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Deke this is far-out, a true history of America music.

Kinda looks like bigsby made that record player…

i have some late 40's early 50's discs with snippets of radio broadcasts, but they smell like burning hair

Believe it or not, the upstairs is even worse (or better?) now.

That trash hole is a treasure trove. Everything about it IS awesome

I feel you, Deke

Thanks for taking us with you Deke! I absolutely understand your bathing phantasy. And I must admit, when you went into the cellar and I saw those stacks of 78s, I felt that my heart was pounding like a steamhammer. What a beautiful place! In fact, my favorite record store over here in Central Europe is very similar, and it is perfect for finding odd records with great performances by people I never heard of before - only that it is, of course, incomparably smaller.

you got it bad

Just a random Beer Bust Blues 45 lying around, nothing to be excited about. How I'd love to spend a week in that shop...

When I lived on COMO, I went out to your daddy’s house with JG Stewart, looking for some Johnny Smith records. You came by it honestly.

In 1986, my partner and I produced a concert on Dwight Yoakum at the Phoenix Club in Anaheim. Rose Maddox was in attendance and I offered to take her backstage to introduce her to Dwight. Rose was all for it. If you could have seen the look on Dwight's face when I said, let me introduce you to Rose Maddox. Dwight knew exactly who Rose was and kept her in the dressing room talking about her days in Bakersfield. A few years later, I met Rose again backstage at the Grand Ol' Opry and we reminisced about her first time meeting Dwight. Incidentally, we had a full house and turned it two times. I believe "I'm A Honky Tonk Man." was in the number 3 spot on Billboard that week.

Deke Dickerson, I really enjoy all that you do. Be it Rock A Billy music, or old guitars, During the early 80's I used to sit in and play bass guitar with a fine picker and singer named, Buddy Kendricks. I had heard that he had run with the Bakersfield crowd at one time. I am wondering if you have run into any information about Buddy?

Aha. The original unbeknownst Cutta Cake. I still play your version from the No1 hit record el pea. One thing. Never take alcohol cleaners to an acetate, will wipe off the grooves, Some say mild detergent and lukewarm water. Some say Don't do nuthin- let them be. Greetings from Scotland....

These things are so goddam hard to find. I've been to at least 100 op-shops and haven't even found one

Deke, I love your books and videos! I'm curious though, in the opening segment there is a record sleeve that mentions 154th Street, Gardena California. I grew up just off 144th Street in Gardena and would like more information about this record and/or record store.Thanks!

Freddy Hart's Easy Lovin' was the #1 Country Song when I was born.

This is so cool

I just noticed the Port City State Bank check.... I'm currently sitting in downtown Houston, the Bayou City!

Bob Wills spent some time on WC since so many Okies & Texans had gone out there during the Dust Bowl.

Very helpful Deke! Always wondered about this. Thanks! 👍

You win the record collection race.

I’d have to pack a lunch for that record store.

Hi Deke, this is David Atkins. I was Jerry and Jan McWorder's sound engineer at Yolie's in Ventura. I love your new channel and find your information very interesting.I think it's really neat that you are using a Thorens TD124 with a Rec-o-kut tone arm.Those are really neat machines. It's great to see you out there on the Web. I sure miss working with you at the restaurant. Your shows were always top-notch. Best wishes, Dave

10 minutes ago I thought I had a lot of records.

Top man. Marco in Spain

Thanks Deke.

OK, next 2-week vacation will be in Iowa even if it´s a long way from Sweden.

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I love that you had a copy of Los Angeles by X. Another great episode Deke.

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Enjoyed this. Thanks and nicely done.

Nice little Newcomb your dad has. Said he needs a new stylus. If you want to check out a nice little prewar jazz collection ask him about me next time you’re in the Show Me State.

I learned Dusty Hill's Blue Jean Blies bassline by putting my salvaged copy of Fandango on 78 rpm.

As a record clerk, I once went to an outbuy from a deceased instructor at a religious collage in Orinda, California. It was one of those inland places that gets real hot in the summer. He had been allowed to keep his collection in an unused classroom. At least 10,000 records. They were all stored sideways like the ones in the video, and every record we looked at was warped from that kind of storage in that hot, unventilated room for decades. 10,000 unplayable records.

thank u for the education

So glad you decided to play "Another Day, Another Dollar." I think that's James Burton on lead guitar. Glad you spotlighted the Bakersfield Sound box set too. Love ya, Deke!

Did Win write his own songs?

Thanks for sharing Deke. I had not heard of him

anything > working on cars

Dude, you are a national treasure. A real musical historian and one hell of a musician.

Alec Palao has a crazy acetate collection.

OMG, that looks like days and days worth of digging! 😍

I got a stack o records, a stack o records there, I got records scattered all over everywhere!

Wow, how do you know where to begin! And how did you ever find that place?

Love to go into that store

I could spend weeks in there! A road trip here is now on my bucket list.

Those floors are built tough with all that weight! God!

Dele, the Victrola my Gramma had, you could change out the "stylus" to steel, cactus, maybe even pine, I dunno.

Finally!

Holy f......., could you please move this records store to Holland? (in parts please!), Reminds me (a little) of a Chicago warehouse with records I visited in 1972... but this!!!!!!!!!!!???????