Dr. Hugh Foley, far top right, joined members of the Oklahoma Red Dirt acts Cross Canadian Ragweed, The Great Divide, Jason Boland & The Stragglers and Stoney LaRue as they pose for a group photo after he announced their induction into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame during “The Boys from Oklahoma” concert last April, at Boone Pickens Stadium.
MUSKOGEE — For once, Dr. Hugh Foley didn’t have the story.
If you know anything about this remarkable man, that should reveal how unusual the moment was.
Foley has spent most of his adult life knowing the story. Ask him about Oklahoma jazz, and he can take you to Muskogee before statehood. Ask him about Woody Guthrie, Bob Wills, Leon Russell or the strange musical alchemy that allowed one relatively…
