The “Tulsa Sound"~Then & Now
Scott Russell, Music & Entertainment Writer
The history of the Tulsa Sound is rich in heritage dating back to Ernie Fields, Barnery Kessle, Bob Wills, Eldon Shamblin, Ralph Blaine and a host of musicians writers and arrangers to numerous to menton (at least not all in Part One of this series). The seed of the Tulsa's musical & entertainment family took root with a base core of talent branching from L.A.to Nashville in the 50's & 60's extending to New York & London in the 70's . The radio was blasting nationwide with songs like David Gates & Bread's “Make It With You”and Gary Lewis & Playboys“This Diamond Ring”, Elvin Bishop's “Fooled Around & Fell In Love”, The Twilley Band's “I'm On Fire” (Dwight Twilley & Phil Seymour), Eric Clapton's version of Jim Byfield's “Little Rachel” topped off with Leon Russell's “Mad Dogs & Englishmen. Each of these and countless others were influenced by one another and still hold up to the legacy worldwide.
This newest songfest definitely shows the cream of the crop when it comes to Oklahoma's long standing endurance of it songwriters and performers.
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