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LLOYD READING DISCUSSES THE BLACK BOOARD DAYS AND SINGS TO COLLEGE CLASS. GRAD STUDENTS LEARNED ABOUT THE BAKERSFIELD SOUND AND BEFORE
Photos by:Dr. BLT, Hank Ray, and some random dude. (copyright 2008 Nu Bako Sound Recordings/Krocker Records)
Here are "da boys" at...
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Thursday, August 7, 2008
SCALING THE PALACE WALLS, BUCK SHOT'S FIRST SHOW AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE
The world famous Buck Owens Crystal Palace
Article by Hank Ray. Photos of Buck Shot by Hank Ray: Crystal Palace and Buck Owens photos courtesy of Crystal Palace. Buck Shot logo courtesy...
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"Buck Owens, Mickey Newbury, The Whites join Texas Country Hall of Fame
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 – Buck Owens, Mickey Newbury and The Whites will join the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame in an induction ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 16 in Carthage, Texas.
Ralph Emery will serve...
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Hank Ray with Kern County (Bakersfield) Sheriff Donny Youngblood. I met Sheriff Youngblood at the unavailingly of the Buck Owens post office. Photo by Dr. BLT.
HANK RAY TALKS MUSIC WITH Sheriff Donny Youngblood
DATA FROM SHERIFF'S WEB SITE:
"Sheriff Donny Youngblood is a...
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Hank Ray with Congressman Kevin McCarthy, a fourth-generation Kern County resident, was elected in November 2006 to represent the 22nd District of California in the United States House of Representatives. Taken at the Buck Owens post office unveiling in Oildale, California August 2008....
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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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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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As long as we're talkin' Buckshot, the seed is good. In fact, it's superb. One of the seeds even comes from "the big tree"---Buck Owens himself.
All of us who want to see the younger generations benefit from the rich musical legacy that was left behind with...
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BUCK SHOT
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Son of the Father, of Bakersfield Sound. By: Hank Ray...BUCK SHOT--FEEL THE BLAST!!!
Son of the Father, of Bakersfield Sound.
By Hank-Ray
GET READY FOR A HURRICANE! at the crystal palace 6th Aug (Top photo: By Dr. BLT, photo below...
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If you weren't in the buckarooM last night for this historic recording session, you missed out. Then again, though I love the public, the event was closed to the public.
But that doesn't mean you can't go underground and hear a sample of the rough mix of Short Season of Love, the new...
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Buck's son John is about to rock the damn house brotha...look on the horizon for some smoke..here comes BUCKSHOT Myndsick and Owens tother is effing awsome!!!!
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What do you get when you take a beatnik, (or a post-beatnik), put a cowboy hat on him, and get him in touch with the Bakersfield sound history, and genre? Give up?
You get a Bucknick! Buck's Bunkhouse is a new virtual retro Kern County country rock coffee house blog series at:
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Here's your clue, and it doubles as a free Dr BLT download:
Ticket to Ride
words and music by J. L. and P.M.
Dr BLT feat. Roxie
http://www.drblt.net/music/...
The winner (the first one to get the correct answer and post it in the comments section) receive a copies of...
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There's Lloyd Reading, there's Homer Joy, there's Red Simpson, there's Billy Mize, there's Sonny Langley, just to name a few of the local living legends of the Bakersfield sound genre.
My question to those who are familiar with these cats and their Kern County country music, is...
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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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