Music in Oklahoma is a pretty serious thing. The raw talent from the red dirt roots here has always been one of the great things about the sooner state. But what if I were to tell you that one of the artists that Oklahoma is proud to claim as their own... wasn't even born here?

Who Is Zach Bryan?

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That's right boys. The "Oklahome Smokeshow" hit artist, Zach Bryan, was actually born outside of the United States. But - thanks to the military - Zach Bryan moved here at 8 years old and has been raised up in Oklahoma.

Zach Bryan hit the big leagues between 2017 and 2019. Notably, things picked up when he released his song "Heading South" on Youtube, going viral and drawing the state, eventually the country's, attention to his talents.

Other Artists Commonly Mistaken For Oklahoman

Although the reddit thread above has comments that argue "birthplace" isn't the same as your hometown, it doesn't change the fact that (technically speaking) Zach Bryan isn't a born and bred Okie. But, this isn't the first time that some people mistake an artist for being Oklahoman.

Miranda Lambert

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She's usually hanging around the Oklahoma crowd, especially when she was previously married to one of Oklahoma's largest success stories, Blake Shelton. But she's from a little farther south, in Longview, Texas.

Whiskey Myers

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Someone suggested this group as a hit Oklahoma band for similar music to Zach Bryan, Turnpike Troubadours and Cross Canadian Ragweed. &

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Although they do play the same Oklahoma-based style of music, these guys are actually from our neighbor down south. Whiskey Meyers is actually out of Palestine, TX.

Fltatland Calvary

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Now this one trips me up, too. Because the lead singer, Cleto Cordero, is married to one of Oklahoma's biggest red dirt female artists, Kaitlin Butts. Even with the truest touch of Oklahoma red dirt tone to their music, Flatland Calvary is actually based out of Lubbock, Texas. 

Trust me, my mind was a bit blown, too. But let's look at the flip side: here are some fantastic artists that you may have never known was from the sooner state.

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