Category Archives: Out & About

Friends remember Don Everly

Don and brother Phil, The Everly Brothers

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Don Everly, half of The Everly Brothers duo with his brother Phil, died Saturday in Nashville at age 84. The Everly Brothers are Country Music Hall of Fame members, inducted in 2001, and were instrumental in shaping rock and roll with such global classics as “Bye Bye Love,” “Wake Up, Little Susie,” and “All I Have To Do Is Dream.” The Everly Brothers were also members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole Opry.

The duo left an indelible impact on both the country and rock music community, indicated by heartfelt messages of remembrance shared today:

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Spotlight Theatre Monument Unveiling

The public is invited to the unveiling of the historic monument honoring Tulsa’s rich legacy of art, music, architecture, and drama – all linked to the Tulsa Spotlight Theatre Saturday August 21, at 10:00 am presented by custodians of a true Tulsa historical treasure, Tulsa Spotlighters.

To honor and memorialize this gem of Tulsa history, a group of Spotlight patrons joined with donors from the community, architecture buffs, and the family of Patti Shriner to create a monument in Tulsa River Parks.

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Big Wheel Digital Media launches new service

Big Wheel Digital Media is announcing “The Guest Channel” a new turnkey service which interfaces with Casino and hotel properties’ existing TV provider for an enhanced guest channel experience.

Based in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Big Wheel Digital Media are experienced innovators and creators of Emmy Award recognized entertainment and creative private industry video and digital branding through movies, advertising, sports, gaming and more.

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Alabama Anniversary Tour books Tulsa BOK

Multi-platinum selling country rock group ALABAMA has announced a new date to their “50th Anniversary Tour” with a stop in Tulsa at BOK Center on Saturday, October 23.

Tickets go on sale this Friday, June 18 at 10AM and will be available online at www.bokcenter.com

It’s been 50 years since Jeff Cook, Teddy Gentry and Randy Owen left the cotton farms of Fort Payne, Alabama to spend the summer playing music in a Myrtle Beach, South Carolina bar called The Bowery. It’s a classic American tale of rags to riches. From humble beginnings picking cotton in the fields to international stars, ALABAMA went on to sell 80 million albums and change the face and sound of country music. 

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Kevin Spacey returns in pedophilia drama

The Guardian is reporting that Kevin Spacey, who has been the subject of multiple sexual misconduct allegations, is to play a detective in Franco Nero’s film about a man wrongly suspected of child abuse

Spacey, 61, will play a police officer investigating the case of a man – played by the director, Franco Nero – who can draw people by listening to their voices, despite not being able to see and is wrongly accused of sexually abusing children.

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