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It doesn't get any bigger, better, or more "Bako local" than this. Mark Yeary, formerly of Merle Haggard and the Strangers will produce the record. I just write the songs, maybe add a little bit to the recording here and there. American Sound Studio will help out by...
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To watch him at work is to watch the work of a genius. He was with Merle Haggard and the Strangers, as Merle's keyboard player, co-writer/co-producer and all around right-hand man for Merle Haggard. So it came as a very pleasant surprise that as I approached him at his doorstep,...
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Fill 'er up, it's a lot less expensive than filling up with gas, or buying a real cement pond. Once you get past the embarrassment of being called a redneck by a few highfalutin city folk, sitting in your very own pick-up/pool is a great way to beat the heat.
While you're at it, you...
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You won't see it in the papers. All of the living members of the Bakersfield sound underground movement are mum to the press when it comes to secret underground recording sessions that are going on right now in Bakersfield, under the radar, that are bringing the Bakersfield sound back to...
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Welcome to another round of Bakersfield Sound Trivia Quest. Here is today's Bakersfield Sound Trivia Quest question (don't allow the photo to throw you off, it could be a clue, or it could be a diversion):
After hearing The Buck Stops Here, a song Jim Shaw played him off a cassette...
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Can you tell me the name of this band? Can you tell me where these members of our Bakersfield sound extended family come from? How great a fund of knowledge do you have as it concerns members of our extended family who have their roots firmly planted in the very sound we...
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You guessed it. Punk meets Kern County Country Rock (K.c.c.r.o.c.k). And if you're wondering what this series is all about, I cut this from BSU for your convenience:
Welcome to a brand new Bakersfield Sound Underground blog storybook adventure, where you, the blog visitor, get...
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Will Penny Marie join the other two Bakersfield SounDivas (Kim and Theresa) on the newly countrified cover of Billie Jean, the Bakersfield Sound's response to the death of Michael Jackson? You'll have to wait to find out.
I feel honored and humbled as I stood on sacred...
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As the pirated copy of an as-yet-unedited sample of Dr BLT's country version of Michael Jackson's Billie Jean begins to spread across the blogosphere, the comments are beginning to come in. Here are a few. Add your own in the comments section...
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(Borrowed from http://www.bakersfieldsound... )
For a long time I felt like a lone traveler, hacking away at the bushes as I tried to clear a path from the Bakersfield sound of yore to new generations of Bakersfield sound, established upon that foundation, but in search of new ways...
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This is the sight of a new Bakersfield-sound-grounded rising rising star shining brightly at a studio session I had the honor of attending on Thursday evening.
Her name is Penny Marie. You can catch more on her at:
BSU
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
BSU...
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What you'll win, you'll appreciate. I'm trying to make my new CD, From Buck Owens Blvd. to Merle Haggard Drive worth every penny, and if you win this, you won't have to pay one penny. All you need to do is to show up for the CD release party.
These 2 Bakersfield sound...
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Name this Bakersfield Sound celebrity, and win an autographed copy of my forthcoming CD, From Buck Owens Blvd. to Merle Haggard Drive, due for release late summer of 2009.
http://www.drblt.net
All you have to do to collect your prize is to watch for, and then show up at the CD release...
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Name this Bakersfield Sound celebrity, and win an autographed copy of my forthcoming CD, From Buck Owens Blvd. to Merle Haggard Drive, due for release late summer of 2009.
http://www.drblt.net
All you have to do to collect your prize is to watch for, and then show up at the CD release...
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Name this Bakersfield Sound celebrity, and win an autographed copy of my forthcoming CD, From Buck Owens Blvd. to Merle Haggard Drive, due for release late summer of 2009.
http://www.drblt.net
All you have to do to collect your prize is to watch for, and then show up at the CD release...
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Name this Bakersfield Sound celebrity, and win an autographed copy of my forthcoming CD, From Buck Owens Blvd. to Merle Haggard Drive, due for release late summer of 2009.
http://www.drblt.net
All you have to do to collect your prize is to watch for, and then show up at the CD release...
