Is anybody else following this list that's being compiled by oklahomarock??
So far it has been very interesting to me and I'm anxious to see who is going to be at the top of this list.

It is a list of the top 100 Oklahoma musicians of all time. They are doing this in honor of the centennial and release 5 new artists on the list per day. I'll find what they have released so far and share.

here is a link too:
Oklahoma Rock Newsblog » Blog Archive » Top 100 Oklahoma Musicians: 100-96 (http://www.oklahomarock.com/blog/?p=619)

100. David Terry of Agueduct
99. Susie Luchsinger
98. PC Quest
97. Jay 'Hootie' McShann
96. Pillar

95. Caroline's Spine
94. Jimmy LaFave
93. Barry McGuire
92. Cozad
91. Don Cherry

90. Wayman Tisdale
89. Elvin Bishop
88. Kellie Coffey
87. Gus Hardin
86. Lee Wiley

85. Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
84. Debris
83. Spade Cooley
82. Carl Radle
81. Bob Childers

80. Watermelon Slim
79. Ty England
78. Albert Brumley
77. Phil Seymour
76. Tommy Allsup

75. Moon Martin
74. Cross Canadian Ragweed
73. Ricochet
72. The Five Americans
71. Henson Cargill

Jimmy Lafave and Cody Canada numbers 94 and 74? What moron is putting this list together?

70. For Love Not Lisa
69. Keith Anderson
68. Big Al Downing
67. Wade Hayes
66. Pretty Miss Norma Jean

65. Hanson
64. Joe Don Rooney
63. Lowell Fulson
62. Hinder
61. Cal Smith

(This is by far the WORST group I have had to post. Really? Hinder? They beat Watermelon Slim and Jimmy? I agree Misty...who is making this list from Oklahoma Rock and what exactly are they compiling this list off of? Is it fame, fortune, albums, ....what? I don't get it. Great. I'm sure the top 5 will be fantastic.)

Woody Guthrie will probably not make the cut and Garth or Reba will be #1.

60. Michael Been of The Call
59. The Nixons
58. Jimmy Webb
57. Restless Heart
56. Dwight Tilley

Tonight I saw a red red rose in a yellow moon..........hey I actually like Restless Heart.

hehe. Misty I forgot they even existed until now. I do remember that song...and their big hair. lol.

Yay Nixons.

Yes, I remember the days when the level of my crush grew based on hair size. Bigger hair=bigger crush. Suddenly I really want to see the Van Halen jump video.....

Yes, I remember the days when the level of my crush grew based on hair size. Bigger hair=bigger crush. Suddenly I really want to see the Van Halen jump video.....

Whitesnake + Tawny Kitaen in the video = RAWR. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKTiwCez6Zs)

55. Sheb Wooley
54. Color Me Badd
53. Blake Shelton
52. All American Rejects
51. Leona Mitchell


"oooh oooh...i wanna sex you up." those are just good lyrics.

Man. This is the most eclectic awesomest group so far. yes i said awesomest.
I love a big cup of sarcasm in the mornings.

Ok, now I know whoever is making this list is seriously smoking some crack. This list is a testament to the fact that drugs are bad ummmmmmmkay????????

Oh, and last night I was listening to 30 Seconds to Mars with headphones and singing at the top of my lungs so I apologize to everyone who lives in the Paseo area. I was trying to scream and sing like Jared.

lol. your singing was probably better than anything that came out of this group of artists.

...i know ryan from oklahomarock is making the list. i'm starting to think it's just a list of his personal favorites.
maybe i should make my own!

You're right, I loooooove me some Color Me Badd. I had a bacon, egg and sarcasm toaster sandwich for breakfast.

Like any list, this one is arbitrary. It isn't an exact science, but some of the factors I looked at were albums sold, bands influenced, shows played, longevity, national prominence, etc.

The only real mistake I feel I've made so far is placing Jimmy Webb too low. Maybe Jimmy LaFave should have been higher -- probably higher than CCR or Bob Childers, in fact. And I wouldn't argue with someone saying Don Cherry should have been higher either.

If anything, I had to guard against my personal biases. If I was doing this just for me, Hinder and most of the Nashville country wouldn't even make the list. I actually thought on sales alone, Hinder should be higher, but I couldn't do that. In fact, I cut a lot of my personal favorites in the end because I couldn't justify leaving out some other artists.

But, I'm glad you guys are keeping up with it and voicing your opinions on it. I hope you'll keep doing that for the next 50.

I didn't know you were in our OKCTalk world, I'm sorry for saying you smoke crack :(

I will sing a special 30 Seconds To Mars set for you tonight

thanks for chiming in and explaining ryan!! makes a little more sense now.
and i'm glad to hear this isn't your personal taste in music chart...i was starting to worry about you. lol.

yes, i intend on following you through the entire list...looking forward to it.

and on a sidenote - that sandwich sounds good, i'm starving.

....and i still have that CMB song stuck in my head. :numchucks

I didn't know you were in our OKCTalk world, I'm sorry for saying you smoke crack :( It's okay. I do smoke crack!


I will sing a special 30 Seconds To Mars set for you tonight Please don't.

Like any list, this one is arbitrary. It isn't an exact science, but some of the factors I looked at were albums sold, bands influenced, shows played, longevity, national prominence, etc.

