Oklahoma Musicians

Hall of Fame history

Smokie Norful

Smokie Norful is a gospel singer, pianist, pastor, and recording artist. His early Oklahoma years in a church-centered musical family preceded his later national gospel career and Grammy recognition.

Oklahoma connection

Biographical sources place Norful's early childhood and church/music experience in Muskogee and Tulsa, Oklahoma, before the family moved to Arkansas. He was not born in Oklahoma according to the reviewed biography.

Recognition

The captured Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame roster places this entry under 2018.

Questions in the source record

Confirm the OMHOF ceremony date, the source for the specific Oklahoma residence chronology, and whether OMHOF holds a cleared portrait.

Sources

  1. okmusichall.com/inductees/
  2. encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/smokie-norful-4803/
  3. www.bso.org/profiles/smokie-norful
  4. secure.cbn.com/cbnmusic/artists/norful_smokie.aspx