Hank Thompson

Harold Dean "Jody" Taylor (pictured right) of the "Jude 'n' Jody" country music duo died Saturday at his home in Lexington. Read More

For about a half-million dollars, you might be able to own one of Buddy Holly's guitars. Read More

The Mason Country will be staged on Thursday, October 29, at the Odeon Theater in downtown Mason. Read More

The Mason Country will be staged on Thursday, October 29, at the Odeon Theater in downtown Mason. Read More

Earlier this year I wrote about country music legend Hank Thompson and how his classic song, "The Wild Side Of Life," inspired a musical response by another star. Read More

ON WEEKEND nights at Lovelady, a small town south of Crockett in Houston County, it's not unusual to hear country music wafting through the rafters of an old school gymnasium. Read More

Thousands gathered at the Muskogee Civic Center on Thursday night as Oklahoma country music superstar Carrie Underwood, Tulsa Sound legend Rocky Frisco and Western swing songbird Ramona Reed were inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. "I look at my life every day, and I'm in awe," the 26-year-old Underwood said during a press conference before the induction. Read More

Thirty years ago this month, a teen-aged Justin Riley of Coffeyville set out on a musical journey. Read More

as they're inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. Underwood, Frisco and Reed join past inductees Vince Gill, Toby Keith, Merle Haggard, Wanda Jackson, Hank Thompson, the All-American Rejects and David Gates, among others. Read More

Thursday night will be a celebration of Oklahoma music that blends rock, blues, Western swing and one very bright — and young — country music superstar. Read More