If that's some of the factors you looked at then in my opinion, Joe Don Rooney should have been MUCH higher. Rascal Flatts is EVERYWHERE! They sold 550,000 albums in their first week. They're constantly on tour and on the top of the charts, whether it be for album, single or video. If they aren't #1, they were JUST falling from #1 or have one coming up quick. Just my opinion though. I'm kind of a country nut though so I guess i'd say Blake Shelton and Keith Anderson should have been higher too! :)

Please don't jump on me now. I'm just a big Rascal Flatts fan. :sofa:

I also dinged Oklahomans that were just one or two members in a non-Oklahoman band. Otherwise The Call would have been much higher. Probably Rascal Flatts too.

About half of the Top 50 are country artists. That should tell you something about our state's music history and how newer artists like Keith Anderson and Blake Shelton didn't stand a chance.

50. Kay Starr
49. Johnny Bond
48. The Tractors
47. Bryan White
46. Otto Gray and his Oklahoma Cowboys

45. The Collins Kids
44. Mae Boren Axton
43. Jimmy Rushing
42. Jean Shepard
41. Tom Paxton


This must be the songwriting group. Great choices. If you don't know who these people are, you should do some research. In case you guys aren't aware - Ryan gives a description of each of these artists on his list along with some song samples, any links, and any videos he can find for the artists up on the list. I put a link in the first entry, but here's another.

Oklahoma Rock Newsblog » Blog Archive » Top 100 Oklahoma Musicians: 45-41 (http://www.oklahomarock.com/blog/?p=649#more-649)

40. Defenestration
39. Byron Berline
38. Merle Kilgore
37. Junior Brown
36. Joe Diffie

First of all...am I the only person that was excited about Defenestration? Do you guys even know what and/ or who that is?

35. Sammi Smith
34. Anita Bryant
33. Mel McDaniel
32. Hank Thompson
31. Jerry Cantrell

Something about throwing out of a window.

LOL. How can you not love Tyson?

30. N.O.T.A
29. BJ Thomas
28. Sandi Patty
27. Lee Hazlewood
26. Roy Clark

...I love seeing NOTA with this group. I kind of wonder what all of them would sound like together. haha.

Hinder at #62? They are the worst!

[QUOTE=kmf563;118768]First of all...am I the only person that was excited about Defenestration? Do you guys even know what and/ or who that is? /QUOTE]

I remember Tyson working at Rainbow Records / Shadowplay Records in Norman.

25. Mason Williams
24. Carrie Underwood
23. Neal Schon
22. Toby Keith
21. David Gates of Bread

20. Chainsaw Kittens
19. Ronnie Dunn
18. Steve and Cassie Gaines
17. Hoyt Axton
16. JJ Cale

YAY for the Chainsaw Kittens. =)

Where is Chris Gaines on this list?

Maybe he's in next year's fruit loop bowl list.

Amazing list of talented people! I'd forgotten that so many of them have Oklahoma ties.

15. Michael Hedges
14. Wanda Jackson
13. Patti Page
12. Chet Baker
11. Roger Miller

Love, love Roger. My daddy was a pistol I'm a son of a gun...oh dang me....dang me....

10. The Gap Band
09. Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys
08. Leon Russell
07. Vince Gill
06. Charlie Christian

any guesses what the top 5 are??

Also - if you have any suggestions or people you feel he left out, he is taking those and putting together an after thought list.

The top 5 are...............

5. The Flaming Lips
4. Reba McEntire
3. Gene Autry
2. Garth Brooks
1. Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie is very fitting and quite an honor to call him our own. A true legend.

YAY....the Lips are in the top 5! Too bad they didn't make the top 5 for the Centennial Craptacular.

I thought Defenestration was the name of a Kittens album? I think I still have that on casette somewhere. Did Tyson's post-Kittens solo project call itself Defenestration, too?

I agree, Cuatro! Thrilled the Lips made the Top 5.

They got a great ovation at the "Craptacular," so apparently even the fogies enjoyed them. They played "Do You Realize?" and had the usual array of aliens, Santas, bouncing balls and confetti. Audio seemed really off, though, especially for the OETA broadcast. It was like that with some other artists, too.

Defenestration was Tyson's band way before the Kittens were born.

I hear the Lips did a spectacular performance last night for the centennial...Wayne didn't even use the f word! what?

Who was missed. Every weekday this week, we’ll unveil five Oklahoma musicians or bands that coulda, woulda, shoulda made the list.

Monday

-Starlight Mints
-Kristin Chenoweth
-Barney Kessel
-Harlow Wilcox and the Okies
-Tuck Andress

Tuesday (late)

-Leo Kottke
-The Oklahoma City Blue Devils
-Point of Grace
-Dallas Frazier
-Jesse Ed Davis

Wednesday

-Forte
-Speedy West
-Wakeland
-Ralph Blane
-Kings Of Leon

Part 4 or what would have been Thursday...

- Kevin Welch
- Gary Chapman
- Roy Harris
- Traindodge
- Eddie Miller


and Part 5 or what would have been Friday...

- Conway Twitty
- Carmen
- Teegarden & Van Winkle
- Tommy Crook
- Ester Drang

I was going to moan about The Gap Band being omitted from their list just as they were snubbed from the country top-heavy Oklahoma Rising CD, only to see that they made the #10 spot. Good show. :)

I second the inclusion of Barney Kessel, whose playing we probably hear every day on hits from the 1960s as part of the clique of studio musicians labeled by drummer Hal Blaine as "The Wrecking Crew".