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In the 1970s, the Red Dirt music scene took root in Stillwater and gave rise to artists like Garth Brooks, the Turnpike Troubadours and Stoney LaRue.…
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Since 1998, thousands of people have congregated each summer in musician Woody Guthrie’s hometown of Okemah for the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival, but plans…
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The original lyrics to the famous Woody Guthrie tune "This Land is Your Land" are going on display next week in Tulsa.The lyrics go on display Feb. 17 at…
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Singer Phil Ochs' archive of lyrics, songbooks, photos and video will soon be on display at the Woody Guthrie Center after his daughter donated the…
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In the wake of Independence Day the family fun keeps rolling with golf and some on-stage delights.Organizers at Oak Tree National Country Club and Golf…
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Work is continuing in Okemah on the rebuild of folk legend Woody Guthrie's boyhood home.Project spokesman Johnny Buschardt says the site plans are…
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The music of Rodgers and Hammerstein, those inspired by Woody Guthrie, and Cole Porter fill the state this weekend and next. This week's OneSix8 gives you…
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The folk music icon's relationship with his home state has always been complicated. To many in Oklahoma, Guthrie's progressive political views didn't fit with a strong conservative streak during the Cold War period. His reputation there is now closer to full restoration as Tulsa opens his archives.
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Woody Guthrie’s relationship with his home state has always been complicated. The singer-songwriter left dust bowl Oklahoma and traveled the nation,…