This is the news release I handed out yesterday at the State Capitol when the Flaming Lips song "Do You Realize??" was named the official Rock n Roll song of Oklahoma. You all are really goining to enjoy the radio part of the exhibit. If any of you have ideas, suggestions or broadcast related objects to donate, please call me at (405) 522-5241. Michael
Opening on March 2, 2009, the Oklahoma History Center will host a special exhibit entitled Another Hot Oklahoma Night: A Rock & roll Exhibit. The exhibit will explore the Rock and Roll artists, radio stations, personalities, venues, and fans that have called Oklahoma home. Beyond the facts of each story, the exhibit will show how growing up in Oklahoma affected the music. These stories will be displayed in an innovative style to encourage visitor participation and ensure our visitors will take away a new perspective on the history of Rock and Roll in Oklahoma.
Many artists and bands have called Oklahoma. In the 1950’s, performers such as Wanda Jackson, who toured with Elvis Presley from 1956 to 1960, Eddie Cochran, and the Collins Kids were vanguards in the Rockabilly movement that inspired the Beatles and eventually the British Punk movement of the late 1970’s.
The 1960’s were a period when Rock and Roll expanded beyond its Country, Blues, and Jazz roots. The sound of the Ventures displayed this experimentation, featuring Oklahomans Bob Bogle on bass and Nokie Edwards on guitar.
Tulsa may rival other international cities as home to some of the most accomplished Rock and Roll music artists in the world. Artists including among other Leon Russell, Jim Keltner, Carl Radle, and J. J. Cale called Tulsa home.
Rock and Roll radio is represented by Oklahoma City radio stations KOCY, WKY and KOMA, while Tulsa claimed KTUL radio, KAKC and KELI … all major influences in Rock and Roll radio. Many teenagers who grew up in the Midwest, and every state West of Oklahoma listened to KOMA at night. In the 1960’s the Oklahoma City powerhouse had the second largest measured radio audience on the North American Continent.
Another Hot Oklahoma Night will be featured in the special exhibits gallery, and in three of the major exhibit galleries as well. A recording studio, radio station control room, fashions and hair styles of the Rock and Roll eras, a teenagers bedroom, and record store front are all part of the exhibit.
The history center staff is planning monthly concerts in which the artist will discuss their particular part of Rock and Roll, and then demonstrate it by playing some songs.
The exhibit will remain open for approximately two years.
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Opening on March 2, 2009, the Oklahoma History Center will host a special exhibit entitled Another Hot Oklahoma Night: A Rock & roll Exhibit. The exhibit will explore the Rock and Roll artists, radio stations, personalities, venues, and fans that have called Oklahoma home. Beyond the facts of each story, the exhibit will show how growing up in Oklahoma affected the music. These stories will be displayed in an innovative style to encourage visitor participation and ensure our visitors will take away a new perspective on the history of Rock and Roll in Oklahoma.
Many artists and bands have called Oklahoma. In the 1950’s, performers such as Wanda Jackson, who toured with Elvis Presley from 1956 to 1960, Eddie Cochran, and the Collins Kids were vanguards in the Rockabilly movement that inspired the Beatles and eventually the British Punk movement of the late 1970’s.
The 1960’s were a period when Rock and Roll expanded beyond its Country, Blues, and Jazz roots. The sound of the Ventures displayed this experimentation, featuring Oklahomans Bob Bogle on bass and Nokie Edwards on guitar.
Tulsa may rival other international cities as home to some of the most accomplished Rock and Roll music artists in the world. Artists including among other Leon Russell, Jim Keltner, Carl Radle, and J. J. Cale called Tulsa home.
Rock and Roll radio is represented by Oklahoma City radio stations KOCY, WKY and KOMA, while Tulsa claimed KTUL radio, KAKC and KELI … all major influences in Rock and Roll radio. Many teenagers who grew up in the Midwest, and every state West of Oklahoma listened to KOMA at night. In the 1960’s the Oklahoma City powerhouse had the second largest measured radio audience on the North American Continent.
Another Hot Oklahoma Night will be featured in the special exhibits gallery, and in three of the major exhibit galleries as well. A recording studio, radio station control room, fashions and hair styles of the Rock and Roll eras, a teenagers bedroom, and record store front are all part of the exhibit.
The history center staff is planning monthly concerts in which the artist will discuss their particular part of Rock and Roll, and then demonstrate it by playing some songs.
The exhibit will remain open for approximately two years.
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