The Oklahoma Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum will reopen with the purpose to collect, preserve, interpret the history and traditions of country music in Oklahoma and showcase how Oklahoma singers, songwriters and musicians impact the genre. The original Oklahoma Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum opened in 1993 by members of the Del City Lions Club under the direction of the late, country music performer & Del City Music owner, Bob Woods. As Oklahoma’s Official Country Music Show, the Oklahoma Opry is honored to have been given the responsibility and trust to preserve and showcase country music and the Oklahomans who make it great.

Bob Woods was a country music performer, the founder and president of the Oklahoma Country Music Association, and owned and operated both Del City Music and Woodside Records and Productions. His notoriety began in the 1960s-70s when he had a Las Vegas residency and played many country music shows with close friends such as Byron Berline, Jude & Jody, and Wanda Jackson. Bob’s store was the gathering place for local and well-known musicians and artists in Oklahoma. In the 1980s-90s, you could walk into the store and find greats like George Strait, John Anderson, or even Chuck Berry trying out guitars or taking the time to visit with Bob. He is also remembered for helping many performers get started in the industry, including Vince Gill, Reba McEntire, and young actor & musician, Danny Cooksey. The Oklahoma Opry’s Music Director, Terry Scarberry, was a young high school student when Bob took him out to Hollywood to play guitar for the emerging Danny Cooksey on several morning shows and showcase events. In the early 1990s, Bob and the Del City Lions Club opened the Oklahoma Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to showcase many of his close friends, including Vince Gill, Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, and Wanda Jackson. Unfortunately, after his passing, the driving force behind the Hall of Fame and Museum was lost. Oklahoma Opry Executive Director, Cindy Scarberry, is now working with Bob’s daughters, Pam Finch and Lisa Morrison, and other Oklahoma country music artists, to re-establish the Hall of Fame & Museum in an effort to continue the legacy of those who have come before and provide a place to showcase those still to come.