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Oklahoma originals: Leon Russell & Gary Busey. #MosatMonday 📷 Dan Mayo.

From the chamber: a 1975 advertisement for Will O’ Wisp. Hard to believe it’s been 50 years—and the lineup still blows us away. #MosatMonday #ChurchStudioArchive

The Master of Space and Time: the original influencer. #mosat #leonrussell #mosatmonday #churchstudioarchive

56 years ago, a “42 Piece Communal Tour” called Mad Dogs & Englishmen happened with the “Rotating Rocker” and “Master of Space & Time.” #mosatmonday #leonrussell #joecocker #mosatmonday

Only Leon Russell could make a pearl necklace and a red Western shirt look rock ‘n’ roll. #LeonRussell #MosatMonday #Mosat #LiveMusic

A little crazy. A lot of genius. 100% Leon. #mosatmonday #churchstudioarchive

Happy Birthday Stevie Nicks who turns 77 today! During the filming of Cameron Crowe's The Union, Stevie dropped in to the Village Studio where they were recording to meet Leon and to thank him... buff.ly/P2qzJn7 #TheUnion #StevieNicks #LeonRussell #mosatmonday

Happy Birthday to our good friend, Joe Bonamassa. The most passionate, kind, guitar-obsessed guy we know. Thank you Joe for always paying us a visit when you're in town! #joebonamassa #thechurchstudio #guitar #analog

Did Bob Dylan confront John Lennon through song? Countless music historians (and Lennon himself) certainly thought so. Source: American Songwriter share.google/BXWG3Kmx25JwuS…

And no - he ain't talkin' 'bout himself! Source: Yahoo Entertainment share.google/Iz7aDz3zyP3qBp…

Bonnie Raitt’s 17th album Dig In Deep proved that the blues was alive and well in 2016 Source: Louder share.google/GwKn1fiP9KIgmm…

A mother's love is more beautiful than flowers. Happy Mother's Day to all the moms! Enjoy this photo of Leon Russell and his mother, Hester ❤️ 💐 #leonrussell #mothersday #churchstudioarchive Eric Clapton with grandmother Rose Clapp, 1970 Joe Cocker with his mother, 1970

On this day in 1945 Bob Seger was born! Seger’s connection to Tulsa music goes back decades; he recorded and toured with several Tulsa musicians during his golden era in the ’70s, including drummers David Teegarden Sr. and Jamie Oldaker and Dickie Sims. 🎙️

Happy Mosat Monday. As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Shure, we can’t help but notice their presence in these archive photos. #shure #shure100 #churchstudioarchive #mosatmonday

Larry Hosford (1943–2016) was a singer-songwriter in the Americana and honky-tonk scenes, known for his humor, storytelling, and ties to California’s Central Coast. In the 1970s, he signed with Leon Russell’s Shelter Records and released A.K.A. Lorenzo ('75) and Cross Words ('76)

Master of music, king of keys, savant of songwriting. Leon Russell performing Alcatraz LIVE, 1974. 🎩 #mosatmonday #leonrussell #alcatraz

Carney Fest, our annual festival, draws its name from Leon Russell's third solo 1972 album, "Carney." Billboard called it a "slightly off-beat surprise" and showed the parallels between Leon's life and a carnival. We found "Carney Fest" to be the perfect Tulsa tribute to Leon.

We’re incredibly proud of our dynamic audio engineer duo, Mike Prado and Gary Laney. They do a fantastic job with our sessions, concerts, and training our students. Mike has worked with Trent Reznor and others, while Gary won a Grammy with Trisha Yearwood ❤️

Our Studio has been full with so many incredible musicians this year with over 75 sessions! Music is alive and well in Tulsa! Thank you to all of you out there supporting us. ❤️

It's Eric Clapton's 80th orbit around the sun and we wish him a very Happy Birthday! Do you know what this 1975 photo taken at the Tulsa jail by John Southern and this stained glass in the belfry have in common? If you know, you know 😳 #TheChurchStudio #EricClapton #OnThisDay