John Wooley

Before you dive into Jenks resident Joe Glyda’s new oversized hardcover publication, WWII Aviation Artwork and the Stories Behind These Beautiful Birds, take a look...

In the last generation or so, the recording part of the country-music business changed dramatically. Back in the ’90s, when Oklahoma stars like Garth Brooks,...

Shelby Eicher makes music.  The Sand Springs resident has been at it ever since he was a kid in Ohio, playing in his family’s square-dance...

For Halloween this year, how about the story of a native Oklahoman who went on to become the only actor ever to play all four...

As far as country-music impresario Jim Halsey is concerned, the city of Claremore is a perfect place for an exhibition on his famed client and...

For well over three decades now, Tulsa’s Scott Hutchison has been pretty much the personification of a working songwriter. Area music fans with long memories...

It started when Leatha Pierce, a volunteer for LIFE Senior Services in Tulsa, asked Bob Wiles to put together a band for a big fundraising...

In January of this year, Smithsonian Magazine named Tulsa composer and pianist Barron Ryan one of its “Ten Innovators to Watch in 2021.” In the...

On a morning not long ago, as James Robert Webb sat gazing out his hotel room window at the Nashville skyline, he found himself recalling...

Christopher Lewis was a true child of Hollywood. His father, Tom, made his mark as a radio-entertainment pioneer and film producer; his mother, Loretta Young,...