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The Church Studio is a recording studio in Tulsa, Oklahoma established in 1972 by musician, songwriter, and producer Leon Russell. Located in a converted church building, the studio has since been cited as being the heart of the Tulsa Sound .
Swingin' Live at the Church in Tulsa is a 2024 album by American blues musician Taj Mahal, recorded live before an audience in The Church Studio. [2] It has received positive reviews from critics. Swingin' Live at the Church in Tulsa won the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album. [3]
Shelter Records was a U.S. record label started by Leon Russell and Denny Cordell that operated from 1969 to 1981. The company established offices in both Los Angeles and Tulsa, Russell's home town, where the label sought to promote a "workshop atmosphere" with a recording studio in a converted church, adjoining houses for artists working at the studio, and other facilities. [1]
Tulsa's second Carney Fest is set for 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 27, outside The Church Studio at Third Street and Trenton Avenue.
Carney Fest, Tulsa. When: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. April 27. Where: ... fledgling festival celebrates the legacy Oklahoma native and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Leon Russell and his legendary Church Studio.
Russell recorded "Carney" album, and he gained hit "Tight rope" in 1972. He brought many Tulsans out to Los Angeles, including Carl Radle and Larry Bell, and was later co-owner of the historic The Church Studio in Tulsa and home to Shelter Records, which signed a number of significant Tulsa sound artists including Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
In 2016, Knox purchased a recording studio, The Church Studio, which was once owned by Tulsa native musician Leon Russell during the 1970s. In 2017, The Church Studio's building was added to the National Register of Historic Places of Tulsa County, Oklahoma. It took over five years to restore the property, which is now open as a recording ...
He created guitars for Steve Lukather, J. J. Cale, John Hiatt, Ry Cooder, Jimmy Buffett and Eddie Van Halen, before moving to Tulsa in 1987 and buying Leon Russell's former recording studio, The Church Studio. [8] In 1994 he formed the country band, The Tractors. He is the co-writer of the country hit "Baby Likes to Rock It". [9]