rmal” style=”MARGIN: auto 0in”>”It appears to be a growing movement, because some individuals in Oklahoma have expressed an interest in it, but it just hasn’t gained momentum in our state yet.” National response from the public and those in the funeral and mortuary business to the Green Burial Council’s efforts has been remarkable, Sehee said. […]
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New Hall of Fame member chose rock over rocking chair
When rock ‘n’ roll legend and longtime Oklahoma City resident Wanda Jackson dated and toured with Elvis Presley in 1955 and 1956, she said she saw nothing of the reputation he gained later in Hollywood of being an hyper-enthusiastic skirt-chaser. A BUDDING STAR ‘QUEEN OF ROCK’GOSPEL ACCORDING TO WANDATHE BOSS VISITS THE QUEEN Jackson, who […]
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Austin singer/songwriter builds on reputation as acclaimed Americana act
With 10 highly regarded albums and counting to his credit, Austin-based singer/songwriter Darden Smith has in recent years mixed his performances with presenting programs for school children, using his musical sensibility and experiences to encourage creativity. BLUE DOORSEMINAL INFLUENCETALE OF WOE “Be An Artist,” founded in 2003, is Smith’s personal way of helping educators in […]
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Kevin Welch returns to celebrate Blue Door’s 16th anniversary
Although singer-songwriter and former Okie Kevin Welch has played in hundreds of venues around the world, it’s easy for him to name his favorite place to play: The Blue Door. “It’s a great room to play, and the acoustics are really, really nice in there,” Welch said from his home in Wimberley, Texas. “It’s about […]
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Ray Wylie Hubbard knocks on The Blue Door
As 2008 comes to a close, Ray Wylie Hubbard can look back at a very busy year: He co-wrote a script and scored a movie that’s currently in post-production; produced albums by two other artists; is readying a new, live album recorded earlier this year; written a batch of songs for a new studio album […]
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Theory could mean more online-purchasing Oklahomans
Imagine shopping in a huge store with an unlimited selection. Would you indulge your curiosity and buy a multitude of items with which you’re unfamiliar? Would you buy just items you know? Or, would you try a few new items and fill the rest of your cart with things you’ve bought many times before? TAKING […]
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Country legend Hubbard looks forward to Blue Door gigs
Not content with resting on his reputation as a Texas music legend, Ray Wylie Hubbard is busier than ever these days with multiple projects. In the year since his last appearance in Oklahoma City, Hubbard has been producing recordings by other artists, writing a screenplay and ” oh, yeah ” continuing to write and perform […]
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Folk singer Gilkyson comfortable with being an outsider
As the third generation of a musical family with a lifelong close-up view of the music business, Eliza Gilkyson said she’s quite comfortable with being a relative industry outsider. “I’ve always lived outside the music industry. The industry has never wanted what I have, even when I was young and pliable,” she said. “I’ve lived […]
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Trio of folksters share studio, stage and love of Americana
With decades of experience as songwriters and performers, as well as two previous albums that have topped the Americana music charts, Kevin Welch, Kieran Kane and Fats Kaplin have a seemingly casual approach when they record an album together. “We pretty much sit down and go, ‘Whattaya got?’” Welch said from his home in Nashville, […]
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Blues legend emphasizes music over message
Long recognized as one of America’s best country-blues fingerpickers and a scholar of acoustic blues, Paul Geremia has a very clear memory of when music first captured his attention. “My father had an old jazz recording of Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five, which was one of my favorite records when I was a teenager,” […]