A list of songs about the U.S. state of Oklahoma, Oklahomans and Oklahoma locations.
Songs about Oklahoma # "24 Hours From Tulsa" — Gene Pitney; written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, 1963
A "Ada on My Mind," written and recorded by Jeremy Castle, 2010.Jeremy Castle, singer-songwriter, "Ada on My Mind," The Life We've Chose, self-published CD, 2010. 4 3/4-inch digital audio disk. Album information documented at allmusic.com. Writing credit verified by Songview. The recording can be heard on YouTube. Jeremy Castle's website lists a large number of his compositions that are about Oklahoma. Retrieved 27 February 2022. "Ain't No Love in Oklahoma," written by Luke Combs, Jessi Alexander and Jonathan Singleton, sung by Combs in the movie Twisters, 2024.Luke Combs, Jessi Alexander and Jonathan Singleton, "Ain't No Love in Oklahoma," performed by Luke Combs on the soundtrack of the motion picture Twisters, 2024. Also released as a single by Combs. The song can be heard on YouTube. "Ain't Oklahoma Pretty" – written and sung by John Pizzarelli, performed with Bucky Pizzarelli, 2009.John Marchese, "BUCK PIZZARELLI AND HIS WEST TEXAS TUMBLEWEEDS: DIGGIN' UP BONES--a broken link, now in webarchive: ." Retrieved 22 January 2015. John Pizzarelli (writer and vocalist), "Ain't Oklahoma Pretty," on Diggin' Up Bones by "Buck" Pizzarelli and the West Texas Tumbleweeds, Arbors CD 19394, 2009. Archived in the Bowling Green State University Library. The recording can be heard on YouTube. "All Aboard" - Chuck Berry, 1961.Chuck Berry, singer-songwriter, "All Aboard," Chuck Berry Blues, Chess 111078, 1961. 33 1/3 rpm LP vinyl record. The connection of the song to Oklahoma is minimal; the lyrics list a number of places the train goes through, and the final one is Oklahoma City. More details about the recording can be found at Dietmar Rudolph's Chuck Berry website. The song can be heard on YouTube. "All Aboard for Oklahoma" – Spade Cooley and Ike Cargill, vocal by Red Egner, 1947.Cooley, Spade, and Ike Cargill, "All Aboard for Oklahoma," performed by Spade Cooley and His Band, RCA Victor 20-2552-B, 1947. 10-inch 78-rpm shellac record. Archived in the John Edwards Memorial Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Record information also documented at 45worlds.com. The sheet music, published by Hill and Range Songs, New York, is archived at the University of Indiana's Lilly Library: The RCA recording can be heard on YouTube. "All Across Oklahoma" – The Brombies, 2010.Hough Review #26--"The Brombies: From the Piney Hills of Hollywood," by Brenda Hough, "CBA News," California Bluegrass Association, 2010. Web link broken, but the article can be viewed by clicking this link. The recording can be heard on YouTube. "All the Time in the World" – John Fullbright, 2012.John Fullbright (writer and performer), "All the Time in the World," From the Ground Up, Blue Dirt Records 13624-CD-0001, 2012. Archived in the Bowling Green State University Library. The song can be heard on YouTube. "Almost to Tulsa" – Buddy Charleton, pedal steel guitarist with Ernest Tubb and the Texas Troubadors, 1967.Buddy Charleton, "Almost to Tulsa," recorded by Ernest Tubb and the Texas Troubadors, 1967. Decca 32185. 7-inch 45-rpm vinyl record. Documented on discogs.com. Recording features Buddy Charleton on steel guitar. The recording can be heard on YouTube. – Later recorded by Mike Auldridge on Dobro. Auldridge's recording can be heard on YouTube. "Along the Verdigris" – Tom Paxton, recorded with Iris Dement singing harmony, 1994.Paxton, Tom, singer-songwriter, "Along the Verdigris," Wearing the Time, Sugar HIll, 1994. 4 3/4-inch digital audio disk. Album information documented by allmusic.com and also on the singer's website, tompaxton.com. Accessed 26 May 2021. The song can be heard on YouTube. "Anywhere I'm Loving You" – Matt Hillyer and Eleven Hundred Springs, 1999.Matt Hillyer, "Anywhere I'm Loving You," Welcome to Eleven Hundred Springs 1999 CD Listed by Worldcat.org with no publisher named. The recording can be heard on YouTube.
