The
Tulsa Sound is a musical style that originated in
Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was a mix of
rockabilly,
country,
rock 'n' roll, and
blues sounds of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Tulsa Sound artists include
JJ Cale, Jimmy "Junior " Markham ,
Leon Russell,
Elvin Bishop, Roger Tillison, Jack Dunham, Gene Crose,
David Gates,
The Tractors,
Steve Ripley,
David Teegarden, Dickey Sims,
Dwight Twilley, The
Gap Band, Jim Byfield,
Clyde Stacy, John D. Levan, Bill Pair, Chuck Blackwell, The Zigs (previously The Notions),
Gus Hardin and Don White.