Who sang living on tulsa time

Q: Who performed Living on Tulsa Time?

Tulsa Time is a song written by Danny Flowers, and recorded by American country music artist Don Williams. It was released in October 1978 as the first single from the album Expressions.

This song was originally recorded by the Texas songwriter Don Williams; it was written by his guitarist Danny Flowers. The song is about a guy who leaves Oklahoma for the bright lights of Hollywood, but discovers that he is much happier back home where he can set his watch to "Tulsa Time," where things happen at a much slower pace.

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“Tulsa Time” By Don Williams
The Song’s Content
Different Covers
Crossroads Guitar Festival
Sheryl Crow and Eric Clapton
Who performed Living on Tulsa Time?
What year did the song Living on Tulsa Time come out?
Is Don Williams Still Alive?
When did Eric Clapton release Tulsa Time?

The original version of this song was released earlier in 1978 on Don Williams' album Expressions. Clapton was into American roots music and had recorded Williams' song "We're All the Way" on his 1977 album Slowhand. When it came time to record Backless, he included this song and released it as a single, backed with "Cocaine," a song written by the Tulsa musician J.J. Cale.

The original 1978 single didn't chart, but a live version taken from a show at the Budokhan Temple in Japan was issued in 1980 and made #30 US.

When he recorded this, four members of Clapton's band were from Oklahoma: bassist Carl Radle, drummer Jamie Oldaker, organist Dick Simms and backup singer Marcy Levy. Radle, Oldaker and Simms were all from Tulsa and had a band together called the Tulsa County Band, which helped forge the "Tulsa Sound," a melding of country and rock. Clapton was smitten with this sound, and used these musicians to create it on his Slowhand and Backless albums. On his next album, Just One Night, Clapton switched to British musicians.

For a while, Clapton opened his shows with this song, including the Budokhan show the single was taken from.

Country singer Billy Ray Cyrus covered this twice for his 2017 Set The Record Straight album. His first version features his daughter Noah Cyrus and Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry. The "Achy Breaky Heart" star joked that he didn't even need to be on the recording.

"This is Noah Cyrus with the legend, the rock 'n' roll premiere guitarist of the world, Joe Perry. It's Noah and Joe Perry together, and it is blistering," Cyrus boasted to The Boot. "I hate to say it, but, boy, I got something really special here, man. Noah and Joe Perry. They don't even need me - like, I don't even need to be in the mix ... I just use myself as a little bit of humor in the background."

The second interpretation titled "Tulsa Time (Rokman Remix)" is a dance version, which again features Noah Cyrus. In fact, Billy Ray credits his daughter with pushing for the dance remix to be included on Set The Record Straight. He explained:

"My hat's off again to Noah. She was the one that hung in there with it and said, 'Dad, I just love that dance mix of 'Tulsa Time.' She ... was locked into performing it with me on the record before the legend Don Williams passed away, and the day that he passed away, Noah sent me a text that said, 'Daddy, I'm so sorry about your friend... We have to do ["Tulsa Time"] in his honor,' and here we are."

“Tulsa Time” By Don Williams

Don Williams earned his eighth No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with his song “Tulsa Time.” Danny Flowers, a guitarist, wrote the song for Williams. In 1978, Williams released his single “Tulsa Time.” His song became part of his album Expressions.

The Song’s Content

“Tulsa Time” speaks about a man who wanted to prove to others that he is not what they think he is. Therefore, he moved to a big city. Living in the city is tough, and he did not achieve what he was hoping for. Thus, he is thinking of returning home where everything is simple. He thinks of his life in Tulsa where he does not need to rush everything he does.

Different Covers

Don Williams’ song has been covered by various artists such as Eric Clapton, Reba McEntire, and Brothers Osborne. Eric Clapton recorded Williams’ song in 1978 as part of his Backless album. His rendition of the song did not make it to the Billboard charts. In 1980, Clapton released his live album, Just One Night. In his album, he included a live recording of “Tulsa Time,” and this time around, his song entered the Billboard chart. Clapton’s live rendition of “Tulsa Time” reached No. 30 on the Billboard chart.

Crossroads Guitar Festival

In 2007, Eric Clapton held his Crossroads Guitar Festival at the Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois. Guest performers of the show were John Mayer, Vince Gill, Sheryl Crow, Alisson Krauss and Union Stations, Eric Clapton himself and many more. Crossroads Guitar Festival is a music festival organized by Eric Clapton. This festival’s purpose is to benefit the Crossroad Center. Crossroads Guitar Festival began in 1999, and the last time it was held was in 2013.

Sheryl Crow and Eric Clapton

In the 2007 show, Sheryl Crow was playing the guitar and singing “Tulsa Time.” She was joined on stage by Clapton. The two sang together on the chorus part of the song. On stage too, were Vince Gill and Albert Lee. Both of them were playing the guitar.

Who performed Living on Tulsa Time?

"Tulsa Time" is a song written by Danny Flowers, and recorded by American country music artist Don Williams. It was released in October 1978 as the first single from the album Expressions.