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Hosted "Cousin Herb's Trading Post," a nightly local television show from 1953-63, dedicated to country music and its stars.
Guests included Buck Owens, Bonnie Owens, Merle Haggard, Bob Wills, Johnny Cash, Tex Ritter, Gene...
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- Tue Sep 4, 2007 12:43:36 PDT
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Bakersfield Smooth Dancers: Meets from 7:30 to 11 p.m. every fourth Saturday of the month at the Rasmussen Senior Center, 115 E. Roberts Lane. Refreshments served at dances. Lessons on Tuesday nights at the Fairfax Grange, northeast...
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- Tue Sep 4, 2007 12:27:34 PDT
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Bakersfield's Active 20-30 is very active! The 20/30 club provides young adults with an opportunity for personal growth, friendship, and leadership development, while improving the quality of life for special needs...
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- Tue Sep 4, 2007 12:13:28 PDT
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Born in Oakland in 1919 and raised as a foster child in Bakersfield, where he grew up as Robert Edward Symmes, Duncan became one of the West's pre-eminent poets after World War II. He was identified with several major movements in...
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- Tue Sep 4, 2007 11:54:36 PDT
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Dorothy Margaret Donahoe, a native of California, was brought as a child to Bakersfield in 1914. She was less than a year old when polio left her crippled and on crutches until she was a teenager. She graduated with honors from...
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- Tue Sep 4, 2007 11:46:07 PDT
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Mark "Marky" Anthony Chavez (born November 15, 1978) is an American-born singer of Mexican descent. He was the lead singer for rock band Midnight Panic and is best known as the former lead singer for Alternative Rock band...
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- Tue Sep 4, 2007 11:40:12 PDT
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Jonathan Davis (born January 18, 1971) is the vocalist for the multiplatinum Nu Metal band, Korn. He was born and raised in Bakersfield, California, where he lived with his father and step-mother.
Korn released their self-titled debut...
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- Tue Sep 4, 2007 11:34:41 PDT
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Well-traveled character actor and voice-over specialist with the famously jutting jaw has appeared in many roles from "Rambo: First Blood Part II" (1985) to "The Blues Brothers"(1980). Lives near Caliente.
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- Fri Aug 31, 2007 17:20:34 PDT
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Writer-producer for Room 9 Entertainment, the Los Angeles independent production company that brought Christopher Buckley's "Thank You for Smoking" to the screen. Newman is from Bakersfield.
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- Fri Aug 31, 2007 17:16:06 PDT
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Developed and promoted the Bakersfield Sound as its first bona fide national star. Recorded dozens of top 10 hits throughout the 1960s.
Co-star of the late '70s-early '80s comedy-variety TV show "Hee Haw."
Owner of Buck...
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- Fri Aug 31, 2007 17:10:11 PDT
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Actor-poet-artist lived on a ranch in Stallion Springs for 40 years. Won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in the 1991 comedy "City Slickers;" Oscar nominations for "Shane" (1953) and "Sudden...
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- Fri Aug 31, 2007 17:05:35 PDT
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Joey Porter, a native of Bakersfield, will be entering his ninth season in the league in 2007 and he will be wearing new colors. After spending his whole career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Joey signed with the Miami Dolphins in...
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- Fri Aug 31, 2007 16:57:44 PDT
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Best known for his string of trucking songs, Red Simpson was raised in Bakersfield, California, the youngest of a dozen children. At age 14, he wrote his first song -- about chickens -- and sang it to his family's fowl. During the Korean...
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- Fri Aug 31, 2007 16:50:36 PDT
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George Lee Snider: The founder of Snider's Cyclery. Arrived in Bakersfield in 1896 with $16 to his name. Opened a bicycle and motorcycle shop in 1904 in the Baker Street area.
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- Fri Aug 31, 2007 16:44:04 PDT
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East Bakersfield native widely regarded as the nation's most influential U.S. Supreme Court justice.
Served as state attorney general and, for 10 years, California governor. Directed internment of Japanese-Americans during World War...
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- Fri Aug 31, 2007 16:37:55 PDT
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