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BY YEAR file:////maindc/users/gphillips/PDFS%2059/Music%20Hall%20of%20Fame/2010/Jamie%20Oldaker.htm[1/23/2012 12:39:53 PM] View Artist Please Select Select Year All SEARCH BY YEAR Jamie Oldaker - 2010 Inductee Date of Birth 9/5/1951 Place of Birth Oakland, California As one of American popular music's most notable drummers for artists such as Eric Clapton, Bob Seger, Leon Russell, The Gap Band, Peter Frampton, Freddie King, the Tractors, and Ronnie Dunn, just to get started, Jamie Oldaker's name is synonymous with rock solid tempos featuring the casual confidence of an extremely gifted guitar player. Born September 5, 1951, in Oakland, California, to parents Dee Dee and Carl Robert Oldaker, Jamie moved to Tulsa as a child where his father, a former drummer, inspired Jamie to take up the drums. Along with enjoying the steady marches of John Phillip Sousa, and Benny Goodman's drummer Gene Krupa as a child, Jamie knew his calling after seeing the Beatles on Ed Sullivan's variety show, and the young drummer's parents were always supportive and tolerant of the never-ending line of musicians jamming in the family's household. After graduating Tulsa Edison High School, Jamie left town for St. Louis to perform with Phil Driscoll at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel's famed music spot The Basement, leading him to the Ed Sullivan show where the Beatles had inspired him years earlier. Via his friendship with Tulsa musicians and friends, Teagarden and Van Winkle, who had been playing with Bob Seager, Jamie was hired to join Bob Seger's Band to record the album, Back in 72, including the original version of Seger's classic, "Turn the Page". Upon returning to Tulsa in about 1973, Oldaker played locally, often with J.J. Cale, who had been signed to Leon Russells newly formed Shelter Records, which introduced Jamie to Leon who was in town looking for musicians to record for Shelter. Hired as a session Musician at Selter Records' home in the famed Church Studio located in Tulsa, Jamie was part of many sessions for Leon Russell, The Gap Band, along with many other album projects in between touring Register :: Login HOME INDUCTEES PHOTO GALLERY MUSEUM CALENDAR STORE HOST YOUR EVENT ABOUT US MEMBERSHIP BY YEAR file:////maindc/users/gphillips/PDFS%2059/Music%20Hall%20of%20Fame/2010/Jamie%20Oldaker.htm[1/23/2012 12:39:53 PM] with Leon Russell and the Wilson Brothers. Also during this period Jamie began playing with his friend Carl Radle, one of rock's legendary bassists, and also an Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame inductee, who had been playing with Eric Clapton on the Derek and the Domino's project which produced the hit "Layla". Trying to inspire Clapton to get back into the studio and on the road again, Carl sent Eric some live recordings Radle had of Jamie playing with Bob Segar and others. Over a year passed, and just two weeks before Jamie was scheduled to go on tour with Leon Russell and the GAP Band, he received a call from Carl who said, "Eris wants to make a record. He said bring Jamie and the other players from Tulsa." Subsequently, Jamie recorded on Clapton’s 461 Ocean Blvd. which included the hit cover of Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff", and was the first of eleven albums Oldaker recorded with Clapton, some of which included Slowhand, There is One in Every Crowd, EC Was Here, and Backless, starting a twenty-five year friendship with the British blues, rock, pop guitarist that exists to this present day. Recording with Clapton also began a hectic period in which Jamie bounced back and forth between Clapton and Seger's band, and in between tours found time to record two albums with Texas blues giant, Freddie King. As a result of the Slowhand recordings, Jamie came to the attention of Peter Frampton who hired Jamie immediately after Clapton's tour ended and went into the studio where they recorded Framptons Gold Album, Where I should Be, followed by a world tour with Frampton. Along with recording some mysterious drum tracks for the Bee Gees in the late 70s, Jamie also recorded with Phil Collins on the Behind the Sun album, precipitating a worldwide television audience performance with Collins for approximately two billion people as part of the Live Aid benefit concert, followed a world tour to support Collins album. Another Oklahoma artist (and OMHOF inductee) who benefitted from Jamie's experience and talent was Ronnie Dunn, as it was Jamie who entered Dunn into a Marlboro Country Music Contest whereby Dunn attained national recognition by winning the finals in 1988. Jamie performed with and managed Dunn during the Marlboro Country Music Tour, recording the original versions of "Boot Scootin Boogie", and "She’s not the Cheatin' Kind", and "She used to be mine". Next Oldaker joined former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley for a world tour with metal acts Iron Maiden, and Alice Cooper, then joined Frampton and Clapton for more touring and recording in the early 1990s. At