Singin' the Blues or any other durn thing ya want.

[Trinity]

Jimi Hendrix 'n Eric Clapton..

As long as we're talkin' premium:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhFMD6ybP2E&feature=related

[Leo Tanner]

Here's one fer all them workin overtime on home repairs.  Aint the 'riginal but at least the composer is part of th group.  Just downsized I guess ya could say...




Leo 

[Russ T Chambers]

I never heard of the Comstock Cowboys until you mentioned them.  I don't get out to Virginia City, just Vegas and Reno/Tahoe.

If you get to Reno/Tahoe then VC tain't that far.  The Cowboys play at the Bucket of Blood Saloon most weekends.  If you're ever going to be in the area, send me a PM and I'll let you know if they are playing!

[Texas Lawdog]

The Bucket of Blood sounds like my kind of place. where a man could get a shot of red eye and enjoy the show.

[litl rooster]

I'll save the one I was going to post, but Del reminded me of one i always like to hear

I came here in looking for somethin'
I couldn't find anywhere else
Well, I don't want to be nobosy,
Just want a chance to be myself.

I've done a thousand miles of thumbin',
Yes, I've worn blisters on my heels
Trying to find me something better
On the streets of Bakersfield.

Chorus:
You don't know me but you don't like me,
You say you care less how I feel
How many of you that sit and judge me
Ever walked the streets of Bakersfield?

--- Instrumental ---

Spent some time in San Francisco,
Spent a night there in the can
They threw this drunk man in my jail cell,
I took fifteen dollars from that man.

I left him my watch and my old house keys,
I don't like folks thinking that I'd steal
Then I thanked him as he was sleeping,
And I headed out for Bakersfield.

Chorus:
You don't know me but you don't like me,
You say you care less how I feel
How many of you that sit and judge me
Ever walked the streets of Bakersfield

How many of you that sit and judge me
Ever walked the streets of Bakersfield...

[Texas Lawdog]

Buck and Dwight    The Bakersfield Connection.

[Leo Tanner]

Lil loves Virginia City.  We gotta Bucket of Blood bumper sticker around here somewhere.


Leo

[Texas Lawdog]

If I ever get to Virginia City, The Bucket of Blood will be first on my list of places to visit.  I heard that the Bonanza set isn't open anymore. That was going to be Number 2 on my list.

[Leo Tanner]

Been closed a few years now.   

[Texas Lawdog]

Well, I guess that means that I''ll get to spend more time at the Bucket Of Blood.

[Delmonico]

Buck and Dwight    The Bakersfield Connection.

Almost posted that one too.

[Trinity]

OK, OK.  Since we're on a Bakersfield kick... (thanks for makin' me listen to it again.  I have always loved it)

I was the youngest boy in a family of four
We lived in Oklahoma the wind whistled thru our door
We scratched out a living in the dirt and the clay
I never will forget it until my dying days
The dust storms they came at us the sky turned cold and black
We packed up our belongings and never looked back
We rode out west towards the sun just a heartbeat away
I never will forget it Until my dying days 

We were Bakersfield Bound and the California dream
Down the road lay the promised lands our fields would all turn green
We were Bakersfield bound like so many gone before 
Just to cross our River Jordan and reach the other shore

When we first laid eyes on The San Joaquin was like a friend we always knew
The gates swing open so far & wide even God could drive through
We worked the crops from dawn to dust shared along the way
I never will forget it until my dying days

We were Bakersfield Bound and the California dream
Down the road lay the promised lands our fields had all turned green
We were Bakersfield bound like so many gone before 
Just to cross our River Jordan and reach the other shore
Crossed our River Jordan to reach the other shore

[Texas Lawdog]

I have walked the streets of Bakersfield. It sorta reminds me of Texas or Oklahoma.

[Trinity]

I've always wanted to visit Bakersfield.  I understand some good music can be heard there.

Ok, the song I was originally going to post.

Man you better let go
You can't hold on to
What belongs to me
And don't belong to you

I caught you looking
With your roving eye
So Mister you don't have to act
So surprised

If it's her you want
I don't care about that
You can have my girl
But don't touch my hat

I grew up lonesome
On the open range
And that cold North wind
Can make a man feel strange

My John B. Stetson
Was my only friend
And we've stuck together
Through many a woman

So if it's her you want
I don't care about that
You can have my girl
But don't touch my hat

My mama told me
Son to be polite
Take your hat off
When you walk inside

But the winds of change
They fill the air
And you can't set your hat down
Just anywhere

So if you plead not guilty
I'll be the judge
We don't need no jury
To decide because

I wear a seven
And you're out of order
'Cause I can tell from here
You're a seven and a quarter

But if it's her you want
I don't care about that
You can have my girl
But don't touch my hat

If it's her you want
I don't care about that
You can have my girl
But don't touch my hat

No it never complains
And it never cries
And it looks so good
And it fits just right

But if it's her you want
I don't care about that
You can have my girl
But don't touch my hat

You can have my girl
But don't touch my hat
You can have my girl
But don't touch my hat

[Texas Lawdog]

Buck Owens owned a big CW club out there called the Crystal Palace, where him and Dwight played at alot.

[Trinity]

I was thinking more on the lines of Lyle Lovett

[Texas Lawdog]

And his Large Band.   Lyle is another Texas  sanger.

[Ozark Tracker]

Bakersfield always reminds me of this story that Merle told on one of his albums and the song

Bakersfield
An oil town that really had it's boon during the heart of the depression
And Bakersfield also destined to become somewhat of a center for country music
And even as back as the early 50's it began to gain national recognition
For the popularity of songs like Dear John Letter Ferlin Husky's Gone
And a string novelity hits from Leonard Sipes or better known as Tommy Collins
Country music is a profession in Bakersfield
And like all other professions whether it be that of a Doctor
Or a Scientist or a steady ditch digger
Everyone seems to have a particular someone who offered that helping hand
At the right time
And country music is no exception
But in Bakersfield that same helping hand kept reachin' out time after time
To different people such as Jeanne Sheppard Ferlin Husky Tommy Collins
Buck Owens Billy Mize Herb Henson Merle Haggard and also Red Simpson
Who saw reason to compose this song called Bill Woods From Bakersfield
Bill here's to you

Let me tell you all a story bout a guitar pickin' man
To me he is the greatest picker in the land
He's taught me how to play in G and he taught me how to sing in key
Bill Woods from Bakersfield the Bakersfield guitar man

Well Bill gave old Buck the first job he ever had
Bill must've been a good teacher cause old Buck didn't do too bad
He sets up there chewin' his ole cigar playin' Wildwood Flower on his guitar
Bill Woods from Bakersfield the Bakersfield guitar man

Well Bill never hit it big but he didn't miss it far
And in my book he'll always be considered a star
I followed him and he taught me guitar pickin' and harmony
Bill Woods from Bakersfield the Bakersfield guitar man

When the roll is called up yonder and we've all met our quest
I bet he'll be chosen to pick there with the best
Up there with his gold guitar well things're right Bill will be a star
Bill Woods from Bakersfield the Bakersfield guitar man

Well everybody loves old Bill cause he's quite a man
And if anybody should need some help well he'll sure lend you a hand
There's one more thing I'd like to say before my story's through
Bill Woods from Bakersfield we're all proud of you

[Trinity]

And his Large Band.   Lyle is another Texas  sanger.

Mmm hmm... and a good one too.   This one wasn't made with his large band, though.  I've got that one floating around here somewhere.  I need to search it out.


OT, which Merle was that?

[Ozark Tracker]

it was on one of Merle Haggard's albums.