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When nobody shows up to my weekday hooteNOONees at Zingo's Cafe patio on Buck Owens Blvd., I take the no-show lemon and make lemonade out of it.   My lemonade is new music, a little sour, and a little sweet, as most Krock TM (my style of post-Korn Kern County country rock) music is...
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The significance of The Buck Owens Studios Farewell Session, lies not in the fact that it was the last solo project to be completed at the old Buck Owens Studios (which became Fat Tracks, and then Pig Studio).  Moreover, it matters not that I was the solo artist who recorded the last solo...
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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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Welcome to Twitty Tuesday.  I'm Dr BLT.  I'll be your host.  Today we're going to take an up close and personal look at the lyrics to Conway Twitty's big hit, Hello Darlin': Hello darlin' nice to see ya it's been a long time you're just as lovely as you used to be...
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that might not be enough for you to correctly identify this important figure in the evolution of the Bakersfield Sound.  So, feel free to hit this link for more clues: http://www.bakersfieldsound... and be sure to Stay Tuned at: http://www.drblt.net
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If you're wondering what it takes to be the next Buck Owens, and I haven't provided enough clues for you in the audition song I wrote for that contest, maybe this song will help.  It's called... All You Need is 3 Chords and a Heartache words and music by Dr BLT copyright 2008 all you need...
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Imagine a resolution was put together to have the official name of our city changed from Bakersfield to Buckersfield, and city government officials were about to vote on the measure.  If you were invited to a community forum to express your opinion on the resolution, would you attend? ...
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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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Krrockabilly: KROCK-A-BILLY:  A local Kern Country country rock artist, or an outsider, grounded in the Bakersfield Sound, whose musical style represents a mixture of Nu Kccrock (Kern County Rock), rockabilly, and a flavor of the old Bakersfield Sound.  bonus terms: Krrock-a-dile: A...
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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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Welcome to my new one-piece-at-a-time blog novel, Dr. Samuel von Starbuckaroo and the Bakersfield Sound Underground.  I ripped the idea off of an old Johnny Cash tune (one of the first rap songs) about a poor, recreant young automobile aficionado, working at an automobile...
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If Jerry's Trout Pizza ever catches on, I want to be one of the delivery boys.  In my humble opinion, the Bakersfield music scene is struggling to find itself, after a post-Bakersfield-Sound-post-Korn identity crisis.   In my opinion, there exists a collosal generation...
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