The Oklahoma Legislature approved a bill by Rep. Dale Turner, D-Holdenville, in 2001 to make "The Oklahoma Hills" by Guthrie and his cousin, Jack Guthrie, the official state folk song. The governor ...

OKEMAH — Before he planted his storied musical career in the fertile Red Dirt soil of Stillwater, Mike McClure grew up rooted in the small city of Tecumseh. So, it's little surprise that the 2022 ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Over the weekend, the Woody Guthrie centennial celebration included a ...

Woody Guthrie was an American singer-songwriter and he is a famous Okie! Born on July 14, 1912, as Woodrow Wilson Guthrie, he was raised in Okemah, Okla. He was named after future Pres. Woodrow Wilson ...

Even 35 years later, Monica Taylor still remembers her first trip out to The Farm, the Stillwater homestead now recognized as the birthplace of Oklahoma's Red Dirt music. "The first thing I thought ...

U2 joins Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez and Tom Morello among the winners of the prestigious prize, awarded by the Tulsa-based ...

The 28th Annual Woody Guthrie Folk Festival, aka WoodyFest, will take place July 9-12 in Okemah, Oklahoma. The festival celebrates the life and music of Woody Guthrie, featuring around 50 musical acts ...

Bono and The Edge accepted the award on behalf of their Irish rock group for decades of activism tied to their music careers.

Woody Guthrie is coming home. Guthrie left Oklahoma in 1929 at the age of 17 - the first move in a series of journeys that would take the songwriter and troubadour "from California to the New York ...

Every year, the Woody Guthrie Prize is given out to an artist or group that embodies the spirit and legacy of the Oklahoma ...