B "The Bad Roads of Oklahoma" — Susan Herndon, 2010.Susan Herndon, "The Bad Roads of Oklahoma," performed on her CD All Fall Down, Okie Turtle Records, 2010. Catalogued by worldcat.org. The recording can be heard on the Reverbnation website. "Back in Oklahoma" – Written and performed by Jamie Richards, 2004.Jamie Richards, "Back in Oklahoma," performed by him on the CD Between These Lines, D Records (Houston, TX) D9004, 2004. Archived in the University of North Texas Library. The song can be heard on a YouTube recording of a live performance by Jamie Richards. "Back in Oklahoma" – Wayde Blair, 2006.Wayde Blair, "Back in Oklahoma," appears on two compilation "Various Artists" releases by the German digital music label Rosenklang: American Folk (2007), and Swing with Western (2010). The song also appears on the soundtrack of the video game Rig'n'Roll. It can be heard on YouTube. "Back to Oklahoma" – Ned Miller, 1970; written by Alan O'Day. Alan O'Day, "Back to Oklahoma," performed by Ned Miller, Ned Miller's Back, Republic Records RLP-1304, 197-? (year uncertain). Archived in the Library of Congress. The recording can be heard on YouTube. "Back to Oklahoma" – Michael Fracasso, 1995.Michael Fracasso, "Back to Oklahoma," When I Lived in the Wild Bohemia Beat CD 0003, Denver, CO, 1995. Archived in the University of California, San Diego Library. The song can be heard on YouTube. "Back to Oklahoma" – Jim Layeux, 1998.Jim Layeux, "Back to Oklahoma," Earthlings, Stemwall, 1998. 4 3/4-inch compact disk. Catalogued by worldcat.org. Also listed by amazon.com. "A Review of the CD 'Earthlings' by Jim Layeux," by Kevin McCarthy, on the website Kevin and Maxine's Celtic & Folk Music CD Reviews is no longer visible. Jim Layeux's Website, which had more information and where the song could be heard, also are no longer on-line. "Back to Oklahoma" – Donnie Duree, 2009.Donnie Duree, "Back to Oklahoma," on his digital music album A Few Songs for Old Friends, LTOP Music/SongCast, 2009. Viewable and downloadable from several sites, including amazon.com. The song can be heard on YouTube. "Baja Oklahoma" – written by Willie Nelson and Dan Jenkins for the HBO movie of the same name, 1988. Later recorded with significant variations by Karla Bonoff, 2007.Willie Nelson and Dan Jenkins, "Baja Oklahoma," sung by Karla Bonoff on her CD Live!, 2007. Archived in the Library of Congress. Writing credit for Willie Nelson and Dan Jenkins verified by repertoire.bmi.com. Though Karla Bonoff clearly based her rendition on the original song, she made enough differences in lyrics and tempo to register her own songwriting credit. The Karla Bonoff recording can be heard on YouTube. The scene from the HBO movie including the song as performed by Lesley Ann Warren and Willie Nelson can also be seen on YouTube. "Ballad of the Oklahoma Women's Liberation Front" – Beth Elliott, 1976.Beth Elliott, "Ballad of the Oklahoma Women's Liberation Front" on her self-released 2005 CD, Buried Treasure. Album information documented on allmusic.com. The compact disk includes material Elliott originally recorded and released on a 1976 LP entitled Kid, Have You Rehabilitated Yourself. Buried Treasure is catalogued by WorldCat.org. The song can be heard on YouTube. (Parental advisory: Lyrics) "Beim alten Bill in Oklahoma" – Written by Ulrich Jonas, Peter Power and Rolf Soja, recorded by Heino, 1979.Ulrich Jonas, Peter Power and Rolf Soja, "Beim alten Bill in Oklahoma," sung by Heino on his 45 rpm single (006-45 376), issued by EMI Electrola, 1979. The song appeared that same year on Heino's self-titled two-LP set of 33 1/3 rpm records released by Hörzu-Langspielplatte in Hamburg, which is archived in the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. The recording can be heard on YouTube. "Big Boat Across Oklahoma" – Hank