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larger view Not to worry.  There's something you can do while Hank is tuning up his instrument. I'll be offering a karaoke version of the song for those who wish to sing it on their July 4th celebrations.  You can catch the melody (via a song sample) and learn the words, by going...
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------even if it's an ox. like the one pictured here, that my wife took at a little shop in Banff, Alberta.  The deadline for mix tapes or CD-R covers of the song, If You Wanna Be the Next Buck Owens, is June 30, 2008 at 12 midnight.  What will the winner of Bakersfield's Next Buck...
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It's good to be back on The Streets of Bakersfield Homer, Buck and Dwight made famous, but I sure had a great time travelling down the highways of mid-western Canada talking to Canadians and tourists from all around the world about the Bakersfield Sound.  This picture was taken on the way...
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I'd like to take a moment to thank all of you for your patience.  I'm very aware of the increased demand for the Buck Owens Farewell Session CD since Channel 17 covered the CD release party on Saturday, 6/7/8.  We're doing our best to meet the increased demand, and the local record...
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t was one heck of a lot of fun, and we nailed down about 1/2 of a brand new CD.  If you're curious about this recording session held smack dab in the middle of this long weekend, visit Bakersfield Sound Underground via this link: http://www.bakersfieldsound... And remember,...
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I'm a Country Punk words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008 I'm a country punk with a punch-drunk lunch in the back seat of my chevrolet got a cowboy hat a Sid Vicious tat and a safety pin-up girl what can I say   Chorus: I go to Jerry's Pizza every night when I'm not at Trout's...
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Now that might sound like an odd combination, but when you go underground, you open yourself up to all sorts of odd combinations in the name of experimentation.  Today, I've released my re-make of Modern English's Melt with You, and I've presented a challenge to listeners to take it to the...
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I'd like to introduce my new one-man band.  This is Dr BLT and the Bitter Clingers (aka me) playing a little bit of my new blog n roll prospective hit, One Hand on my Bible (The Other on my Gun).  It's time to play blog n roll.  You know the rules if you've travelled this...
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Welcome to Ferlin Husky's Freudian Slips.  I'm your host, Dr. BLT.  Today we're taking a closer look at the lyrics to a great Ferlin Husky song, written by Fred Rose.  You might say it's a song about the thorns that come with the roses of love.  Afraid to tell you how much I...
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This is the actual photograph of the broken hand referred to in the story. The story is contained in the song, so I won't be redundant by telling it here again.  It's a remarkable story about coping and rising above one's misfortunes.  It's a real story about a real person I met on the...
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In Shellie Banco's interview with Mike Ness of Social Distortion, in today's Bkaersfield Californian, he says the following, "Merle Haggard is probably more of a rebel than Sid Vicious ever was."  http://www.bakersfield.com/... Punks, post-punks,...
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I felt like I was treading on holy ground.  After catching the announcement on the Bakotopia blog about the jam session/songwriter's workshop at Trout's, I said to myself, "Why not?" and headed over there on Monday, April 14.  I was directed down this rickety old staircase...
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It feels like God has simultaneously blessed and cursed me with the bittersweet "gift" of music---songwriting, to be specific, and to be more accurate.  "Musicians" are much more polished and precise.  But I thank him because, overall, music has been a huge...
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 BAKERSFIELD SOUND Trivia Quest: Picture the Sound Edition   If you are new to the blog n roll studio, here's how you play the game.  I provide the tune and topic-------you provide the talk.   Here's your clue to today's Bakersfield Sound Trivia Quest question:...
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  I took this photo at the Crystal Palace on Saturday, April 12, 2008.  I call it Passing the Torch.  There's an old star from the Bakersfield Sound era pictured here, and a young star, currently hot on the country charts.  The other guy is someone I met at Homer Joy's...
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