Clapton's Royal Albert Hall shows that were recorded for the album and video 24 Nights, Jamie performed with blues artist Buddy Guy, Jimmy Vaughn, Albert Collins, Johnny Johnson, and Robert Clay. He followed this up with tours laying down the rhythm for Stephen Stills, Peter Frampton (again), and English rockabilly artist, Dave Edmonds. In 1994, Oldaker's founding membership in the Tractors led by friend Steve Ripley whom he had known since the 1970s during the Shelter Records period, was rewarded with the group's debut album for Artista selling over 3.5 million albums. Along with winning CMA Video of the Year, The Tractors also included a GRAMMY nominated hit "Baby Likes to Rock it (Like a Boogie Woogie Choo Choo Train)", Which prominently features Oldaker's rolling drum work, as did subsequent Tractors releases, Have Yourself a Tractors Christmas, and Farmers in a Changing World. In 2005, Jamie produced a super-group album, Mad Dogs & Okies, featuring many of the friends with whom he has worked with through the years: Eric Clapton, Vince Gill, Tony Joe White, Willis Alan Ramsey, Taj Mahal, Peter Frampton, Bonnie Bramelett, Ray Benson, JJ Cale, Willy Nelson, and others who are either from Oklahoma or have been involved or influenced by Oklahoma music over the years.He is also working on his autobiography, The Best Seat in the house, and recently was musical director for the PBS/HDNET TV special, The Outlaw Trail, featuring artists Ray Benson, Rodney Crowell, Carlene Carter, Russel Smith, Jesse Colter, Joe Ely, Ray Wylie Hubbard and others. Currently residing in San Marcos, Texas with his wife, Darlene, and dog, Sally (named after Clapton's "Lay Down Sally"). Jamie just finished a 34 track Texas-based CD, Voices, a benefit album to help raise awareness for returning American veterans and their families. BY YEAR file:////maindc/users/gphillips/PDFS%2059/Music%20Hall%20of%20Fame/2010/Jamie%20Oldaker.htm[1/23/2012 12:39:53 PM] Return to Inductees List VOLUNTEER | HOURS & ADMISSION | PARTNERS | SCHOOL DISCOUNTS | PRIVACY POLICY | NEWS ROOM | CONTACT US 401 SOUTH 3RD STREET | PO BOX 3221 | MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA | 74402-3221 | PH 918 687 0800 | FX 918 687 0900 | OKMUSIC@OMHOF.COM © 2008 OKLAHOMA MUSIC HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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Music Hall of Fame, Oklahoma |
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Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame--Periodicals. Music--Awards--Oklahoma--Periodicals. Musicians--Oklahoma--Biography--Periodicals. |
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Title | Jamie Oldaker |
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Full text | BY YEAR file:////maindc/users/gphillips/PDFS%2059/Music%20Hall%20of%20Fame/2010/Jamie%20Oldaker.htm[1/23/2012 12:39:53 PM] View Artist Please Select Select Year All SEARCH BY YEAR Jamie Oldaker - 2010 Inductee Date of Birth 9/5/1951 Place of Birth Oakland, California As one of American popular music's most notable drummers for artists such as Eric Clapton, Bob Seger, Leon Russell, The Gap Band, Peter Frampton, Freddie King, the Tractors, and Ronnie Dunn, just to get started, Jamie Oldaker's name is synonymous with rock solid tempos featuring the casual confidence of an extremely gifted guitar player. Born September 5, 1951, in Oakland, California, to parents Dee Dee and Carl Robert Oldaker, Jamie moved to Tulsa as a child where his father, a former drummer, inspired Jamie to take up the drums. Along with enjoying the steady marches of John Phillip Sousa, and Benny Goodman's drummer Gene Krupa as a child, Jamie knew his calling after seeing the Beatles on Ed Sullivan's variety show, and the young drummer's parents were always supportive and tolerant of the never-ending line of musicians jamming in the family's household. After graduating Tulsa Edison High School, Jamie left town for St. Louis to perform with Phil Driscoll at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel's famed music spot The Basement, leading him to the Ed Sullivan show where the Beatles had inspired him years earlier. Via his friendship with Tulsa musicians and friends, Teagarden and Van Winkle, who had been playing with Bob Seager, Jamie was hired to join Bob Seger's Band to record the album, Back in 72, including the original version of Seger's classic, "Turn the Page". Upon returning to Tulsa in about 1973, Oldaker played locally, often with J.J. Cale, who had been signed to Leon Russells newly formed Shelter Records, which introduced Jamie to Leon who was in town looking for musicians to record for Shelter. Hired as a session Musician at Selter Records' home in the famed Church Studio located in Tulsa, Jamie was part of many sessions for Leon Russell, The Gap Band, along with many other album projects in between touring Register :: Login HOME INDUCTEES PHOTO GALLERY MUSEUM CALENDAR STORE HOST YOUR EVENT ABOUT US MEMBERSHIP BY YEAR file:////maindc/users/gphillips/PDFS%2059/Music%20Hall%20of%20Fame/2010/Jamie%20Oldaker.htm[1/23/2012 