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Name this Bakersfield Sound celebrity, and win an autographed copy of my forthcoming CD, From Buck Owens Blvd. to Merle Haggard Drive, due for release late summer of 2009.
http://www.drblt.net
All you have to do to collect your prize is to watch for, and then show up at the CD release...
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It was an anniversary to remember, the 1st anniversary of Darkstar Records on Truxton Avenue in Bakersfield, California. It was quite the historic event. If you missed it, you can read what you missed, and weep, or if you were there, you can relive every breath-taking...
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Rebellious, underground Kern County country rockers (I call them Kccrockers) haven't had a voice like this in which to showcase their talent since Cousin Herb's Trading Post television broadcast in the original Bakersfield sound era.
Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, Fatt Katt and the...
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Watch the bottle in this photo grow. When it's three times this size, it'll be time for me to release the kccrock (Kern County Country Rock) single, "The Bottle's Gettin' Bigger," about one man's struggle with alcoholism.
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Have you had your corporate cup of coffee today? Mine was lukewarm, and the cheese danish I ordered had dried up cream cheese and both ends, but no cream cheeze inside. Where was I, you ask? Starbucks, where else? Almost all Starbucks look the same, they all have...
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In the game of blog n roll, I provide the topics and the tunes, and you provide the talk. So here is the question that will serve as the launching pad for the discussion:
Do you think that, in general, today's country music has enough grit to it? ...
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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)
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Here's your question:
Which of the following was the first nu bako female artist (as opposed to the female artists of yore from the original Bakersfield sound heyday) to be aired on KWMR on the all-new Bakersfield and Beyond radio show?
a. Jenny Angel
b. Kim McAbee (pictured here)...
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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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He's a kccrock (Kern County Country Rock) guitar legend-in-the-making. It started out as a rumor, but you'll find there's more to this rumor than simply a rumor:
Bakersfield Sound Underground
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
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Perception is a huge topic of inquiry in the field of psychology. But you can't find a treatment of the topic of perception as brilliant in any university text book as you'll find in the lyrics to a song penned by local artist, Kenny Reeves. His song, Perception is required reading...
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Marin county may be out of your FM dial range, but you can stream the show live tonight from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. I'm proud to be on the playlist, and I'm proud to represent Bakersfield's fine music community and rich musical heritage on this exciting new show that broadcasts at the...
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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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If you can't decide between Cake, a young Buck, a young Merle Haggard or Bob Dylan, you may want to consider one of the rising stars on the folk side of the nu bako sound. His name is Kenny Reeves. He's from Bakersfield, and he's featured today at:
Bakersfield Sound Underground...
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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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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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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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When I was working as a practicum doctoral student trainee at California Institute for Men, the state prison in San Luis Obispo, my then supervisor told me that I was the first supervisee he had worked with that wasn't narcissistic.
Well, I'm not saying I agree with him 100%. I knew...
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The keys are quite simple. They will alive me to survive (at least), and to thrive (at best) in this business of music. Buck taught me to be myself and to take musical risks by fusing together different genres and different sounds. Merle taught me that you can be a country...
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I'm Goin' to Walk through Every Slammin' Door
words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2009
chorus:
I'm goin' to walk through
every slammin' door
I'm goin' to walk through
like folks who've gone before
I had so many doors slammed in my face
and they're be more
but in the end I'll...
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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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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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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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The Bakersfield sound is rising up from the underground, where the old meets the new, and takes it to the next level. The few remaining Bakersfield sound underground pioneers are mixing it up with the young, up-and-coming Kern County country kings of tomorrow at Bakersfield sound...
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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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It's the people that make up a city, not the buildings. And it's folks like Vern that built Kern. Bakersfield is a city, not made up of stones, but of singers, and of songwriters, and of songs.
That's where the new traditionalists, or, if you prefer, the new romantics, come...
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Welcome to the blog n roll series I call Lyric Today, Hear it Tomorrow, where you can read the lyrics before the songs are recorded. Yes, it's called Lyric Today, Hear it Tomorrow, but that's not always the way it works out.
The songs I come up with are like cars crowding the freeway in my...
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That's your first question. If you go to
Bakersfield Sound Underground
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
on Wednesday, you'll find question to and you'll get to sample the song inspired by this picture, taken last night at Trout's. The song is called All Dressed Up...
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