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In episode 3 of the Ken Burns documentary “Country Music,” a picture was used featuring the stage of the Grand Ole Opry from 1949 which included Ramona Reed. Ramona was working for WSM Radio as Martha White representing the Martha White Flour Company. Hank Williams is seen in the background. Ramona went on to work for WSM during the summer of 1949, performing on a morning radio show each weekday and then appearing on the Grand Ole Opry on Friday and Saturday.Ramona grew up on a farm near Talihina, Oklahoma and by the time she was 15, she was singing for a Saturday morning radio show in McAlester, Oklahoma. She sang on the Grand Ole Opry for the first time when she was 17.After college in Denver, Colorado, and then two years in Nashville, she moved to Dallas, Texas where the Bob Wills Ranch House had just opened. She auditioned for Bob which led to two years of touring and performing with Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. She performed at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa many times with Bob Wills and sang with Johnnie Lee Wills at county fairs.Of her many hit songs, she sang and yodeled “I want to be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart” which was produced by Oklahoma’s Tommy Allsup.She was voted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in 2009. The induction class included Rocky Frisco and Carrie Underwood. The Grand Ole Opry paid tribute to Ramona in 2020 as she celebrated the 70th Anniversary of her time on the Opry while observing her 90th birthday.

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During this strange and difficult time, We Are Tulsa Music would like to help support our local community and music scene by promoting some of the talent that has been hosting their own Facebook live videos. In this episode the local Gospel/Americana/Bluegrass band, Springstreet, got together for the first time in several weeks to record the band’s first-ever live stream set at The Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame in Muskogee.For more information about the band, check them out at:www.facebook.com/springstreetbluegrassQuestions? Suggestions? Email us at wearetulsamusicpodcast@gmail.com. Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast and leave us a review. Thanks for listening!

