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John Wooley
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The Big Stink
This month marks the 99th anniversary of the birth of an Oklahoma actress who may not be one of our state’s best-remembered film stars, but...

Works In Progress
Tragedy catalyzed Cecil Cloud’s photographic quest. Technology – and his own drive – kept it going. The result is Oklahoma Stations: Work in Progress, an...

The Best Nightmare
It’s taken her the better part of two decades, but Tulsa native Heather Langenkamp has finally come to terms with the role that made her...

Always on the Mind
The just-released Always is Dwight Twilley’s first new disc in a little over three years, and one listen tells you that he put a lot...

The Legacy of Wrath
“You and me got sense. Them Okies got no sense and no feeling. They ain’t human. Human beings wouldn’t live the way they do. Human...

An Instrumental Voice
It’s a toss-up as to which is more impressive: The fact that the artist behind the album Better Things to Do is still an undergraduate...

Nostalgia For Yourself
When I was 15 years old, my friend Paul McSpadden came to my house for a visit, bringing with him something rare and beautiful: the...

A Tribute To Tulsa Sound
What seemed to be an offhand comment made during a sad occasion turned into something far greater for Don White, the veteran Tulsa-based singer, songwriter...

The Swingin’ Days
A vacation trip prevents drummer Don Hartzell from making a Friday morning gig at Reed Community Center, but the four other musicians who gather in...

Festival On Wheels
There’s a brand-new live-music experience rolling out this summer, and Oklahoma’s right in the big middle of it – both figuratively and literally. “Rifftime Music...