Oklahoma Musicians

Musician

Tom Skinner

Born in San Francisco and raised in Bristow; attended Oklahoma State University, formed and performed with The Skinner Brothers Band in Stillwater, became part of Santa Fe, and later hosted Tulsa's Wednesday Night Science Project

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Musical work

guitarist; bassist; vocalist; songwriter. Instruments recorded in the collection: guitar; bass; voice. Genres: Red Dirt; country-rock; blues; folk; gospel.

Evidence and identity

Oklahoma Historical Society and TravelOK identify Skinner as a Red Dirt leader/originator and document Bristow, OSU, Stillwater, Tulsa, recording, and 2015 death; exact first paid performance remains unresolved

Skinner, Tom

OHS identifies Skinner as a guitarist and songwriter and a leader/originator of Red Dirt; documents San Francisco birth, Bristow upbringing, OSU, Skinner Brothers Band, Santa Fe, later albums, Tulsa activity, 2015 induction, and death.

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Oklahoma Music Trail: Tom Skinner

TravelOK documents Skinner's Bristow upbringing, Red Dirt role, The Twanglers, albums, Mike McClure Band, Tulsa performances, and Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame induction.

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SkinnerFest

Official nonprofit page identifies SkinnerFest as celebrating Tom Skinner's life and songwriting legacy and lists Oklahoma musicians connected to the event.

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Sources

  1. www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry
  2. www.travelok.com/music-trail/artists/tom-skinner
  3. www.reddirtrelieffund.org/skinnerfest/

Related source accounts

These records use the same display name in different source contexts. They remain separate accounts.