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Oklahoma! Where the West Remains

Released: November 13, 2007

Winner of a Western Heritage Award for Traditional Western Album 2008.

Named Western Music Association 2008 Traditional Album of the Year

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From our Purveyor of Music:
I am always moved by R.W. Hampton's voice and the stories his songs tell. This CD absolutely astounded me. One listen through and you'll want to move to Oklahoma! If you are fortunate to live in the Sooner State, this musical history lesson will make you proud. What a rich selection of songs, each one more delightful to the ear than the next! You will be moved, entertained, educated, and I bet you'll fall in love with Oklahoma....and R.W.!

As I write this I can see flames burning on mountains not far from us with dangerous fiery embers tossed about by California's warm Santa Anna winds. We are surrounded by a real ring of fire...I'm ready to move east to Oklahoma, take me to Tulsa!

From the liner notes:

The story of Oklahoma is the story of the West. Award winning Western recording artist R.W. Hampton brings that history alive in this 33 track, one hour & eight minute journey in story and song commemorating the 2007 Centennial of Oklahoma's statehood. On R.W. Hampton Presents: Oklahoma! Where The West Remains Hampton's rich baritone voice is complimented by the authentic cowboy band arrangements of guitar virtuoso and album producer Rich O'Brien and the lush orchestrations of the Enid Symphony Orchestra from Enid, Oklahoma under the direction of Douglas Newell.

Hampton and friends take the listener on a hundred-year musical and factual journey, visiting the Native Americans, Buffalo Soldiers, Cattle Drovers, Ranch Hands, Settlers and Seekers, Industrialists and Artisans, Cowboys and Characters that have formed the fabric of the Sooner State. A powerful companion piece to Hampton's monumental 1999 Western music bestseller, The Last Cowboy - His Journey.

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TRACK LISTING

01 Where the West Remains- Overture

02 Intro to the Story

03 Where the West Remains

04 Before the Journey

05 The Journey

06 Run of the Cherokee Outlet

07 Native People

08 Words on Talking Leaves

09 Keeper of the Plains

10 Up the Trail to Kansas