Tulsa, OK

Music connected to Tulsa

Ever heard "Tulsa Time" by Don Williams or Emmylou Harris's "Tulsa Queen?" There's a reason this Oklahoma city keeps popping up in song. Tulsa pulses with a vibrant, artsy energy built on a deep foundation of history, both triumphant and tragic. This is the hometown of country icon Garth Brooks, a place where Route 66 still hums with the echoes of the past, and where artists like J.J. Cale and Bob Wills have found inspiration.

Beyond the music, Tulsa boasts rolling hills at the edge of the Arkansas River, with a unique landscape of post oak-blackjack oak savanna. But the city also carries the weight of its history, particularly the devastating 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre that decimated the Greenwood district. Tulsa's story is complex and compelling, a blend of oil boomtown ambition and resilience, making it a fascinating destination for music lovers and history buffs alike. So, if you're cruising through Oklahoma, take a detour and discover the sounds and stories of Tulsa.

About Tulsa

• Garth Brooks, the iconic country singer, hails from Tulsa.
• Oral Roberts University, a prominent evangelical institution, was founded here.
• Oil boomtown status in the early 20th century established Tulsa's prominence.
• Tulsa has an extensive network of underground pedestrian tunnels downtown.
• The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre devastated Greenwood, a thriving Black community.
• Named for a Creek Indian settlement, "Tallasi," it was incorporated in 1898.
• With over 413,000 residents, it is Oklahoma's second-largest city.
• Sitting at 700 feet, it offers slightly rolling hills.
• Aerospace, energy, finance, and technology drive Tulsa's economy.
• There's a vibrant, artsy energy with a deep undercurrent of history.
• The area's geology is characterized by Pennsylvanian-age sandstone and shale formations.
• The Arkansas River flows through Tulsa.
• The American burying beetle, an endangered insect, is found in the region.
• Post oak-blackjack oak savanna is a characteristic plant community.
• The land was historically inhabited by the Osage, Creek, and Cherokee peoples.
• The Tulsa Race Massacre occurred on May 31 and June 1, 1921.
• The Philcade Building, an Art Deco skyscraper, was completed in 1931.
• Route 66 passes through Tulsa, contributing to its historical significance.
• The area's geology includes sandstone and shale formations from the Pennsylvanian period.
• Turkey Mountain Urban Wilderness Area offers hiking trails and scenic overlooks near the city.
• The Arkansas River flows through Tulsa, impacting its development and ecology.
• The American burying beetle, an endangered insect, is found in the surrounding region.
• Post oak-blackjack oak savanna is a common plant ecosystem in the Tulsa area.
• The Osage Nation was forced to relocate to the area that became Tulsa in the 19th century.
• The Tulsa Race Massacre occurred on May 31 and June 1, 1921, devastating the Greenwood district.
• The Philcade Building, an Art Deco masterpiece, was completed in 1931.
• Route 66, "The Mother Road," passes through Tulsa, contributing to its cultural heritage.

