Ripley’s Oklahoma Rock and Roll Radio

Oklahoma music legend Steve Ripley is currently working on a new radio show on Oklahoma rock and roll and its roots. The one-hour show is scheduled to start running on Friday, May 22 on Oklahoma NPR stations. The show is scheduled for twenty episodes.

“We’re gonna take a look at not just rock and roll in Oklahoma, but the roots of rock and roll, and we’re gonna follow those roots wherever they take us and let them tell us how we got to this place today… how we got to this thing we call Oklahoma Rock and Roll. As the weeks go by, we’re gonna try to dig deep into the details of the music, and the artists and the musicians that made that music, and how it all ties together. But for the first couple of shows, what I want to do is to try to present the overall picture. I think you’ll find some surprises, and I think at times - I hope at times - you’re gonna be stunned just like we have been each time we find that extra special thing, and that direct link to Oklahoma.” - Steve Ripley

The show will feature music by Leon Russell, J.J. Cale, Charlie Christian, The Disciples, Wanda Jackson, The Collins Kids, Conway Twitty, Lee Hazlewood, Bob and Johnnie Lee Wills, Spade Cooley, Speedy West, Moon Martin, 20/20, Dwight Twilley and many more.

Ripley also promises interviews with Russell, Jim Edgar of Jim Edgar and The Roadrunners, Jimmy Karstein, Jimmy Markham, Duane Eddy, Dr. Guy Logsdon, Sweet Emily and more.

A partial list of working show titles after the jump.

A partial list of working show titles:

Home Sweet Oklahoma, Pt. 1 (an Oklahoma Music Revue)

Home Sweet Oklahoma, Pt. 2 (an Oklahoma Music Revue)

Leon Russell: Don’t Ever Take A Bus To California (The Wrecking Crew, Gary Lewis, Delaney and Bonnie, Joe Cocker, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton)

J.J. Cale

Jazz and Blues (Charlie Christian, Oklahoma City Blue Devils, Jay McShann, Lowell Fulson)

Made In Oklahoma (Jim Edgar and The Roadrunners, The Disciples, Jimmy Markham, etc.)

Rockabilly - Oklahoma Style (Wanda Jackson, The Collins Kids, Big Al Downing, Conway Twitty)

Lee Hazlewood: These Rebel Rouser Boots Are Made For Walking (Duane Eddy, Nancy Sinatra)

Western Swing (Bob and Johnnie Lee Wills, Spade Cooley, Speedy West)

L.A. Power Pop - Okies at Madam Wong’s (Moon Martin, 20/20, Dwight Twilley)

The Keltner Connection (Leon Russell, Bob Dylan, Ry Cooder, John Lennon, George Harrison, The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, on and on…)

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