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Red dirt is a genre of country music that gets its name from the color of soil found in Oklahoma. Many red dirt acts got their start in bars surrounding Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, a city considered to be the center of red dirt music.
Nov 28, 2023 · As the red clay soil of Oklahoma continues to inspire a new generation of musicians, Red Dirt Country remains a testament to the enduring spirit of grassroots music within the ever-evolving landscape of country music.
May 6, 2017 · My music is what it is on the outside, but I believe with all my heart that red dirt music is the backbone of my body of music.”. The sounds and songs of the first red dirt pioneers were folksy and bluesy with a tinge of rock and a tinge of country.
- Steve Ripley. Steve Ripley could arguably speak about the history of Red Dirt music and its nomenclature better than anyone. You know him best for his work with The Tractors, but it was Ripley's band, Moses, that first defined Red Dirt country in 1972.
- Jimmy LaFave. Like Ripley, LaFave wasn't born in Stillwater but moved there. He spent a good portion of his young life picking Bob Dylan, and consequentially Woody Guthrie, songs.
- Bob Childers. Childers is universally respected as Red Dirt's first poet laureate. He was another transplant to Stillwater, writing, playing, and recording with LaFave and another Stillwater regular, Garth Brooks.
- The Red Dirt Rangers. Both LaFave and Childers wrote songs that mentioned The Farm. The Farm was an unused piece of land in Stillwater where the local musicians would go to hang out and jam, bringing with them whatever musical background and tastes they had.
Red dirt is a genre of country music that gets its name from the color of soil found in Oklahoma. Many red dirt acts got their start in bars surrounding Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, a city considered to be the center of red dirt music. The genre also extends to music made south of the Red River in Texas.
From Robert Earl Keen to Cody Johnson to Kaitlin Butts, here are 53 of the best Texas country and red dirt songs. Robert Earl Keen is one of the undisputed kings of red dirt country, by our...
Jun 3, 2017 · This is part two in a series that outlines the history of red dirt music, which started with the feature ‘What is Red Dirt Music Anyway: a history and The Farm”, if you missed it, go read it now and catch up.
