It’s no secret that jazz used to be a music genre heavily dominated by men, but over time expanded and started to include a wide range of extremely talented and brilliant female singers as well. If you are interested in finding out more details about the best female jazz singers, including who they are and … Read more
1998 Inductee Washington Irving Rucker was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on March 5th, 1937, and attended local schools through to graduation from Booker T. Washington High, developing a talent for the drums along the way. By his teens, Washington was working with bluesman Jimmy “Cry Cry” Hawkins and was soon off to UCLA to study and get … Read more
Maurice Spears has played an integral role in the music business for more than four decades. Among his many accolades, his peers recognize him as a “first call” bass trombonist on the West Coast, where in the 70s and 80s he honed his skills as a studio musician and an accomplished sideman in big bands. … Read more
An Oklahoma native, Tommy Crook began his musical career at the age of four, when his father Buck gave him his first guitar and taught him to play rhythm and lead. By age 11, Crook became a featured solo act on Porter Wagoner’s touring show, and was soon a regular on Hank Thompson’s live TV … Read more