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The Wright Guy for the Job

For some time now, the MeTV network has been airing episodes of vintage Westerns every weekday morning, under the umbrella title of “The Good Guys...

The Pick King

It happened back in 1998, when the late country star Chris LeDoux was playing at a (now also late) club called Tulsa City Limits. I...

A (Triumphant) Broadway Dreamer

During her time as a New York-based performer, Tulsa’s Lynette Bennett rehearsed and recorded with a young piano player named Barry Manilow, got a kiss...

Celebrating Eicher Wednesdays

The long-running series of Tulsa musical events collectively known as Eicher Wednesdays provides, among other things, a pretty nice example of the old saw (often...

The Boys from Oklahoma

It might indeed be, as Mike McClure laughingly calls it, a signal that “the Red Dirt apocalypse is coming.” For sure, it’s something that continues...

Music is Medicine

It’s not a bit easy to sum up Don White’s long and impressive career as a singer, songwriter and musician in a phrase or two....

A Hee-Hawing Good Time

As northeastern Oklahoma resident Jana Jae recalls it, the whole thing began back in early 2017. That’s when she and several other alumni of the...

Finding Peace

As most of us grow up and grow older, we find that certain songs, for whatever reasons, cling to us and ultimately become a part...

A Powerful Swing

Although it’s been well over a half-century now, Edmond’s Greg Burgess still remembers with crystal clarity the first time he ever heard a Bob Wills...

A Valiant Lady, Indeed

If you’re ever in the mood to go looking for television pioneers, you could start right here in our state. Among those who made lasting...