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With Captivating Stories of Loneliness, Desire, Regret and Freedom, Red Simpson’s ‘Roll Truck Roll’...
Guitar Player via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRed Simpson 'Roll Truck Roll' album artwork After country music singer Dave Dudley had a hit in 1963...
Honoring Red Simpson: Bakersfield sound legend to be celebrated at Rustic Rail Saloon
KGET Bakersfield via Yahoo News· 3 months agoBAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A celebration is being held next week for Red Simpson — a beloved...
This Is the Best Christmas Album About Truck Driving You've Never Heard
Jalopnik via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEvery year growing up, the three of us kids would pile into my Dad’s mini-van (we had a first-gen...
Local guitar builders using wood salvaged from burned out Trout's getting national attention
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAug. 19—It's not surprising that a national specialty publication like Vintage Guitar magazine would be attracted by a legendary guitar town like Bakersfield, and a local story about Bakersfield's ...
'HWY 58:' Where does the Bakersfield Sound evolve from here?
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAug. 30—Defining the brand of country music that has come to be known as the Bakersfield Sound is anything but easy. In fact, many have said it's impossible. But Bakersfield-raised documentary ...
Looking back: There were many notable departures in 2022
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 1—HE BUILT WORLD'S COSTLIEST GUITAR AMP Sometimes it's not until an individual dies that the world awakens to the gift of his genius and the true extent of the loss. Such may be the case ...
Diamond anniversary for a gem
The Santa Fe New Mexican via Yahoo Sports· 4 months agoFeb. 9—Northern New Mexico musical titan Bill Hearne turns 75 on Sunday, February 11. The country-Americana singer and guitarist is marking the milestone by performing three concerts. Fear not ...
Friends, fans in shock over death of local steel guitar legend Larry Petree and wife, Betty
The Bakersfield Californian via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 24—It wasn't supposed to end like this for local steel guitar master and Bakersfield Sound legend Larry Petree and his wife of 60 years, Betty Petree. "At this moment, I'm not sure exactly ...
The legend of Howdy Glenn, Inglewood's Black firefighting country singer
LA Times via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe Inglewood resident was one of very few Black men to have success in country music in the 1970s, and one of two known Black male artists from California who performed at a nationally-charting level.
