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Bob Wills Day at the Capitol

March 10, 10 a.m.4:15 p.m.

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Each year, Bob Wills Day at the Capitol is held as an annual celebration of an Oklahoma music icon at the Oklahoma Capitol. the Oklahoma Historical Society and the Oklahoma Arts Council are partnering to bring live music performances from 10 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. to the Capitol’s second-floor rotunda on Monday, March 10.

Bob Wills Day at the Capitol commemorates the life and legacy of the “King of Western Swing,” who helped popularize the music genre during the 1930s and 40s. Wills’ band, the Texas Playboys, had a daily program on the Tulsa radio outlet KVOO and were regular performers at the venerable Cain’s Ballroom.

State Senator John Dahl started Bob Wills Day at the Capitol in the 1980s. The celebration took place every spring until the Capitol restoration project began in 2014. It was brought back in 2023. In 1988, the state Legislature designated Bob Wills’ song “Faded Love” as Oklahoma’s official country and western song.

Performers this year will include:

 

 

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Date:
March 10
Time:
10 a.m.–4:15 p.m.
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Location

Oklahoma State Capitol
2300 North Lincoln Oklahoma City, OK 73105
405-521-3356