John Arnold

John Arnold is a name well known in the Norman music scene.  In 1980, John was named Male Vocalist of the Year at the Oklahoma Opry.  He and the band quickly became very popular with Oklahoma audiences, playing many of the state’s biggest venues.  In 1983 they won the Wrangler Country Music Showdown national finals in Nashville, beating out 50 other artists for the $50,000 prize and a nationally televised performance.  They were signed to a recording contract with Complete/Polygram records and charted with their first single “How We Gonna Know if it’s Love?”

The band toured nationally with both Ricky Scaggs and Exile and played such famous gigs as the National Finals Rodeo and in the Cotton Bowl Parade.  They were featured at the inaugural ball for Oklahoma Governor George Nigh, and played both the National Governor’s Convention and the National State Attorney’s National Convention. 

Tired of extensive nationwide touring (they once covered 25,000 miles in four months) they signed with a Texas agent, playing the largest dance halls in Texas for a number of years. 

Now, having come back home to Norman they are still in great demand, focusing on private parties, corporate events and public festivals, playing their unique blend of country, swing, jazz and rock.  John’s Bluegrass Band is a smaller group, but every bit as accomplished as the larger band.  This Lunchtime Concert promises to be outstanding.

Lunchtime Concerts were begun in 2005 by the Norman Downtowners Association and The Performing Arts Studio as a special treat for the community, urging folks to come downtown and experience all of the wonderful new and existing businesses and services located in the downtown area.

For more information, call the Performing Arts Studio at 405-307-9320,  or visit John Arnold’s web site, www.johnarnoldband.com.