Epperley
Epperley — Band / duo, Alternative rock. Tulsa band active in the 1990s.
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From Works Culture: artists, writers and musicians with documented connections to greater Tulsa. Use the subject filter to browse each discipline. Profiles retain their sources, work links and recorded honors.
422 records · Greater Tulsa
Ernie Fields
Ernie Fields — Solo artist, Jazz, Swing. Led Tulsa's Royal Entertainers territory band.
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Ernie Fields Jr. — Solo artist, Jazz, Film music. Tulsa-born saxophonist and session musician.
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Ester Dean — Solo artist, R&B, Pop. Born in Muskogee and raised in Tulsa before moving out of state as a teenager.
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Ester Drang — Band / duo, Rock, Experimental. Post-rock band formed in Broken Arrow.
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Eugene Lorton — Journalist. Edited and published the Tulsa World after moving to Tulsa in 1911.
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Evan Clayburg — Social practice. Tulsa co-creator of Brewing Dialogue in the 2025–2026 THRIVE cohort.
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Eyakem Gulilat — Photography, Interdisciplinary, Social practice. Oklahoma photographer and Tulsa fellow; co-creator of Brewing Dialogue.
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Faubion Bowers — Nonfiction writer. Born in Miami and raised in Tulsa before his theatre scholarship and biographical writing.
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Floyd Cooper — Illustration. Born in Tulsa and studied art at the University of Oklahoma.
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Foolie Foolie — Solo artist, Hip-hop. Listed with Tulsa in Fire in Little Africa's original artist profiles (circa 2020).
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Francine Ringold — Poet. Edited Nimrod and taught at the University of Tulsa for nearly 50 years.
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Franky Cruz — Painting, Sculpture, Installation, Experimental. Brought an ecological art practice to the Tulsa fellowship; earlier biography also describes a Miami base.
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Garn Stephens — Screenwriter. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Garth Brooks — Solo artist, Country. Raised in Yukon; began performing in Stillwater clubs.
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Gary Lee — Journalist, Reporter. Grew up in Tulsa and returned as managing editor of The Oklahoma Eagle in 2021.
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Gavin Kroeber — Social practice, Interdisciplinary, Experimental. Developing collaborative place-based art through the Tulsa fellowship.
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Gene Autry — Solo artist, Country, Western. Raised in Ravia; began performing on Tulsa radio in 1928.
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George Winkler — Architecture. Practiced architecture in Tulsa and Oklahoma City.
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Ghazal Ghazi — Painting, Textile / fiber art, Ceramics. Tulsa-based in the museum’s 2022 profile.
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