Oklahoma's Musicians
The following list (in no particular order) is by no means all inclusive, but it does represent some of the greatest talents in music.
Vince Gill--Oklahoma City
Gene Autry--Sapulpa
Mason Williams--Oklahoma City
Brooks and Dunn--Leon "Kix" Brooks, Ronnie Dunn, Tulsa
The Tractors--Steve Ripley, Ron Getman, Casey Van Boek, Watt Richmond, Jamie Oldaker, All from Tulsa
The Notorious Cherry Bombs--Vince Gill, Rodney Crowell, Richard Bennett, Tony Brown, Hank DeVito, John Hobbs, Michael Rhodes, Eddie Bayers
Jimmy Webb--Elk City
Joe Diffie--Hinton
Kay Star--Dougherty
Jimmy Rushing--Oklahoma City
Reba McEntire--McAlester
Roger Miller--Erick
Sheb Wooley--Erick
Chet Baker--Yale
Katrina Elam--Bray
Bryan White--Lawton
Anita Bryant--Barnsdall
The All American Rejects--Mike Kennedy and Chris Gaylor, Edmond; Nick Wheeler and Tyson Ritter, Stillwater
The Flaming Lips--Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins, Ronald Jones, Wayne Coyne all Oklahoma City
Hanson--Issaac, Taylor, and Zac Hanson all Oklahoma City
Sandi Patty--Oklahoma City
Toby Keith--Moore
Sammi Smith--Oklahoma City
Leona Mitchell--Enid
Barney Kessel--Muskogee
B.J. Thomas--Hugo
Carrie Underwood--Checotah
Garth Brooks--Yukon
Mel McDaniel--Okmulgee
Restless Heart--(originally The Okie Project)--Paul Gregg, Altus; Dave Innis, Bartlesville; Greg Jennings, Oklahoma City; Larry Stewart and John Dittrich
Rascal Flatts--Joe Don Rooney, Pricher; Gary LeVox; Jay DeMarcus
Hoyt Axton--Duncan
Wanda Jackson--Maud
Blake Shelton--Ada
Kristin Chenoweth--Broken Arrow
Roy Clark--Tulsa
Byron Berline--Guthrie
Woody Guthrie--Okemah
Patti Page--Claremore
Hank Thompson--Sand Springs
Leon Russell--Tulsa
Charlie Christian--Oklahoma City
Claude Williams--Muskogee
Oklahoma Music
Oklahoma has produced some of the greatest singers, songwriters, and musicians. The list of Oklahoma's musical talent reads like a "Who Is" of music with a special focus on Oklahoma's impact on Country Music.
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Oklahoma Rising:
Disk 1
A Unique History
Back in the Saddle Again--Gene Autry
Mockin' Bird Hill--Patti Page
Mister Five by Five--Jimmy Rushing
Look for the Silver Lining--Chet Baker
Wheel of Fortune--Kay Starr
Seven Come Eleven--Benny Goodman
Somewhere Over the Rainbow--Claude Williams
On Green Dolphin Street--Barney Kessel with Ray Brown and Shelly Mane
Let's Have a Party--Wanda Jackson
The Purple People Eater-Sheb Wooley
Oklahoma Hills--Hank Thompson
Paper Roses--Anita Bryant
Yesterday When I Was Young--Roy Clark
Help Me Make It Through the Night--Sammi Smith
Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On--Mel McDaniel
King of the Road--Roger Miller
Raindrops Keep falling on My Head--B.J. Thomas
Joy to the World--Hoyt Axton
A Song for You--Leon Russell
Classical Gas--Mason Williams
By the Time I Get to Phoenix--Jimmy Webb
Oklahoma Stomp--Byron Berline
Great is Thy Faithfulness--Leona Mitchell
Oklahoma--Original Film cast
This Land is Your Land--Woody Guthrie
Disk 2
An Extraordinary Future
Oklahoma Rising--Jimmy Webb/Vince Gill
Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)--Garth Brooks
How Do You Like Me Now--Toby Keith
My Sister--Reba McEntire
When I Call Your Name--Vince Gill
Boot Scootin' Boogie--Brooks & Dunn
I'll Still Be Loving You--Restless Heart
Prayin' for Daylight--Rascal Flatts
Inside Your Heaven--Carrie Underwood
Pickup Man--Joe Diffie
Someone Else's Star--Bryan White
Oklahoma Swing--Vince Gill/Reba McEntire
Austin--Blake Shelton
No End in Sight--Katrina Elam
Baby Likes to Rock It--The Tractors
Oklahoma Dust--The Notorious Cherry Bombs
Swing, swing--The All-American Rejects
Do You Realize--The Flaming Lips
Girl in 14G--Kristin Chenoweth
Mmmbop--Hanson
America the Beautiful--Sandi Patty