John Fullbright performs at Islington Assembly Hall in London, United Kingdom on June 5th, 2014. Brigitte Engl/Redferns/Getty Images/Rolling Stone

Tulsa Roots Music and Gilcrease Museum present  singer-songwriter John Fullbright in a Music on Exhibit series Sunday March 12 at the museum’s Tom Gilcrease, Jr. Auditorium at 2 pm. The concerts is free with museum admission.

Mr. Fullbright “joins the lineage of terse Southwestern songwriters like Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark, sticking to a few folky chords and reaching for unassailable clarity,” according to the New York Times. Continue reading →

Hank Williams Jr., author Mark Rickert and Merle Kilgore

Merle Kilgore co-wrote “Ring Of Fire,” carried Hank Williams Sr.’s guitar, managed Hank Jr. for more than two decades, and was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Now, his grandson, Mark Rickert, gives readers an insider’s look at Merle’s larger-than-life world in a new book, “These Are My People”  (WriteLife Publishing) available for purchase now at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and local bookstores across the country.  Continue reading →

Mistake made public – Oscar Fail 2017

Governor Mary Fallin early today congratulated Oklahoma natives Trent and Thad Luckinbill for their work on the film, “La La Land,” which received six Oscars during Sunday night’s Academy Awards ceremony.

Fallin made no mention of Hollywood elitist(s) cognitive issues as Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway mistakenly announced La La Land as the winner of the Best Picture award, when Moonlight had really won or the tiresome refrain of Leftist ideology (which history proves idiotic) in the bashing of President Donald J. Trump prominently on display.  Continue reading →

It sounds so dreamy, doesn’t it – going out for a romantic dinner on Valentine’s Day?

Except it doesn’t always turn out that way. All too often the restaurant is crowded, the servers cranky and the “exclusive” prix fixe menu is limited and expensive. Not to mention that should you decide to get affectionate – you’re in a public place. Continue reading →

Jackie Cloyd & Jessica Bond with paddlefish 1/14/17.

Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation reminds that fishing is fine in OK winter or summer as Jackie Cloyd and Jessica Bond discovered January 14 while snagging paddlefish on Grand Lake. Regional fishing reports from throughout the state follow:

NORTHEAST

Ft. Gibson: January 16. Elevation below normal, water 39 and clear. Crappie good on minnows and tube jigs around brush structure and docks. Blue catfish good on Carolina-rigged shad at 25-30 ft. drift fishing the bottom. All other fishing slow. Report submitted by Rick Stafford, Wagoner. Continue reading →