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One of their most popular tunes was "Midnight Special", performed by member Dave "Pistol Pete" Cutrell; [5] Cutrell's "Pistol Pete's Midnight Special" with McGinty's band was also the first version of "Midnight Special" ever recorded. [6] The band lasted until the early 1930s when economic situations led them to disband.
"Oklahoma, A Toast" – written by Harriet Parker Camden of Kingfisher, OK, in 1905. With additional music by Marie Crosby, adopted as the first official state song of Oklahoma in 1935. Replaced in 1953 as official state song by Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Oklahoma." [208] "Oklahoma Annie" – Monty Harper and Evalyn Harper, 2007. [209]
Impressed by Bell's version of Ruth Franks' song "Roses In The Snow", Harris recorded it as the title track of her 1980 bluegrass album. [8] In 1982, Harris produced Bell's self-titled solo album on Warner Bros. Records. One of the songs, "Flame in My Heart", was a duet with John Anderson. The album reached #35 on the Billboard charts, but ...
Ballads and folk songs of the Southwest: more than 600 titles, melodies, and texts collected in Oklahoma. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1964. Savage, William W., Jr. Singing Cowboys and All That Jazz: A Short History of Popular Music in Oklahoma. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1988. ISBN 0-8061-2085-1
The Midnight Band would later be featured on following Scott-Heron albums, assisting in production and back-up instrumentation. The songs on The First Minute of a New Day , which feature themes ranging from spirituality ("Offering") to revolution ("The Liberation Song") and oppression ("Winter in America"), contain jazz melodies by the Midnight ...
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During that time Clapton was a frequent performer at a variety of venues in the Tulsa area. In his review of Clapton's 1978 album Backless, critic Robert Christgau wrote, "Whatever Eric isn't anymore . . . he's certainly king of the Tulsa sound." [22] In addition to Clapton, J.J. Cale's influence has been cited by Mark Knopfler, among others.
The Read Southall Band, sometimes referred to as just Southall, is an American country rock band from Stillwater, Oklahoma, formed by Read Southall, a native of Blair, Oklahoma. The band is associated with the Oklahoma red dirt music scene.