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Oklahoma! is the original soundtrack album of the 1955 film Oklahoma!, an adaptation of the musical Broadway play of the same name.The soundtrack charted No. 1 on the Billboard Pop Album Chart in 1956 and has been in continual print.
Oklahoma! is the first musical written by the duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein.The musical is based on Lynn Riggs's 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs.Set in farm country outside the town of Claremore, Indian Territory, in 1906, it tells the story of farm girl Laurey Williams and her courtship by two rival suitors, cowboy Curly McLain and the sinister and frightening farmhand Jud Fry.
"Oklahoma" is the title song from the 1943 Broadway musical Oklahoma!, named for the setting of the musical play. The music and lyrics were written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The melody is reprised in the main title of the 1955 film version and in the overtures of both film and musical productions.
"Oklahoma '41" – see below, after "Oklahoma Flower" "Oklahoma 1955" – see below, after "Oklahoma Nights" "Oklahoma, A Toast" – written by Harriet Parker Camden of Kingfisher, OK, in 1905. With additional music by Marie Crosby, adopted as the first official state song of Oklahoma in 1935.
Oklahoma! was the first feature film photographed in the Todd-AO 70 mm widescreen process (and was simultaneously filmed in CinemaScope 35mm). Set in Oklahoma Territory shortly after the turn of the 20th century, it tells the story of farm girl Laurey Williams (Jones) and her courtship by two rival suitors, cowboy Curly McLain (MacRae) and the ...
The concept for the album stemmed from Capitol's release of the soundtrack from the motion picture Oklahoma!.Capitol's album chief F.M. Scott said the label was looking for "ancillary promotion for the film album," and gave Riddle a free artistic hand, saying "Do what you think is good."
"Kansas City" is a song from the 1943 musical Oklahoma!. The plot set-up for it is the return of cowboy Will Parker from an excursion to the city of the same name.He describes his experiences in song.
As a wiki, the website is dynamic and ever expanding with more articles of interest relating to the Oklahoma music scene, due in part to user input. It is the largest public database of musical artists and albums specific to Oklahoma and also has plans to expand to include venues and studios, historical and current, as well as provide resources ...