The Metropolitan OperaNaomi Andre attended Westtown SchoolEric Mitchko is the General Director for the North Carolina Opera.Barnard College, Columbia UniversityThe Magic Flute is an opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.Der Rosenkavalier is a comic opera by Richard Strauss.Tatiana Troyanos was an American mezzo-soprano of Greek and German descent, remembered as "one of the defining singers of her generation" (Boston Globe).Dame Gwyneth Jones is a Welsh operatic dramatic soprano.Kathleen Battle is an American operatic soprano known for her distinctive vocal range and tone.Khovanshchina is an opera by Modest Mussorgsky.Dialogues des Carmélites is an opera, divided into twelve scenes with linking orchestral interludes, by Francis Poulenc.Manon Lescaut is an opera by Giacomo Puccini.Columbia UniversityJessye Norman is an American opera singer and recitalist.Sieglinde is a character in Die Walküre, the second of the four music dramas that constitute Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen.Leona Mitchell is an American operatic soprano and an Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame inductee.Mimi is a character in the opera La bohème, composed by Giacomo Puccini.Martina Arroyo is an American operatic soprano who had a major international opera career from the 1960s through the 1980s. She was part of the first generation of black opera singers of Puerto Rican descent to achieve wide success, and is viewed as part of an instrumental group of performers who helped break down the barriers of racial prejudice in the opera world.Aida is an opera by Giuseppe Verdi.Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is a New Zealand soprano.The Māori are the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand.Nabucco is an Italian-language opera composed in 1841 by Giuseppe Verdi.Samuel Ramey is an American operatic bass.Andrea Gruber is an American dramatic soprano particularly admired for her interpretations of the works of Puccini, Verdi, and Wagner.James Levine is an American conductor and pianist. He is primarily known for his tenure as Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera, a position he held for 40 years.Alfred Walker is an American operatic bass-baritone.Michèle Crider is an American lirico spinto operatic soprano.Mark Rucker, baritone, serves as professor of voice at MSU's College of Music.Porgy and Bess is an English-language opera by the American composer George Gershwin.Fidelio is Ludwig van Beethoven's only opera.Marian Anderson was an American contralto singer, one of the most celebrated of the twentieth century.Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, dubbed "The Black Swan" (a play on Jenny Lind's sobriquet, "The Swedish Nightingale”, was an African-American singer considered the best-known black concert artist of her time.James Alan Bland, also known as Jimmy Bland, was an African-American musician and song writer.Thomas Dartmouth Rice, known professionally as Daddy Rice, was an American performer and playwright who performed blackface and used African American vernacular speech, song and dance to become one of the most popular minstrel show entertainers of his time."Oh, Dem Golden Slippers" is a popular song commonly sung by blackface performers in the 19th century.Prada S.p.A. is an Italian luxury fashion house, specializing in leather handbags, travel accessories, shoes, ready-to-wear, perfumes and other fashion accessories, founded in 1913 by Mario Prada.Gucci is an Italian luxury brand of fashion and leather goods. Gucci was founded by Guccio Gucci in Florence, Tuscany, in 1921.Ralph Shearer Northam is an American politician and physician serving as the Governor of Virginia.Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones, known as Sissieretta Jones, was an American soprano. She sometimes was called "The Black Patti", a reference to Italian opera singer Adelina Patti.The Daughters of the American Revolution is a lineage-based membership service organization for women who are directly descended from a person involved in the United States' efforts towards independence.Eleanor Roosevelt was an American political figure, diplomat and activist, and served as First Lady of the United States.Rosa Parks was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott.Mattiwilda Dobbs was an African-American coloratura soprano and one of the first black singers to enjoy a major international career in opera.Lillian Evanti was an African-American opera singer.Mary Lucinda Cardwell Dawson was an African-American musician and teacher and the founding director of the National Negro Opera Company.Theodore Drury, born in Kentucky, was a singer and music promoter.Dr. Kristen Turner’s work has been published in the Journal of the Society for American Music, and the Journal of Musicological Research. Her research interests are in 19th century opera, 19th and 20th century American musical culture, African American music, music and politics, and music and gender.Sir Rudolf Bing, KBE was an Austrian-born opera impresario who worked in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States, most notably as General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City from 1950 to 1972.Ulrica is a character in the opera Un ballo in maschera, an opera by Giuseppe Verdi.RCA Studio B is a music recording studio in Nashville, Tennessee built in 1956. Originally known simply by the name “RCA Studios”, it became known in the 1960s for being an essential factor to the development of the production style and technique known as the Nashville Sound.“O don fatale” is an aria from the opera Les Troyens, a French grand opera by Hector Berlioz.Dom Sébastien, Roi de Portugal is a French grand opera by Gaetano Donizetti.Leontyne Price is an American soprano. She rose to international acclaim in the 1950s and 1960s, and was the first African American to become a leading performer, or prima donna, at the Metropolitan Opera, and one of the most popular American classical singers of her generation.The Julliard SchoolWilliam Warfield was an American concert bass-baritone singer and actor.Alice Ford is a character in the opera Falstaff.Donna Anna is a character in the opera Don Giovanni.Franco Corelli was an Italian tenor who had a major international opera career between 1951 and 1976.Il Trovatore is an opera by Giuseppe Verdi.Madame Butterfly is an opera by Giacomo Puccini.Liù is a character in the opera Turandot by Giacomo Puccini.The Messa da Requiem is a musical setting of the Catholic funeral mass (Requiem) for four soloists, double choir and orchestra by Giuseppe Verdi.Joe is a character in the musical Show Boat by Jerome Kern.La Scala is an opera house in Milan, Italy.Otello is an opera by Giuseppe Verdi.Atlanta Symphony OrchestraRussell Thomas is an American operatic tenor.Robert Spano is an American conductor and pianist.The Gershwin Initiative at the University of MichiganHouston Grand OperaLyric Opera of ChicagoFrancesca Zambello is an American opera and theatre director. She serves as General Director of The Glimmerglass Festival and Artistic Director of the Washington National Opera.The Neil Simon Theatre, formerly the Alvin Theatre, is a Broadway venue built in 1927.Götterdämmerung is the last in Richard Wagner's cycle of four music dramas titled Der Ring des Nibelungen.Treemonisha is an opera by African-American composer Scott Joplin, who is most noted for his ragtime piano works.Harry Lawrence Freeman was a United States opera composer, conductor, impresario and teacher. He was the first African-American to write an opera (Epthalia, 1891) that was successfully produced.Voodoo is an opera in three acts with music and libretto by Harry Lawrence Freeman.William Menefield is a Cincinnati-born composer. How work Fierce will be premiered by the Cincinnati Opera in 2020.Sheila Williams is the author of Dancing on the Edge of the Roof, On the Right Side of a Dream, The Shade of My Own Tree and Girls Most Likely.