Thompson, co-written with William Penix, 1969.Thompson, Hank, and William Penix, "Big Boat Across Oklahoma," Hank Thompson Salutes Oklahoma, performed by Hank Thompson, Dot 25971, LP. 33 1/3 rpm, 1969. Archived in the Briscoe Center for American History Townsend Miller Collection, University of Texas--Austin and at the Bowling Green State University Library. The recording can be heard on YouTube. "Big Cedar" – Bill Grant and Delia Bell, 1976 and 1980.Bill Grant, "Big Cedar," performed by Bill Grant and Delia Bell on their eponymous LP, Rebel Records REB-1593, 1980. Archived in the Fine Arts Library, University of Texas at Austin. The song was earlier recorded in 1976, on Fourteen Memories, Kiamichi Records KMB 104. 12-inch 33 1/3-rpm LP vinyl record. Album information documented by discogs.com. The recording can be heard by clicking this link. "Blown Away" – written by Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins, recorded by Carrie Underwood, 2012.Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins, "Blown Away," performed by Carrie Underwood on the CD Blown Away, Arista Nashville, 2012. Archived in the Library of Congress. Writing credits and more information can be seen at allmusic.com. Retrieved 7 October 2015. The recording can be heard on YouTube. "Blues for Oklahoma" – Virgel Bozman, 1950.Virgel Bozman, "Blues for Oklahoma," 10-inch 78 rpm single, #109-A, Oklahoma Tornado Recording Company, Westlake, Louisiana, 1950. "Virgel Bozman – Blues For Oklahoma" on discogs.com. Retrieved 7 October 2015. The song has also been anthologized on the 1982 12-inch 33 1/3 rpm LP, Aaaahhhh Rock-a-billy (Rotterdam, Holland: White Label WL 8821), which is archived in the Library of Congress. The recording can be heard on YouTube. "Bob's Got a Swing Band in Heaven" – Red Steagall, 1978.Steagall, Red, "Bob's Got a Swing Band in Heaven," Hang On Feelin' , ABC Records AB-1051, 33 1/3 rpm LP, 1978. Archived in the Briscoe Center for American History Townsend Miller Collection, University of Texas at Austin and in the Nichols Library Marr Sound Archives, University of Missouri—Kansas City. The recording can be heard on YouTube. "Border Oklahoma" – Norfolk & Western, 2001.Adam Selzer, "Border Oklahoma," performed by Norfolk & Western on the CD Centralia, 2001. "Norfolk & Western – Centralia" on allmusic.com. Retrieved 7 October 2015. The song can be heard on YouTube. "Boy from Oklahoma" (about Woody Guthrie) – Willis Alan Ramsey, 1972.Willis Allen Ramsey, "Boy from Oklahoma," on his self-titled 33 1/3 rpm LP, Shelter Records SW-8914, 1972. Archived in the Bowling Green State University Library. The recording can be heard on YouTube. "Boys from Oklahoma" – Written by Gene Collier; recorded by Cross Canadian Ragweed, 2002.Gene Collier, "Boys from Oklahoma," performed by Cross Canadian Ragweed, Live at Billy Bob's Texas, 4¾-inch digital sound disk, Smith Music Group, Fort Worth, TX, 2002. Archived in the Library of Congress. Writing credit documented at repertoire.BMI.com. The song can be heard on YouTube.
C "California Cotton Fields" – Written by Dallas Frazier and Earl Montgomery, recorded by Frazier, then by Merle Haggard, 1969/71.Frazier, Dallas, and Earl Montgomery, "California Cotton Fields," recorded by Merle Haggard and the Strangers, Someday We'll Look Back, Capitol ST-835, 33 1/3-rpm 12-inch LP record, 1971. Archived in the Briscoe Center for American History Ed Ward Collection, University of Texas—Austin. On this LP the song title shows "Cottonfields" as one word, but the composition is registered with BMI as "California Cotton Fields" and this is how it appears on four of the eight different artists' recordings of the song. Web sources retrieved 29 December 2023. The Merle Haggard recording can be heard on YouTube, which also has the Dallas Frazier recording.