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Sep 29, 2023 · Jackson: Truly the best thing about the Tulsa music scene is the community and people that continuously sell out multiple artist shows every weekend. It’s a pleasure to make music for the people of Tulsa and they are without a doubt the best part and life force of Tulsa music. Logan: The vast diversity of the artists in the scene is great. It ...
Dec 19, 2023 · Jake & The Idols: One of the more in-demand bands in the Tulsa area with loyal fan base. During the late summer and fall of 2020, as live-music bars resumed outdoor entertainment in responsibly ...
Aug 20, 2013 · As co-founder and guitarist for the much-loved Tulsa pop-rock combo The Hero Factor, his future was looking bright several years ago when the band inked a national record deal. But when the band unexpectedly dissolved before releasing its full-length label debut, Vandevander found himself in the position of having to start all over again.
Jan 1, 2024 · People are still dancing to this Tulsa Sound hit today. David Gates, the leader of Bread and an Oklahoma musician responsible for helping to create the Tulsa Sound, explained how The Tractors embodied the sound: The greatest epitome of the Tulsa tight shuffle, as I call it, was that huge Tractors hit of a few years ago, Baby Likes to Rock It ...
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Dec 11, 2023 · The band's relentless work ethic, coupled with their ability to capture the heart and soul of their hometown, made them one of the most successful bands in the region and helped to propel Tulsa's reputation as a hotbed for new and innovative music. The music created by the talented Hanson brothers, Isaac, Taylor, and Zac, continues to resonate with fans worldwide and serves as a proud ...
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Tulsa's contributions to the American canon of popular music are legion, if underreported. The Greenwood District was a hotbed for jazz in the early half of the 20th Century, Eric Clapton played regularly with Tulsa session men in the '70s, The Gap Band literally named themselves after north Tulsa streets (Greenwood, Archer, Pine) and of course t
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In the two-part oral history that follows, Leon Russell speaks to the early, heady days of Tulsa’s music scene, as do Rocky Frisco, David Teegarden, Jamie Oldaker, and Jimmy Markham. All were involved in shaping this distinctive sound of modern-day blues and rock-and-roll. Their recollections evoke a specific place and era—1956 to 1976 ...