Of course the big question is: Would the Beatles have supported the anti-tax tea parties. The answer may be contained in this song. Posted here is the Dr. BLT cover of the Beatles,...
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It's an adaptation of Johnny Cash's Deliah's Gone, tailored to the Spector case. You'll find it at:
Bakersfield Sound Underground
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
Any comments on the song or the verdict?
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If you're part of the original Bakersfield sound generation, then you've heard as bumper music for radio broadcasts, and television shows, including Cousin Herb's show that launched the careers of so many big country stars out of Bakersfield. If you're of the kccrocker crowd, or nu bako...
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If you're familiar with these tunes, and you have a favorite, indicate your favorite in the comments section below. If you need more education to be an informed voter, be sure to catch Bakersfield and Beyond this Thursday from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. I understand they have an interview...
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Buck in the System
Dr BLT
album: Confessions of a Buck-a-holic
hear/download for free here:
http://www.drblt.net/music/...
and, if you want to sing along, here are the words:
Buck in the System
words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2009
I've got Buck in the system
I'm gonna...
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Happy Easter. I hope you enjoy my Easter song.
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Thank God it's good Friday
thank God it's arrived
thank God that he died
but thank God he's alive
my sins are forgiven
with blood he supplied
thank God that it's Friday
thank God it's arrived...
Those are the words to a brand new song that probably won't be available until Good Friday,...
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She's consistently been compared to a superstar from my hometown of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Joni Mitchell, who was introduced to the world by Johnny Cash. You'll have to decide for yourself if she's the next Joni Mitchell. You can do that by checking her out on the latest...
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In a moment, I'll introduce the lyrics to my soon-to-be-recorded parody, inspired by both the Doors' Light my Fire and the movie, Fatal Attraction. It's called Slash my Tires.
But first, I'd like to address the rumor about Jim Morrison. If I hear another rumor about Jim Morrison...
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Kurt was and is to rock what Buck was and continues to be for country music. As Mike over at KWMR said recently, the Bakersfield sound is a state of mind. It's a spirit of independence, and Kurt Cobain possessed that spirit. Typically when rock stars die, they are...
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The new radio show, Bakersfield and Beyond, at KWMR in Marin County (see details below) is stirrring up a great deal of excitement over a burgeoning Bakersfield sound revival.
The revival and the hunger for a return to country roots, is bringing on board a whole new...
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There is talk of an economic recovery beginning as early as the second quarter of this year. Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke is a bit more cautious than some experts, stating that said economic recovery will "probably" kick in this year.
Could we get lucky...
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Welcome to Nu Bako SoundOFF, where I provide the topics and tunes and you provide the talk. I'm Dr. BLT, and I'll be your host.
Currently, Bakersfield's Next Buck talent contest is not limited in terms of geography. That is, as long as the contestant's cover of...
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Welcome to Lyric Today/Hear it Tomorrow, where you read the songs before they are ever sung. I'm Dr. BLT, and I'll be your host. Today's featured set of lyrics is from the theme song for my new blog series, Bringin' Buck Back.
You'll hear it tomorrow, or the next day, or the...
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Welcome to my new blog n roll series, Bringin' Buck Back. I'm Dr. BLT, and I'll be your host.
Have you heard I've Got you on My Mind Again by Buck Owens? It's a bit of a haunting country ballad involving a long lost flame that keeps burning in his heart and scorching what's left...
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Isn't it time academia began to embrace modern music? Isn't it time academia began to embrace the arts? Isn't it time academia moved from obsessive compartmentalization to multi-disciplinary integration?
Do you need a "map" connecting you from Bakersfield to...
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Welcome to another episode of the blog n roll series Dr. BLT Replies: Dr. BLT answers fan questions and addresses fan rumors. I'm Dr. BLT, and I'll be your humble host.
*In certain cases, details surrounding question submissions are slightly altered to protect the...
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Welcome to Dr. BLT's Random Jukebox. I'm Dr. BLT, and I'll be your host. Today's random jukebox is Neil Young (Have You Forgotten?), a song named by this blog critic as the # 8 best record of 2006.
http://www.morethings.com/m...
The song can be heard by hitting...
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You'll find both at:
Bakersfield Sound Underground
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
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Welcome to Dr. BLT Replies, a brand new blog in which Dr. BLT answers fan questions and addresses fan rumors. I'm Dr. BLT, and I'll be your host. Here's today's question, from a fan who also wishes to remain anonymous:
Dr. BLT: When did your band,...
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Welcome to Dr. BLT Replies, a brand new blog in which Dr. BLT answers fan questions and addresses fan rumors. I'm Dr. BLT, and I'll be your host. Here's today's question, from a fan who wishes to remain anonymous:
Yo, Dr. BLT, people tell me you used to wear...
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Welcome to Dr. BLT's Random Jukebox. I'm Dr. BLT and I'll be your host. Today's random song is from my CD of mostly original songs about the music and life of the Rolling Stones.
It's called:
Mick, Don't Ya Gimme No Lip (remix)
Dr. BLT and the Rolling Scones...
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Welcome to Nu Bako SOUNDoff (vocabulary expansion edition), where you can keep the spirit of the old Bakersfield sound alive in a new generation of sound, while expanding your vocabulary. I'm Dr. BLT, of Bakersfield Sound Underground, and I'll be your host:...
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Welcome to the all new BLOGame TM series, Nu Bako Sound Trivia Quest TM. It's like Bakersfield sound Trivia Quest TM, except it deals with rising artists that are opening themselves up to the influence of the Bakersfield sound genre, while carving out a style of their own. ...
