1. “Moonlight and Roses,” Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys(for GARY PELUSO)2. “Gone Away,” Steve Ripley(for RICK REILEY and SUE ANN CHAPMAN)3. “I Got Loaded,” Casey Van Beek and the Tulsa Groove(for DALE CLARK and the GLASS LIFTERS)4. “Hesitation Blues,” Hank Penny5. “Shine,” Johnny Gimble… Read More »6 JUNE 2020
“Got A Letter from My Kid Today,” Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys “Diddy Wah Diddy,” Michael H. Price and His Western Swingmasters (for JODY BARR) “I Gotta Get Drunk,” Willie Nelson (for KEVAN JAMES and the GLASS LIFTERS) “You Can’t Break My Heart,” Solitaire… Read More »30 MAY 2020
James Bond may be the Man with the Golden Gun, but Ralph Terry is the Man with the Golden Pitches. Ralph, in fact, can lay claim to having more Golden Pitches than anyone else — five more than his closest competitors, Christy Mathewson and Jose Mesa. When I collaborated with Ralph on RIGHT DOWN THE… Read More »Ralph Terry the Man with the Golden Pitches
GLAD TO BE BACK! “William Tell,” Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys “In the Mood,” Caravan Swing Band (for JACK & CAROLE BENDER) “No Way to Drown A Memory,” Stoney Edwards (for HAMILL TIME, BETTYE & GARY, and the GLASS LIFTERS) “Route 66,” Michael H.… Read More »23 MAY 2020
This month in OKLAHOMA Magazine, you can, if you’re so inclined, catch a John Wooley twofer. My regular column tells about my experiences as an over-70 softball player, and the cover story pairs me with writer Henry Dolive (whom I haven’t had the pleasure of… Read More »A John Wooley Twofer
For many years now, musicians Walt Richmond and Casey Van Beek have represented the best of what the classic Tulsa Sound was, and is. Now, Richmond has produced and engineered a new Van Beek disc — his first solo effort — that brings that sound to listeners everywhere. If you’d like to know more, please… Read More »THE TULSA SOUND’S ETERNAL INSPIRATION
Stoney LaRue has long been one of the leading lights of the Stillwater-brewed musical concoction known to the world as Red Dirt. Recently, he and I visited about the current state of the Red Dirt scene as well as his new disc, which includes a bonus track featuring Stoney’s friend, the late Brandon Jenkins. It’s… Read More »SOMETHING POSITIVE FOR THE COSMOS
“My Confession,” Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys (for CAROL) “I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love with Me,” Herb Ellis (for JACK & CAROLE BENDER) “Black Jack and Water,” Solid Gold Band (for ROY MORRISON and the GLASS LIFTERS) “Wooly Booger,” Dick Reinhardt “Who… Read More »14 MARCH 2020
FEATURING BOB WILLS’ TEXAS PLAYBOYS “Nothing But Trouble,” Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys “Jambalaya,” Asleep at the Wheel (for HAMILL TIME) “Juke Joint Jumpin’,” Wayne Hancock (for MARK & JACKIE DARRAH and the GLASS LIFTERS) “Rootie Tootie,” Paul Howard and His Cotton Pickers “Bring… Read More »29 FEBRUARY 2020
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF JIM PAUL BLAIR “You’re the Only Star in My Blue Heaven,” Bob Wills “Gonna Buy Me A Dog,” Jim Paul Blair “Put Me to Bed,” Johnny Bond (for HAMILL TIME and JAMES EDWARDS and the GLASS LIFTERS) “Boyd’s Blues,” Bill… Read More »22 FEBRUARY 2020