Dave Bond

When one looks at the career of folk singer and guitarist Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, one gets a broad snapshot of 20th-century American folk music. And for anyone interested in Oklahoma music, he’s an important figure. It was Elliott who learned the songs of Okie folk legend Woody Guthrie straight from the source and then, after […]

In the last 15 years or so, an ever-growing contingent of authentically creative, forward-thinking artists has been dragging jazz out of the doldrums, often fusing traditional elements of the genre with funk, rock and electronica. A point of pride for Oklahoma is that Tulsa-based jazz outfit Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey ” an atypical piano trio […]

The Rev. Al Green hasn’t lost his reputation for putting on a stellar show. Looking toward Friday’s concert at Riverwind Casino in Norman, he recounted his last visit to Oklahoma. “Well, I did Tulsa, Okla., last year. And the crowd is downright rowdy,” he said. “You know how Oklahoma is: They like to get out […]