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International Western Swing: Little Kim and the Alley Apple 3

Second in our series documenting the international reach of western swing music and compiling an invite list for Tulsa's (purely hypothetical at this point) International Festival of Western Swing. From the Bananapeel Jazzclub in Ruiselede, Belgium, here's Little Kim and the Alley Apple 3, performing the Johnnie Lee Wills song,...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 19, 2012 2:14 AM

Ken Burns seeks first-person Dust Bowl stories

Just saw a promo on OETA: Documentary-maker Ken Burns is planning a series on the Dust Bowl, in the same vein as his works on the Civil War, jazz, and baseball, and he's looking for help from Oklahomans: Hello, I'm asking Oklahomans to help me with a new public television...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 5, 2009 10:29 PM