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Tulsa, OK, local Jamie Oldaker was created on Sept 5, 1951. He started playing drums at age nine after hearing a documenting by jazz great Gene Krupa. By enough time he is at senior high school, Oldaker was gigging frequently in the Tulsa region, and in 1971 he became a …

Although Dwight Twilley Band only had one hit (Twilley had another by himself), Twilley and partner Phil Seymour created an enduring and highly memorable make of power pop that blended Beatlesque pop and Sun rockabilly “slapback” echo. Just a portion of the band’s early result was offered at that time, …