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Old 11-19-2008, 03:00 PM
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Default Re: Can OKC become the "next great music town?"

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I always crack up reading these stories when they list our rich musical legacy (Garth Brooks, Leon Russell, and one of the dudes from Brooks and Dunn! For awhile there, Sandy Davis would always mention the drummer in the Tractors).
Obviously you are not a country music fan. You've left out a few of history's biggest selling country acts: Reba, Vince, Toby, Carrie. That's not a laughing matter. As far as top acts in country today... Oklahoma is on top.

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Anyhoo, love 'em or hate 'em, Hinder is from OKC and they are hugely successful. They slugged it out in the clubs, made a demo, and made it big when they signed to Universal. Their last disc went triple platinum and they still live in OKC when they are not on tour. Their success may have been an accident, but getting a deal, massive radio play and lots of units sold takes more than dumb luck.
Nothing againsts Hinder... glad they are from here... but still less famous than their Okie country cousins.

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To my point: I think for OKC to be a music "scene," it likely will be because of bands like Hinder to "make it" and lead by example. Talent helps.
Maybe... I actually think it will be more likely Red Dirt bands like Cross Canadian Ragweed.
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