Video: Big Al Downing "Give A Hand To The Lady"

Maybe the most successful African-American country artist of the post-Charley Pride period was Big Al Downing. Talk about a guy who could blur the line between country and soul. An affable Oklaho... Continue reading "Lonesome Onry and Mean: The Rockabilly Country Soul of Big Al Downing" >

To help celebrate Oklahoma's Centennial, we will be counting down the Top 100 Oklahoma Musicians over the next four weeks, leading up to Oklahoma's Statehood Day on November 16. Every weekday, we'll unveil another five Oklahoma musicians or bands that helped shape the way Oklahoma music is viewed from the outside world. 70. For Love Not Lisa (formed in Oklahoma City) For Love Not Lisa signed with Elektra Records in 1992, releasing two critically-lauded albums and landing "Slip Slide Melting" on The Crow soundtrack. The band toured with [...]