Steve Ripley, leader of the Oklahoma-based band 'The Tractors', died peacefully at his home in Pawnee Thursday. He was 69. As well as being a recording artist, Ripley was a songwriter, producer ...

He was born on 4 April, 1948 in Chicago and was a founder member of the Allman Brothers Band in 1969, wielding what became nicknamed the Tractor Bass – a modified 62 Fender Jazz Bass with a ...

Recorded at The Church Studio in Tulsa, this 1994 album by "The Tractors" remains the best-selling album ever recorded in Oklahoma. Here’s a look back at how it happened.