When Leroy Virgil heard a Hank Williams Sr. album as a child growing up in Washington state, his lifelong love of country music began. That love only deepened when he heard the voice of Waylon Jennings. “I developed this obsession with Hank Williams Sr.,” Virgil said from his home near Reno, Nev. “And the moment […]
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Green Corn Revival — Bound for Glory
It has all shaken out as it should have, though, and the current lineup — led by husband and wife Jared and Jacy Deck — has created the band’s best work to date. Bound for Glory is an undeniably Southern-sounding record, laying tracks across dusty plain romances (“Pyre in the Blood”), swampy pop ballads (“Hall […]
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Nothing like this was done in 1961 during the 100th year remembrance. On behalf of all of us who have worked hard to raise the awareness, especially of the little-known role of African-American soldiers, thank you. —Bruce Fisher Oklahoma CityFisher is administrative program officer at Oklahoma Historical Society.