Oklahoma Hills Where I Was Born

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  • Jack Guthrie

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  • Someone else please post (24 other artists I found)

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Jim_S

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Oklahoma Hills Where I Was Born was written by Woodie Guthrie. Jack Guthrie, Woody's cousin, changed the lyrics and music slightly and in 1945 recorded a Western swing version, which reached No. 1 on the Juke Box Folk Records charts. It remains the best-known version of "Oklahoma Hills", and was the biggest hit of Jack Guthrie's fairly short life. Though Woody originated the song, the official Woody Guthrie website credits both him and Jack as its writers, perhaps because Jack's changes have become so well known.

Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. In 2001, the Oklahoma Legislature declared it to be the official state folk song.

Hank Thompson's Western swing rendition reached No. 10 on the Billboard magazine Hot C&W Singles chart.

Jack Guthrie - 1945​

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTsAij0ipdo[/ame]

Hank Thompson - 1961​

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkkyqpnIUP8[/ame]

Quebe Sisters - 2010​

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgRoxu6Xi50[/ame]
 

Jim_S

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I voted Hank Thompson and The Quebe Sisters. I've heard a much better recording of the Quebe’s in a studio setting but couldn’t find it on you tube
 
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