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John Wooley
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Rooted in the Past
For years now, I’ve been hearing that the CD is an obsolete way of delivering music, that its time has come and gone, that new...
Selling Memories
Ask the veteran Tulsa broadcaster Mel Myers what he’s doing in his recently acquired gig as the morning man for radio station KBEZ (92.9 FM),...
No Talk Back
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...
The Curious Case of CJ Garton
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,...
A Swinging Success
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...
Oklahoma’s Horror Superstar
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...
The Venerable Roy Clark
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...
Hutchison & Maksood
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...
The Story of Cowboy Jones
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...
Defying Expectations
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...
