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
“I’ll Have Somebody Else,” Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys “Texas Playboy Beat,” Playboys 2 “You Only Call Me up When You’re Drunk,” Betty Rogers (for AP MCQUIDDY and the GLASS LIFTERS) “Take Me Back to Tulsa,” Jana Jae (for SANDY and EMILY) “Gimme My… Read More »25 JANUARY 2020
DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF ANDY OATMAN “Way Down in Texas,” Bob Wills “Dream A Little Dream of Me,” Rod Moag w/Leon Rausch, Rosie Flores, and Bobby Koefer (for BOBBY & JUDY KOEFER) “Horses, Women & Wine,” Doye O’Dell (for BETTYE & GARY and the… Read More »18 JANUARY 2020
SPOTLIGHTING OUTSIDE-THE-LINES SONGS “Betcha My Heart,” Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys “Somewhere South of San Antone,” Hot Texas Swing Band “Habits and Honky Tonks,” Curly Lewis (for CYNTHIA HACKATHORN and the GLASS LIFTERS) “Rodeo Blues,” Hot Club of Cowtown “Mama Don’t Like No Music,”… Read More »11 JANUARY 2020
My friend Jimmie Tramel, a fine writer and big-time comic-book fan, puts on a great comics-related event in what to some may seem an unlikely place: Pryor, Oklahoma. It may indeed be held in a small town, but, over the past few years, the Pryor Creek Comic Convention has become a favorite destination for pop-culture… Read More »Pryor Obsessions
SPOTLIGHTING ROY NEWMAN AND HIS BOYS “Steel Guitar Rag,” Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys “Bound to Look Like A Monkey,” Tom Morrell and the Time-Warp Tophands “I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink,” Suzy Bogguss (for AP MCQUIDDY and the GLASS LIFTERS) “How… Read More »4 JANUARY 2020