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Blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd remembers what it’s like.

Two concerts already scheduled for this weekend at Oklahoma City’s Blue Door listening room have been transformed into tornado benefit shows, just hours after deadly and devastating tornadoes ripped through Moore and south Oklahoma City this afternoon.

“I just could not continue my Blue Door anniversary in light of what happened.

NORMAN – Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter John Fullbright, who hails from Bearden, was scheduled to kick off the annual Summer Breeze Concert Series Sunday night with a full-band show, but the outdoor event was canceled due to tornadoes and severe storms in central Oklahoma.

1. Listen to legendary songwriter Jimmy Webb, an Elk City native, at 8 p.m.

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A version of this column appears in Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.

John Fullbright hits the road following Grammy nomination Column: The hard-traveling Bearden singer-songwriter will wrap a series of home-state shows by kicking off Norman’s Summer Breeze Concert Series Sunday night before heading back out on his nationwide tour. 

John Fullbright has successfully weathered what he calls “the great Grammy scare of 2012 and ’13.”

“Well, historically speaking if an artist debuts a record and wins a Grammy, that’s usually the last you ever hear from them again,” Fullbright said with a laugh.

Two talented Oklahomans – Bearden singer/songwriter John Fullbright and Broken Arrow retro rocker JD McPherson – each received two nominations.

Both are nominated for Emerging Artist of the Year.

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A version of this story appears in Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. To read interviews with Blue Door owner Greg Johnson and Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter John Fullbright, click here.

Musicians praise the Blue Door

In the past two decades, the Blue Door and proprietor Greg Johnson have played host to many acclaimed singer-songwriters, including Elk City native Jimmy Webb, former Stillwater resident Jimmy LaFave, Soper native Ray Wylie Hubbard, Midwest City High School graduate Kevin Welch, Bearden native John Fullbright, Arlo Guthrie, Lucinda Williams, Michael Fracasso, Ellis Paul and Shelby Lyn

Here’s what some folks have said about playing the fabled listening room:

“I always look forward to it.

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A version of this feature appears in Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. To read what some of the musicians who have played the Blue Door over the years have to say about the venue, click here.

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Bearden singer-songwriter John Fullbright recently performed three songs live in Malibu, Calif., for the “Jam in the Van” series. His new song “When You’re Here” was among the songs he played for what JamintheVan.com called “one of the prettiest sessions we’ve ever shot.”

The Oklahoma musician performed two other songs, “Fat Man” and “Satan and St.

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As previously reported, Bearden singer-songwriter John Fullbright spent much of last month in Europe for a tour that included stops in Brussels, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

While in the U.K., the Grammy-nominated musician gave a solo acoustic performance of “Satan and St.