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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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Not doing anything for lunch Tuesday? How about a BLT? Do you want to take a stroll down memory lane, or, more specifically, Buck Owens Boulevard?
On Tuesday, March 11, 2008, I'll be on Buck's Boulevard Tuesday at noon for a short set of songs from my forthcoming CD, From Buck...
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Merle Haggard's face, at least in his younger years, was not in his younger years, was not the face of stability. On the contrary, he was the poster boy for problems. But in his lyrics, we find secrets for maintaining a sound mind. Today we're going...
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Be at Starbucks, right next door to Dennys, on Merle Haggard Drive today, Monday Morning at about 8:15 am for a single-set street musician's celebration of the Bakersfield Sound. I will debut The Other Jim Jones, and play other songs from my From Buck Owens Boulevard to Merle...
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I met Jim Jones on Friday, the 7th of March, at my noon gig at Zingo's Cafe patio on Buck Owens Boulevard. Most of what I know about Jim so far is contained in the brand new song posted here, "The Other Jim Jones."
The whole song will be included in my forthcoming CD,...
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There Ain't No Room 4 Country in this Town
(Ghost Town)
words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008
there's no room for country
in this city
the string of stars has walked right off the stage
there's no room for country in this ciity
they've left inside the turning of the page
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That's the BAKERSFIELDSOUNDoff challenge this afternoon. Let's see if you can meet it and rise to the occasion.
In the game of blog n roll, I usually provide the music and the introduction, and you tell the rest of the story in the comments section. This time, to make a...
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Today on BAKERSFIELD SOUNDoff, I'm featuring two blog 'n' roll questions. The first is a trivia question. Who wrote the song, The Streets of Bakersfield?
The second springs from the truism that Bakersfield once spawned a steady stream of country stars, Merle Haggard...
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Find out more here:
http://www.bakersfield.com/...
See you there!
Picture the Sound
words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008
picture the sound
the Bakersfield Sound
the sound...
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Homer "Streets of Bakersfield" Joy, paid for the coffee and the over-priced pastries. Then he and Rockwell of Trout's autographed the cup and gave me one of the best interviews that has ever been delivered to me.
It's all part of the From Buck Owens Boulevard to...
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I'll be performing songs from my forthcoming audio/spoken word CD, From Buck Owens Boulevard to Merle Haggard Drive and experimenting with style combinations as I try to construct a freeway to the New Bako Sound by juxtaposing old and new styles.
The show will begin around 8:15 am....
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You might say I'm driving down the right lane, facing traffic with this song, an answer to Merle Haggard's song about Hillary? What side of the street are you on when it comes to Merle's political views----the side he introduced when he wrote, recorded and released The...
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While somebody who apparently runs the joint over there was trying to get my first Zingo single on the jukebox at Zingo's lounge on Buck Owens Boulevard, I came up with this brand new Zingo single.
I'll debut it today on the patio at Zingo's Cafe when the clock strikes 12 noon. ...
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