6 comments

1. JTM in STL Posted 1 day later

   Robbie, the tour page seems to have the dates for these two shows reversed. If you're coming through anyway, might as well play in St. Louis on Sunday on the way home . . . .

2. Jeff Horn Posted 1 day later

   A few years ago Robbie did a Secret Country show with singer Gail Davies.

   She was born in Broken Bow, OK. That's in the Southeast corner of the state in an area labeled "Little Dixie".

   When most people think of Oklahoma I think images of the plains and the dust bowl come to mind. The Little Dixie area where I was also born (in Idabel) is very green with rolling hills in contrast to the flat plains of most of the rest of Oklahoma.

   Little Dixie is also the poorest part of the state which is probably why my mom and dad left there.

   I'm trying to think of other singers or musicians who come from Oklahoma. I know J.J. Cale and Jim Keltner are from Tulsa, Leon Russell from Lawton. I think Jimmy LaFave was also from Oklahoma before he went to Austin.

   I hope Robbie gets a great turnout at both OK venues.

3. Hulka Posted 2 days later

   "I'm trying to think of other singers or musicians who come from Oklahoma."

   Errr, Woody Guthrie.

   Also Tom Paxton, for what that's worth.

4. Chris Carroll Posted 5 days later

   Last night's show at the Blue Door in Oklahoma City was just great. Robbie stemwinding intro and awesome take on "Check out the Career" was a particular highlight, and he and Robbie Gjersoe played the hell out of their acoustic guitars all night. During the "any requests" portion of the show, he did a beautiful version of "I Like Being Left Alone" after some local yayhoo blurted it out a fraction of a second after he suggested, "Are there any reque-"

   That may have been me.

   The show was only slightly marred by a drunk and mildly belligerent middle-aged woman who inexplicably asked Robbie if he'd be "working out tomorrow" twice while he was attempting to intro a quiet song. I'd like to suggest that her noisy, rhythm-deficient clapping on the wrong beats throughout the last third of the show was some sort of avant garde, free-jazz accompaniment to "Parallel Bars," but it's more important to note that not all Okies are that drunk-assed and rude on a Friday night (despite much, much compelling evidence to the contrary).

   Robbie hung around for a hell of a long time afterwards talking to fans about Scrapple, Michael Jackson covers, and Oklahoma's musical history. It was one of the most enjoyable shows you could imagine, and anyone within 8 hours driving distance of Robbie's show tonight in Tulsa who doesn't attend is a fool who hates great music.

   Come back soon, Robbie!

5. Chris Carroll Posted 5 days later

   Incidentally, the list of musicians from Oklahoma is surprisingly long and diverse.

   You got your Chet Baker, Charlie Christian, Lowell Fulson triumverate; then there's Garth, Reba Vince Gill, and Carrie Underwood.

   The Flaming Lips still call OKC home, along with alt/art-fockers like the Starlight Mints and Stardeath & White Dwarves. There's also J.J. Cale, Hoyt Axton, Vince Gill, Lee Hazelwood, and rockabilly queen Wanda Jackson.

   Sadly, Toby Keith and Anita Bryant have been among the loudest of semi-musical Okies, but the ghost of Woody Guthrie still rises from an old boxcar to shame them.

6. Gingerae Posted 5 days later

   Robbie & Robbie-Thanks for the great time and hope you come back to the Blue Door soon!
   The Okie 3some (ages 42,41 & 40) ;-)