
Tulsa guitarist Bill Pitcock IV passed away Friday morning after a long battle with cancer. He was 59. Pitcock IV was a member of the Dwight Twilley Band, the Mystery Band and Michelle Brown and Musicians of Mass Destruction, and played with Twilley and Phil Seymour throughout their solo careers. He began performing professionally in 1964 as the guitarist with his parent's dance band, Billy Pitcock and his Orchestra. He released his debut solo album, Play What You Mean , in 2009 and was working [...]

For Dwight Twilley and Green Blimp , it's as though the '80s never ended. Oklahoma native Dwight Twilley has had a long and storied career with just as many successes as near misses. He is best known for two Top 20 hits, 1975's "I'm on Fire" and 1984's "Girls", the latter of which was popular on MTV back in the day thanks to a racy -- some would say sexist -- video. However, Twilley also suffered setbacks when his 1976 song "Shark (In the Dark)" was debuted on American...
One of my favorite Tulsa rockers with a classic. And yes Twilley is quite active, thank you. He's covered in The Beatles , Rarities Volume One and Out Of The Box . All are quite good. power pop reviews, power pop and rock and roll opinions. Power pop and even more power pop and rock and roll.
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