[Mattie Jo]

i always thought of The Grapes of Wrath, but also the country song, You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma. I thought of red soil and okies. I seldom thought of the play, "Oklahoma." Just being from CA that I what I thought of.

[mkfarnam]

So, Reba McEntire`s from Oklahoma?
and That`s what an Oklahoma accent sounds like.



Birth name Reba Nell McEntire
Born March 28, 1955 (1955-03-28) (age 52)
McAlester, Oklahoma
Genre(s) Country
Years active 1975–present
Label(s) Mercury, MCA Nashville]

[Jammie]

OMG, my husband loves Reba. Actually, she almost has more of a drawl then Oklahomans do. When we were there, I didn't think they talked too much different then we do up here. Remember the show "Rodney"? He was from Tulsa so that's what they sound like.

[mkfarnam]

More Famous People of Oklahoma/ Birthplace some are on previous list
Johnny Bench baseball player,/ Oklahoma City
John Berryman poet,/ MacAlester
Iron Eyes Cody /Cherokee actor
Ralph Ellison writer, /Oklahoma City
Owen K. Garriott astronaut, /Enid
Vince Gill singer, /Norman
Chester Gould cartoonist, /Pawnee
Ike,Taylor, Zac Hanson music, / Tulsa
Roy Harris composer, /incoln Cty
Van Heflin actor, / Walters
Tony Hillerman author, /Sacred Heart
Ron Howard actor, director, /Duncan
Karl Guthe Jansky engineer, /Norman
Ben Johnson actor, / Pawhuska
Jennifer Jones actress, /Tulsa
Jeane Kirkpatrick diplomat, / Duncan
Shannon Lucid astronaut, / Bethany
Mickey Charles Mantle baseball player, /Spavinaw
Shannon Miller Olympic gymnast, / Edmond
Bill Moyers journalist, /Hugo
Daniel Patrick Moynihan N.Y. senator, /Tulsa
Tony Randall actor, /Tulsa
Oral Roberts evangelist, / Ada
Dale Robertson actor, /Oklahoma City
Will Rogers humorist, / Oologah
Dan Rowan comedian, / Beggs
Robert Stemmons whistler, /Tulsa
Jeanne Tripplehorn actress, / Tulsa
Ted Shackleford actor, / Tulsa
Wilma Mankiller Cherokee chief, / Tahlequah

[silverhaired51]

You do have some of the prettiest country side around. And you have some of the best recreations around also. Just got back from Waynoka and riding the sand dunes out there. And the one thing that I found out everytime, is how nice the people are. Had a emer. phone will at the park, and got the message. Love coming to OK.

[Synopsis]

Originally Posted by Jammie

OMG, my husband loves Reba. Actually, she almost has more of a drawl then Oklahomans do. When we were there, I didn't think they talked too much different then we do up here. Remember the show "Rodney"? He was from Tulsa so that's what they sound like.

Reba's accent is WAY overboard and is what you'll hear from some folks, but for the most part, especially up around Tulsa and OkC, there's not much of an accent.

[Synopsis]

I'm not sure, but I think the book and movie "Where the red fern grows" was set in jessaka's neck of the woods or somewhere east of there. The Wikipedia article just mentions the Ozarks but I recall in the movie that Stillwell or Sallisaw was mentioned a couple of times. The book and the movie are real tear jerkers.

There were alot of movies filmed in Tulsa in the 80s, such as The Outsiders, Tex, Rumble Fish and one of my favorites "UHF" with Weird Al Yankovic. If you haven't seen UHF it's very funny. Below is a link to a short clip from the movie. If you go to Youtube and type in "UHF" there are many, many, more..

You get to drink from the firehose!


http://youtube.com/watch?v=OXc5ltzKq3Y

[seahawksweetie]

Wow, thanks for that! Makes me proud to be an Okie!!

Also to add to your famous people list-

Carrie Underwood-Checotah, OK

[mkfarnam]

Synopsis Wrote:

Reba's accent is WAY overboard and is what you'll hear from some folks, but for the most part, especially up around Tulsa and OkC, there's not much of an accent

I`d say, it all depends on where your from.

[Synopsis]

You're right mk. It does depend on where you are from. And even then, it varies from person to person. My sister, who lives in the area where we grew up has a very "Reba" like accent while my brother hardly has one at all.