Artists From Tulsa

20/20 51 June 9-Milla Aaron Pfenning Aaron Ray Vaughan Alaska and Madi Alfre Woodard Altar Eagle AM Annie Ellicott Aqueduct Aristaeus BC & the Big Rig Beau Weaver Big Bur-na Bill Hader Bob Markley Brad James Braden Jamison Brandon Jenkins Brina Breen Bruce Buffer Cargoe Carl Jones Carl Radle Carolyn Moran Cash Baker Cecil McBee Chandra Watson Charlie Wilson Chloe Johns Chris Cooper Chuck Cissel CLIFFDIVER Cornel West Cort McCown D.C. Boy$ Dakota Murillo Dangerous Rob Daniel H. Wilson David Gates David T. Walker Dead Metal Society Demarlon Dick Sims Dime Store Riot Down for Five Doxy DRYVR Dwight Twilley Dwight Twilley Band Dylan Golden Aycock Earl Bostic Ectospire Elvin Bishop Epperley Failsafe Fanzine Feticide Fiawna Forté Fidge Fight the Fade Firstryke Francis H. Whyte Frank Mantooth Frank Simms Fred Prentice Fredell Lack Gailard Sartain Garrett Campbell Garth Brooks Greg Edmonson Greg Fallis GRIND HAFFWAY Hal Singer Hanging Thief Hanson Helen Baylor Howard McGhee Isaac Hanson Jacob Dement James Talley Jamie Oldaker Jared Tyler Jeanne Tripplehorn Jim Keltner John Buck Wilkin John Calvin Abney John Paul Ratliff Johnny Mullenax Jon Otis Joseph Israel Josh Fadem Joshua Gerheart Joy Harjo Kaitlin Butts Keyland Keyland Music Company Kim Dawson Kristin Cast Larry Clark Larry Collins Leigh Watson Lil Snipe Lilac Kings Linda Roark-Strummer Loca Lowell Fulson Luke Garrett Lynn Seaton Malvin “Dino” Vice Marshal Dutton Maverick Baker Max-A-Millz Mid-West Finest Mike Settle Molly Devine Trio Money Green Moonshine Saints Mournful Vengeance Mudd Flux Nic Ritter Orlando Roberson Outline in Color Painted Orange Pak-Man Pat Kelley Paul Benjaman Band Paul Harvey Playya 1000 Reed Mathis Rewake Richie Lawrence Rocket Science Ronnie Wilson Roy Burris Sam Hinton Sanford Clark Sara Jordan Powell Scatter Girls Scott Musick Scott Rouse Screaming Red Mutiny Seth Andrews Severmind Sharla Ember Skizurt Skytown Small Town Playyas Stacy Jones Submerged in Dirt Susan Watson Sweatin Bullets Tay Taylor Hanson Teegarden & Van Winkle The Agony Scene The D’kster The Gap Band The Great He-Goat The Hero Factor The Ivy The Norman Conquest The Normandys The Others Like Us The Tractors Tim Blake Nelson Tom Tripplehorn Tommy ‘Jim’ Beam Tony Randall Totty Travis Bond & the Rebel Souls Travis Cowsill Tuck Andress Tulsa Philharmonic Tyler Griese Ultraspank Upside Wade Williams Wilderado Willie Mack Wink Burcham