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"An intimate atmosphere prevailed at the Blackboard despite the large crowds it attracted. The Blackboard was a place where everybody knew everybody, and this included the convivial cocktail waitresses who established a camaraderie with their customers, and shared with them in the...
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Welcome to Bakersfield soundOFF, where new topics on the old and nu Bakersfield sound are introduced and hashed out. I'm Dr. BLT, and I'll be your humble host.
Today's subject is contained in the subject line of this blog. It's plain and simple. For those unfamiliar...
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For those still in the dark about the Nu Bako sound, it's an evolving new genre, rooted in the original Bakersfield sound, and flavored with various alt rock, hick-hop, Bako blues, Kern County country rock, and modern folk rock genres of today.
It's not an established genre, it's not a genre in...
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Welcome to Bakersfield sound Trivia Quest. I'm Dr. BLT, and I'll be your host. Answer the question posted in the title of this blog and win an mp3 of the song when it comes out.
Ready? Set? Blog and roll!
Boy Born from the Dustbowl
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Nirvana was all about breaking new ground, breaking old genres and boldly being themselves. Sound familiar? Bakersfield sound familiar? Hello? Do I hear Buck Owens, anyone?
I never met Curt Cobain, but I met his now widowed wife, Courtney Love, and shook her...
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Welcome to Bakersfield sound Trivia Quest. I'm Dr. BLT, and I'll be your host.
There are a total of 5. There are two country legends, one a solo artist, and one a star in bands that used to entertain the masses at the Blackboard. One is one of the greatest steel...
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Hello Bakersfield! Where the heck have I been? As Johnny Cash once said in a song, "I've been everywhere." The one exception would be here, at Bakersfield.com
The reason for my mysterious disappearance? It's quite simple...blog burnout.
But...
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It became and unexpected internet hit for me this year. But have you heard it yet? I didn't think so. Here's Don't Fear the New Year, along with a few other Dr BLT New Year tunes.
Don’t Fear the New Year
Dr BLT altered cover of Blue Oyster Cult classic...
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Will Dr. BLT's new song match the success of his holiday hit, Black Santa, which hit #21 on the internet download charts at mp3000.net in 2005?
You decide.
It’s New Years Eve, Eve
Dr BLT
words and music by Dr BLT © 2009
http://www.drblt.net/music/...
Black...
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Welcome to my new blog n roll series, Sunny Side Up. In my world of blog n roll, I provide the topics and the tune, and you supply the talk. Today's talk involves the way stores greet their customers during the Christmas season.
Last year, things got divisive around here as...
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Do you have an opinion on the proposed Big 3 bailout? If you do, post it here. You know the blog n roll dirll. I provide the topics and the tunes, and you provide the talk.
Ready? Set? Blog n roll!
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Welcome to my blog n roll series, Lyric Today/Hear it Tomorrow, where you see tomorrow's songs the moment they're penned, before they are recorded for your listening pleasure. I'm Dr. BLT and I'll be your host. Today we are featuring a brand new song, just penned today,...
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Welcome everybody. Merry Christmas. I'm not wasting any time this Christmas getting bogged down with partisan arguments that go around in circles and produce nothing but further divisiveness in an already Divided States of America. Instead, I'm putting some of the...
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Merry Christmas everybody. I've come bearing gifts---this time, in the form of a Rolling Stones tune I've adapted for the season. It's a bonus track on the CD, Ice and Snow, found here:
http://www.drblt.net
Now, sample my seasonally-tailored Stones song, and let me know what...
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Are you coming to my Christmas CD release party tonight? If you've been to any of my shows in the past, you'll know that I emphasize audience participation. That's where you come in. Below are some lyrics to a song I plan to perform tomorrow. But...
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Are you coming to my Christmas CD release party? If you've been to any of my shows in the past, you'll know that I emphasize audience participation. That's where you come in. Below are some lyrics to a song I plan to perform tomorrow. But before I provide...
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Welcome to the blog n roll series, Dr. BLTrivia. I'm Dr. BLT, and I'll be your host. There will be two trivia questions and, as such, two opportunities to win a free mp3 copy of this song, from the CD, Ice and Snow (scheduled for release this coming Saturday):...
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Welcome to the 2nd edition of my new blog n roll series I call Dr. BLTrivia Tuesday. I'm Dr. BLT and I'll be your humble, hospitable host. Today, I'll be serving some leftovers (still fresh) from a prior trivia game that nobody won.
Today's winner...
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Welcome to the new blog n roll series I call Dr. BLTrivia Tuesday. I'm Dr. BLT and I'll be your host. Today's winner will get a free mp3 copy of the song that is featured right here today. In the song, Children of December, who are the "children of...
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Happy Thanksgiving! Be thankful, be very thankful! The movie, Twilight, a vampire love story, has become a phenomenon, but few people realize that it has a theme song. The reason: It's an unofficial theme song. I was a day late and a dollar short when it came time to submit it...
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Welcome to the blog n roll game, Bakersfield Sound Trivia Quest. I'm Dr. BLT, and I'll be your humble host. Today's question is based on the fictional song about a Christmas dinner I alledgedly had with Merle Haggard. The song is called My Christmas Dinner with Merle...
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Welcome to the blog n roll series, Lyric today/Hear it Tomorrow. I'm Dr. BLT and I'll be your host. Here are the lyrics to a soundtrack for a fictional book I'm writing called, Merle, My Mentor.
Merle Haggard's Comin Over for Dinner
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Welcome to my blog n roll series, Lyric Today/Hear it Tomorrow. I'm Dr. BLT and I'll be your host.
The song, The Day Merle Haggard Stole my Pen, was a true story. This one is true, only in my dreams. I plan to record it and add it to my Ice and Snow CD, scheduled for...
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