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IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING---two generations, united by one sound, the Bakersfield sound.  Tonight, beginning at 7 pm, the man Hank Ray and I have named "Playbody Lloyd" in this co-written song of ours, will be joining us in an historic video-taped interview/recording session in my own...
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If you're a local artist, duo or band that has been consistently rejected, you may qualify to be interviewed as a bona fide underdog for a new series of Underground Underdog interviews to be featured at Bakersfield Sound Underground: http://www.bakersfieldsound...   If...
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As promised, I started a new series at Bakersfield Sound Underground today.  It's called Bakersfield Sound Garden.  It's where we take seeds from the old Bakersfield Sound "trees," that is, music of yore, that distinctly represents the Bakersfield Sound, and the spirit of...
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I'm talking about the song, not an actual guitar, but if anybody has a Buck Owens red, white and blue guitar that they would like to auction off at the song's "live" debut, let me know. On July 4th from about 8 am to 10 pm, me and Hank Ray will be on the patio at...
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The short film producer  (who doubles as one of the fastest-rising guitarists in the nu Bako Sound underground movement from the krock crop, or the Kern County country rock crop), Hank Ray, told let me know "all I have to do is act naturally."  And, acting naturally comes...
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There's good news for procrastinators and for those requiring more confidence and more encouragement to enter.  The deadline for Bakersfield's Next Buck Talent Competition, initially set for June 1, 2008, has been extended until September 1.  For those who wish to know what this...
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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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Before Buck and before Merle, there was Mr. Lloyd Reading.  He's the most accessible living legend from the earliest of the Bakersfield Sound generation.  At 89 years of age, he's the man the younger generations of Bakersfield Sound-rooted artists are turning to for mentoring and for...
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Someday, I hope to be good enough to write commercial radio jingles for Trout's, maybe even to perform there, but in the meantime, I'm just playing around and dreaming.  What you're hearing if you've activated the attached play station is just a sample of what you'll get today, when you go...
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As the local underground music scene goes, t's one of the hottest topics to hit the Streets of Bakersfield in recent days.   I'm talking about the Bakersfield Sound generation gap. Up until now, I've been doing my best to put a spotlight on the problem, and the nature of the...
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Here's another Trout's Tall Tale told in Song, from a forthcoming collection of such.  This one's about not only not kicking a woman when she's down, but actually picking her up by being a true cowboy gentleman.  I hope you enjoy it.  It's called Cowboy Up 'cause Cowgirl's...
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They call it laryngitis.  That's what I was stricken with after spending a night in Calgary, Alberta at a hotel where too much cold air from the air conditioner blew on me all night long. So I left my voice in Calgary, Alberta, but brought my heart, and my pen with me.  This morning, I...
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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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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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It's not in the lyrics below, and you'll have to listen closely to catch it. Welcome to Bakersfield Sound Trivia Quest meets Trout's Tall Tales Told in song, my new Bakersfield Sound series.  I wrote and recorded the first song this morning from the BuckarooM in my house.  It's called...
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