This album is a dumpster fire. Nevertheless Jordan and I thoroughly enjoyed reviewing these Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame inductees. Thanks for listening. Leave a rating or review on iTunes and follow us on Instagram and Twitter @cytmhpodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cytmh/message

Billy Parker was a Disk Jockey on KVOO Radio in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 44 consecutive years. During that time he amassed many awards, among those were; Country Music Hall of Fame Disk Jockey Award, 5 Times awarded Country Music Disk Jockey of the Year Awards, inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, along with many others.

Mel McDaniel from Okmulgee, Oklahoma was honored with a star in the Country Music Hall of Fame's Walk of Fame, a member of the Grand Ole Opry and was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. Mel is best known for his number one hit, Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On, and top 10 hits, Louisiana Saturday Night, Stand Up, Right in the Palm of your hand, Take me to the Country, Big Ole Brew, I call it Love and Real Good Feel Song.

Carol Matza is a writer, producer, and media promotion specialist.  Her company, Provision Enterprises, promotes musicians, businesses, and events.  She has worked closely with the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame and the National Fiddler Hall of Fame.  She's authored children's books, produced and hosted tv shows, but her favorite role of all is grandma to her beloved grandkids!  Carol is one who is always looking to promote the gifts and talents of others, both professionally and personally.  Her life has been about following a dream, being in the right place at the right time, and walking with integrity before the Lord.  

Emmy and Tony Award winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth’s career spans film, television, voiceover and stage. In 2015, Chenoweth received a coveted star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2009, she received an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in “Pushing Daises.” In 1999, she won a Tony Award for “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” and she was also nominated for her original role of Glinda the Good Witch in “Wicked” in 2004. Chenoweth has been nominated for two Emmy Awards and for a People’s Choice Award for her role on “Glee.” In 2009, she wrote an uplifting candid, comedic chronicle of her life so far, “A Little Bit Wicked,” which debuted on the New York Times Hardcover Non Fiction Best Seller List.  In 2015, Chenoweth earned a Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award for her lead role in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s “On the Twentieth Century.” She also earned nominations for a Tony Award and a Drama League Award. Chenoweth has performed to sold-out audiences across the world, including performances at Carnegie Hall and Royal Albert Hall. In 2014, she released a CD and DVD of her own live concert performance, “Kristin Chenoweth: Coming Home.” Notable television appearances include “The West Wing,” Disney’s “Descendants” and most recently “The Muppets.” In film, Chenoweth voiced the role of Gabi in the hit animated film “Rio 2” and Fifi, Snoopy’s beloved French poodle in "The Peanuts Movie." This spring, she starred in the indie teen drama entitled "Hard Sell" and began pre-production on Lionsgate/Hasbro’s My Little Pony movie, set for a fall 2017 release. She is currently working on a new album due out this fall. This December, she will star in NBC’s “Hairspray Live!” as Velma Von Tussle. Chenoweth’s dream of designing her own collection came to fruition, and much success when her exclusive modern fashion jewelry collection for HSN became available for purchase on www.hsn.com. Each piece of the collection tells a unique story that is representative of her life story and passions.  Chenoweth is a graduate of Oklahoma City University with a Master’s degree in Opera Performance. She formed a charity partnership with the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center (BA PAC) Foundation in her home state of Oklahoma. Kristin is also a passionate supporter of charities which dedicate their time and efforts to helping those in need.  She is an inductee into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, as well as the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame.