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Oklahoma City’s Temple of Song
BY NATHAN GUNTER
OKLAHOMA TODAY
In the three-plus decades since, the little hundred-seat listening room has seen the likes of Lucinda Williams, Patty Griffin, Shelby Lynne, and Ellis Paul, to name a few. Okie standbys like Jimmy Webb, Kevin Welch, and John Fullbright make regular appearances, as do traveling troubadours from all over the world.
In Deep Red Oklahoma, The Blue Door Is 'A Lighthouse' For Progressive Protest Music
BY MICHELLE MERCER, NPR
"A little over a week ago I was fortunate to spend an afternoon chatting with Greg Johnson, the owner of the Blue Door listening room in Oklahoma City about its history and evolution. What was supposed to be a quick 30 minute interview session ...
Cultural Divide: All 77 counties voted for Trump. These musicians are fighting to turn Oklahoma blue
BY JEFFREY FLEISHMAN, LA TIMES
"Greg Johnson, rabble-rouser and cusser, steps past a stack of records to a mixing board and waits for Joe Baxter, a musician with hundreds of songs in his head, including one about a woman working the swing shift at a cardboard factory ...
Musicians praise
the Blue Door
BY BRANDY MCDONNELL, OKLAHOMAN
In the past two decades, the Blue Door and proprietor Greg Johnson have played host to many acclaimed singer-songwriters, including Elk City native Jimmy Webb, former Stillwater resident Jimmy LaFave, Soper native Ray Wylie Hubbard, Midwest City High School graduate ...