Songs About Tulsa

This Land Is Your Land by

Pour Me A Drink (feat. Blake Shelton) by

Easton & Main by

Tulsa’s Last Magician by

West Of Tulsa by

Take Me Back To Tulsa by

On Your Own by

Tulsa Time by

Tulsa Queen by

tell me something bad about tulsa by

tulsa's last magician by

Where I come from by

Ride Me High by

Big Sky by

Sunday morning paper by

Peppas by

Memphis; The Blues (feat. J.R. Carroll) by

Tokyo, Oklahoma by

The Great American Bar Scene by

Back to Me by

Brought Me by

Diamonds & Gasoline by

The Bird Hunters by

Spaceman In Tulsa by

Tulsa Yesterday by

oklahoma by

If I Ever Get Back to Oklahoma by

Hunt You Down by

Roadrunner by

White River by

You Ain’t Gotta Die (To Be Dead To Me) by

Oklahoma City by

you're the reason god made oklahoma by

wild as her by

rock and roll should kill you by

annabeth by

kiss me in the oklahoma rain by

probably corsicana by

Greetings from Tulsa; Oklahoma by

Tulsa Telephone Book by

Tulsa; Oklahoma by

Tulsa Telephone Book by

High Road by

I Lost My Heart In Oklahoma by

Take Me Back To Texas by

Tulsa by

Take Me Back to Tulsa by

Take Me Back To Tulsa by

Take Me Back to Tulsa (feat. Clay Walker & Ray Benson) by

Holy Tulsa Thunder by

Take Me Back to Tulsa by

Tulsa by

Bixby [Encore] [Live from Tulsa] by

Tulsa by

Tulsa Time by

Tulsa Night by

Taking Bob Back to Tulsa by

Take Me Back To Tulsa by

Tulsa Time by

Take Me Back to Tulsa by

Tulsa in the Rearview by

I Don't Want to Talk About Tulsa by

Hang Me in the Tulsa County Stars by

High on Tulsa Heat by

One Night in a Bar in Tulsa by

Tulsa by

See Ya In Tulsa by

Tulsa by

One Night in Tulsa by

Tulsa Jesus Freak by

Tulsa by

Take Me Back to Tulsa by

Them Tulsa Boys by

Tulsa Girl by

We've Taken Bob Back to Tulsa by

Tapped Out in Tulsa by

24 Hrs from Tulsa by

Tulsa County by

If It Takes Tulsa by

Tampa To Tulsa by

It Rains In Tulsa Too by

Tulsa by

Tulsa Time (Nashville Star; Season 5) by

Tulsa's Last Magician by

Tulsa's Last Magician (Western AF Version) by

Ghosts You Can See by

Rodeo by

blame it on texas by

city of angels by

Tacoma by

Tulsa, Texas by

What Kinda Man by

Texas In 1880 by

East Side of Sorrow by

main street USA (RT 66) by

Murder Most Foul by

I've Been Everywhere by

Alabama Woman by

Mountain Girl by

Janie Lynn by

oklahoma lonesome by

the alabama moon by

main street USA (rt. 66) by

hard travelin' by

Howdy Bish by

Oh No! Not Another One by

Tell the Devil I’m Gettin’ There as Fast as I Can by

Where I Come From by

Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa by

Long Island Sound by

Mountain Girl by

A Tornado Warning by

the great american bar scene by

on your own by

Nearby Places

20/20 51 June 9-Milla AM Aaron Pfenning Aaron Ray Vaughan Alaska and Madi Alfre Woodard Altar Eagle Annie Ellicott Aqueduct Aristaeus BC & the Big Rig Beau Weaver Big Bur-na Bill Hader Bob Markley Brad James Braden Jamison Brandon Jenkins Brina Breen Bruce Buffer CLIFFDIVER Cargoe Carl Jones Carl Radle Carolyn Moran Cash Baker Cecil McBee Chandra Watson Charlie Wilson Chloe Johns Chris Cooper Chuck Cissel Cornel West Cort McCown D.C. Boy$ DRYVR Dakota Murillo Dangerous Rob Daniel H. Wilson David Gates David T. Walker Dead Metal Society Demarlon Dick Sims Dime Store Riot Down for Five Doxy Dwight Twilley Dwight Twilley Band Dylan Golden Aycock Earl Bostic Ectospire Elvin Bishop Epperley Failsafe Fanzine Feticide Fiawna Forté Fidge Fight the Fade Firstryke Francis H. Whyte Frank Mantooth Frank Simms Fred Prentice Fredell Lack GRIND Gailard Sartain Garrett Campbell Garth Brooks Greg Edmonson Greg Fallis HAFFWAY Hal Singer Hanging Thief Hanson Helen Baylor Howard McGhee Isaac Hanson Jacob Dement James Talley Jamie Oldaker Jared Tyler Jeanne Tripplehorn Jim Keltner John Buck Wilkin John Calvin Abney John Paul Ratliff Johnny Mullenax Jon Otis Joseph Israel Josh Fadem Joshua Gerheart Joy Harjo Kaitlin Butts Keyland Keyland Music Company Kim Dawson Kristin Cast Larry Clark Larry Collins Leigh Watson Lil Snipe Lilac Kings Linda Roark-Strummer Loca Lowell Fulson Luke Garrett Lynn Seaton Malvin “Dino” Vice Marshal Dutton Maverick Baker Max-A-Millz Mid-West Finest Mike Settle Molly Devine Trio Money Green Moonshine Saints Mournful Vengeance Mudd Flux Nic Ritter Orlando Roberson Outline in Color Painted Orange Pak-Man Pat Kelley Paul Benjaman Band Paul Harvey Playya 1000 Reed Mathis Rewake Richie Lawrence Rocket Science Ronnie Wilson Roy Burris Sam Hinton Sanford Clark Sara Jordan Powell Scatter Girls Scott Musick Scott Rouse Screaming Red Mutiny Seth Andrews Severmind Sharla Ember Skizurt Skytown Small Town Playyas Stacy Jones Submerged in Dirt Susan Watson Sweatin Bullets Tay Taylor Hanson Teegarden & Van Winkle The Agony Scene The D’kster The Gap Band The Great He-Goat The Hero Factor The Ivy The Norman Conquest The Normandys The Others Like Us The Tractors Tim Blake Nelson Tom Tripplehorn Tommy ‘Jim’ Beam Tony Randall Totty Travis Bond & the Rebel Souls Travis Cowsill Tuck Andress Tulsa Philharmonic Tyler Griese Ultraspank Upside Wade Williams Wilderado Willie Mack Wink Burcham Ada, OK Altus, OK Antlers, OK Bearden, OK Bethany, OK Bixby, OK Blanchard, OK Bridge Creek, OK Bristow, OK Checotah, OK