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This one's for all of my haunted honky-tonk friends. Happy Halloween!
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The following public events and services are scheduled in honor of the passing of our President and friend, Vern Hoover:
Memorial Celebration of Vern's Life: Sunday, August 24th @ 1pm - Trout's Nightclub, 805 N Chester Avenue, Bakersfield, Ca 93308
Visitation/Viewing: ...
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It’s Rainin’ at my favorite Honky Tonk
words and music by Dr BLT © 2008
I got the call from Rockwell
earlier today
he told me that his friend had passed away
big dark clouds surrounded
my favorite honky tonk
tears fell down
just like a heavy rain
it’s...
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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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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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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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Here's what has shocked me about one of our local nightclubs. I know reputation plays a big part in the nightclubs success. However, some of the clubs still have their reputations from years past. If a Nightclub is marked an unsafe place to go years ago, it is still...
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I'm going to be hanging out at Trout's over the next few weeks fishing for these Kern County country stars of the Bakersfield sound genre.
Or, Sonny, if you're out there, have your people call my lack of people. The same goes for you, Red!
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Hank Ray was over in the BuckarooM last night for a single-question interview that doubled as the song you are hearing right now. I was a bit circumlocutory in asking the question, but he didn't beat around the bush at all. You'll have to wait until the end of the song to hear his...
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At:
Bakesfield Sound Underground
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
you find the complete edition of episode 2 of this new series: Songs inspired by Red Simpson. 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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Here's another rough cut from the BuckarooM. I warn you, this one's real rough. 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 collaboration. There's more on Bakersfield's...
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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 this morning, and found that it to be quite an inspiration.
This song will be...
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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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Tally Records, Bakersfield / THANK YOU FOR FORWARDING THIS REQUEST TO ANYONE WHOM YOU THINK MIGHT HAVE A CLUE...
We are trying to find out who might own the masters for Bakersfield's Tally Records - specifically recording sessions done from 1956-1960 by Al Hendrix and other early local...
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Gather your hoes, your shovels, your work gloves, your garden hats, and all of your garden tools. Most of all, gather your seeds, tomorrow, at Bakersfield Sound Underground,
http://www.bakersfieldsound...
I'm going to help you plant a...
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