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Mickey Gilley
Cherokee Casino;
Roland, OK
918-427-2869 or www.
cherokeecasino.com/
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OKLAHOMA CITY – Rancher, poet,
environmental activist and award-
winning musician Michael Martin
Murphey is on the road with his
24 th Annual Cowboy Christmas.
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Dante & the Hawks
Thr Hunt Club; Tulsa, OK
918-599-9200 or
www.thehuntclubtulsa.com
Murphey will bring his ever-popular
holiday show to Oklahoma City’s
National Cowboy & Western
Heritage Museum on Dec. 15.
LeAnn Rimes
River Spirit Casino; Tulsa, OK
918-299-8518 or
www.riverspirittulsa.com
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The multi-media tradition began
with an album of Christmas songs
in the early ‘90s. In the decades
since, Murphey has celebrated the
cowboy connection to Christmas
with annual tours across the country.
Exile
Tower Theatre; OKC, OK
405-708-6937 or
www.towertheatreokc.com
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Known for a four-decade career
that includes six gold records and
numerous hit songs like “Wildfire,”
“Carolina in the Pines” and
“Geronimo’s Cadillac,” Murphey’s
music has topped the pop,
country, bluegrass and Western
music charts. He’s also a multiple
Grammy Award nominee and an
inductee into the Western Music
Hall of Fame, the Texas Country
Music Hall of Fame and winner of
the Texas Music Award for Best
Album.
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Texas Hippie Coalition /
Fist of Rage /
Smoke Offering /
Cosmic Wool
Cain’s Ballroom; Tulsa, OK
918-584-2306 or
www.cainsballroom.com
And Then There Were Two
The Branch; Tahlequah, OK
918-456-1500
By Julie Wenger Watson
“There is a special relationship
the Christmas story has to rural
communities, farmers and ranchers,”
Murphey has noted. “God first sent
an angel to livestock people – the
shepherds in the field. Whether
you’re a believer or not, the story
emphasizes the fact that news
of the birth of the Savior of the
world is not given to the royalty or
politicians, but it goes to the lowest
people on the totem pole. To me,
this is an underscoring of the fact
that Jesus came for all people, all
races and all classes.”
December 15, 2017
December 16, 2017
JD McPherson / Parker
Milsap / Jesse Aycock
& Lauren Barth
Cain’s Ballroom; Tulsa, OK
918-584-2306 or
www.cainsballroom.com
Travis Fite
The Branch; Tahlequah, OK
918-456-1500
Photo Courtesy
Michael Martin Murphey
Facebook Page
Murphey’s last release, High Stakes:
Cowboy Songs VII, saw Murphey’s
return to his ranching roots with an
album celebrating the land and the
people who work it.
“It has a mission,” Murphey said of
High Stakes. “This album is about
the struggle of people in the cattle
business to be recognized for what
they do. The mission of this album
is to bring out the struggles and
the victories. The pride, the joy,
the pain, the tears. It’s a set of
cowboy songs all about the big
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Roma Ransom
Paradox Beer
Company; Divide, CO
719-686-8081 or www.
paradoxbeercompany.
com
human emotions and experiences.
It’s about life and death. It’s about
outlaw-ing and keeping the law. It’s
about love and about forgiveness
and about honor – all wrapped up
in these songs and seen through the
prism of cowboy life.”
For more information, visit
michaelmartinmurphey.com.
Lee Ann Womak
Downstream Casino;
Quapaw, OK
918-919-6000 or
www.downstreamcasino.com
Weston Horn & the Hush
The Hunt Club; Tulsa, OK
918-599-9200 or
www.thehuntclubtulsa.com
Old Dominion
River Spirit Casino; Tulsa, OK
918-299-8518 or
www.riverspirittulsa.com