The Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame (OMHOF) will host a special celebratory concert to recognize the 2015 OMHOF inductees on March 14 at 8:00 p.m. at the Freeland Center for the Performing Arts in Bristow. The induction ceremony and concert will feature performances by many of the honored artists.
This year’s inductees for their contribution to music include singer/songwriter and recipient of the 2009 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Tom Paxton, bluegrass fiddler and Hee Haw star Jana Jae, influential Red Dirt pioneer Tom Skinner, the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma, and the first nationally recognized cowboy band to appear on The Billboard Music Charts, Otto Gray & his Oklahoma Cowboys (posthumous). The Governor’s Award will be posthumously presented to music videographer Sherman Halsey whose credits include Tim McGraw’s “Indian Outlaw,” Brooks and Dunn’s “Hard Workin’ Man” and Taylor Swift’s “Fearless.”
V.I.P. Tickets to the ceremony will include admission to the special pre-show reception which will be held at Bolin Ford at 5:30 p.m. Doors will open for general ticket holders at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are currently available for purchase through www.protixonline.com.
“On behalf of the Oklahoma Film + Music Office, we wish to congratulate this year’s nominees and recognize their contributions to both the local and international music industry,” said Director Tava Maloy Sofsky.
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About the Oklahoma Film + Music Office:
Created in 1979, The Oklahoma Film + Music Office strives to share all that Oklahoma has to offer by welcoming filmmakers and music professionals to the state and by creating a network of support to develop Oklahoma’s film and music industries. For more information about the Oklahoma Film Enhancement Rebate Program or the Oklahoma Film + Music Office please visit www.okfilmmusic.org.