12:39:53 PM] with Leon Russell and the Wilson Brothers. Also during this period Jamie began playing with his friend Carl Radle, one of rock's legendary bassists, and also an Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame inductee, who had been playing with Eric Clapton on the Derek and the Domino's project which produced the hit "Layla". Trying to inspire Clapton to get back into the studio and on the road again, Carl sent Eric some live recordings Radle had of Jamie playing with Bob Segar and others. Over a year passed, and just two weeks before Jamie was scheduled to go on tour with Leon Russell and the GAP Band, he received a call from Carl who said, "Eris wants to make a record. He said bring Jamie and the other players from Tulsa." Subsequently, Jamie recorded on Clapton’s 461 Ocean Blvd. which included the hit cover of Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff", and was the first of eleven albums Oldaker recorded with Clapton, some of which included Slowhand, There is One in Every Crowd, EC Was Here, and Backless, starting a twenty-five year friendship with the British blues, rock, pop guitarist that exists to this present day. Recording with Clapton also began a hectic period in which Jamie bounced back and forth between Clapton and Seger's band, and in between tours found time to record two albums with Texas blues giant, Freddie King. As a result of the Slowhand recordings, Jamie came to the attention of Peter Frampton who hired Jamie immediately after Clapton's tour ended and went into the studio where they recorded Framptons Gold Album, Where I should Be, followed by a world tour with Frampton. Along with recording some mysterious drum tracks for the Bee Gees in the late 70s, Jamie also recorded with Phil Collins on the Behind the Sun album, precipitating a worldwide television audience performance with Collins for approximately two billion people as part of the Live Aid benefit concert, followed a world tour to support Collins album. Another Oklahoma artist (and OMHOF inductee) who benefitted from Jamie's experience and talent was Ronnie Dunn, as it was Jamie who entered Dunn into a Marlboro Country Music Contest whereby Dunn attained national recognition by winning the finals in 1988. Jamie performed with and managed Dunn during the Marlboro Country Music Tour, recording the original versions of "Boot Scootin Boogie", and "She’s not the Cheatin' Kind", and "She used to be mine". Next Oldaker joined former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley for a world tour with metal acts Iron Maiden, and Alice Cooper, then joined Frampton and Clapton for more touring and recording in the early 1990s. At Clapton's Royal Albert Hall shows that were recorded for the album and video 24 Nights, Jamie performed with blues artist Buddy Guy, Jimmy Vaughn, Albert Collins, Johnny Johnson, and Robert Clay. He followed this up with tours laying down the rhythm for Stephen Stills, Peter Frampton (again), and English rockabilly artist, Dave Edmonds. In 1994, Oldaker's founding membership in the Tractors led by friend Steve Ripley whom he had known since the 1970s during the Shelter Records period, was rewarded with the group's debut album for Artista selling over 3.5 million albums. Along with winning CMA Video of the Year, The Tractors also included a GRAMMY nominated hit "Baby Likes to Rock it (Like a Boogie Woogie Choo Choo Train)", Which prominently features Oldaker's rolling drum work, as did subsequent Tractors releases, Have Yourself a Tractors Christmas, and Farmers in a Changing World. In 2005, Jamie produced a super-group album, Mad Dogs & Okies, featuring many of the friends with whom he has worked with through the years: Eric Clapton, Vince Gill, Tony Joe White, Willis Alan Ramsey, Taj Mahal, Peter Frampton, Bonnie Bramelett, Ray Benson, JJ Cale, Willy Nelson, and others who are either from Oklahoma or have been involved or influenced by Oklahoma music over the years.He is also working on his autobiography, The Best Seat in the house, and recently was musical director for the PBS/HDNET TV special, The Outlaw Trail, featuring artists Ray Benson, Rodney Crowell, Carlene Carter, Russel Smith, Jesse Colter, Joe Ely, Ray Wylie Hubbard and others. Currently residing in San Marcos, Texas with his wife, Darlene, and dog, Sally (named after Clapton's "Lay Down Sally"). Jamie just finished a 34 track Texas-based CD, Voices, a benefit album to help raise awareness for returning American veterans and their families. BY YEAR file:////maindc/users/gphillips/PDFS%2059/Music%20Hall%20of%20Fame/2010/Jamie%20Oldaker.htm[1/23/2012 12:39:53 PM] Return to Inductees List VOLUNTEER | HOURS & ADMISSION | PARTNERS | SCHOOL DISCOUNTS | PRIVACY POLICY | NEWS ROOM | CONTACT US 401 SOUTH 3RD STREET | PO BOX 3221 | MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA | 74402-3221 | PH 918 687 0800 | FX 918 687 0900 | OKMUSIC@OMHOF.COM © 2008 OKLAHOMA MUSIC HALL OF FAME & MUSEUM, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. |
Date created | 2012-01-24 |
Date modified | 2012-01-24 |