OK HR1022

Recognizes the 25th anniversary of The Red Dirt Rangers, a musical group that originated "the farm" in Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1988

Credits the band with creating and developing "Red Dirt Music," a new American music genre blending country, rock and roll, blues, and bluegrass

Notes the band's contributions including six released CDs, annual children's concerts in Oklahoma City since 1993, mentorship of young musicians, and annual Christmas concerts at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa for 17 years

Recognizes the band's roles as Oklahoma musical ambassadors touring the United States and Europe, performers in the one-act play "Time Changes Everything," and founders of the Red Dirt Relief Fund nonprofit to assist professional musicians with medical emergencies

Directs distribution of resolution copies to band members Brad Piccolo, John Cooper, and Ben Han