Poet Laureate of the Oil Patch The man who was known as “Rod Tailin’ Blackie” was a voice for the ages. Few occupations have been immortalized in poetry like the gold mining poems of the Yukon penned by Robert W. Service. Alas, the petroleum industry has no poet of that stature to glorify its lifestyle. […]
Sweet Light Crude
Knowing that our readers are well versed in the artistries and felicities of oil patch music, having followed Joe Specht’s 6-part series, “Oil Patch Songs of the Permian Basin” that ran in the past year, we just couldn’t resist sharing a message Joe himself shared with his followers and readers. He is currently at work […]