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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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The song, It's Hot as Hell (in Bakersfield Again), by yours truly, has been officially released at:
http://www.drblt.net
(hit "music" link and go to "Songs from the CD, From Buck Owens Blvd. to Merle Haggard Drive.
If you want a little more information on the song,...
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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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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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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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I've got a few Johnny Cash tribute songs you can hear over there, that anybody can listen to who logs in, and if you've been friendly to me, I'll be your friend over there.
Once you've joined, and it's free to join, you can find me under Dr BLT aka Fan in Black....
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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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Nashville or Bakersfield? Brad Paisley or Dr BLT? Today you'll get to excercise your right to free speech, and actually vote.
Things in Nashville today look a lot like they did just before the emergence of the Bakersfield sound back in the late 50s and early 60s. It's...
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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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It's called How Far is it To Bakersfield and Beyond, and you'll find it at:
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
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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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It's based on local facts and lies. You get to finish every chapter introduced on the blog. You'll find Oil-dale (the fact/fiction series) only at:
Bakersfield Sound Underground
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
Here's a sample, just to tease and frustrate the hell out of...
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That's right, it's gone missin', prompting rumors of an earlier-than-expected release of the new song as a damage-control measure to prevent the bootleg copies from ruining all propsects of profit-making for me, Dr BLT, not that I care about either profit or fame. Truth be told, I hate even...
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What's a Buckanuck, you say? Well, it's up to you to answer. If you answer it correctly, you'll be the first to win the song I wrote as a prelude to tonight's radio show, Bakersfield and Beyond, on KWMR
http://www.kwmr.org
There are two new blogs posted at Bakersfield Sound...
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Well, maybe the demand for the song isn't quite that intense, but whatever the level of intensity of the demand, I think I'm safe in declaring that many kccrocker (Kern County country rocker) fans will appreciate the sentiment expressed in this original tune of mine. So keep watching at:...
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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)
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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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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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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 will be an actual pilgrimage and a virtual one. Follow the details and submit songs, memories, stories at:
Bakersfield Sound Underground
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
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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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For those unfamiliar with my efforts to embrace and incorporate a little bit of the Bakersfield sound of yore into a style of my own I call Kccrock (K.ern C.ounty C.ountry R.ock) aka Nu Bako or Nu Bako sound, it is something any Kern county artist of any genre, with a deep...
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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 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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