(Cushing, Okla.) Attention Red Dirt Ranger fans! Third Thursday with John Cooper at the Cushing Country Club (CCC) will feature a fellow Red Dirt Ranger, Thursday, Jan. 17th at 7 p.m. Brad Piccolo will join Cooper at the CCC for a night of great music. This event is open to the public! Non-members will pay a $5 cover charge to attend.
Here’s what Aaron M. Moore, www.okstate.ed/theses, wrote about Piccolo:
Brad Piccolo moved to Stillwater in 1979 to attend Oklahoma State University. While driving into town, he heard a song on Stillwater radio by local artist Chuck Dunlap. That first exposure to local music inspired Piccolo to become active in the Stillwater music scene. His first group in Stillwater was the short-lived Foggy Vision Boys. Each year the Bennett Residence Hall on campus stages the Bennett Jam. Piccolo’s next outing was a band with Stan Woodward that was put together for the annual festival. Over the next couple of year, Piccolo continued to perform with a variety of new groups. Another Oklahoma State University music event was held in the Student Union at Aunt Molly’s Coffee Shop. The duo Piccolo and Bob, featured Brad Piccolo and future Red Dirt Rangers bassist/vocalist Bob Wiles. At their first appearance at Aunt Molly’s in 1980, they were joined onstage by John Cooper, another founding member of the Red Dirt Rangers. After that performance, Piccolo would see Cooper at jam sessions even though at the time Cooper was not a musician. To encourage his friend to participate in jam sessions, Piccolo gave a cheap mandolin to Cooper and taught him three chords. According to Piccolo, “From that day on we’ve been jamming together.”
Cushing Country Club will also be throwing their Mardi Gras party Thursday, Jan. 17th with a Seafood Buffet upon request for an additional charge of $31.50 + tax. Drink specials also available that night. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Buffet at 6 p.m.
For more information about the Cushing Country Club click on www.cushingcountryclub.org. For more information on the Red Dirt Rangers, click to visit their website at www.reddirtrangers.com
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