On this episode of American Tales, Tuck and the crew receive a special invite to the 9th Annual Southern Songwriters Retreat hosted at the rural oasis in central Oklahoma, @TheTatankaRanch , located outside of Stroud, Oklahoma.The American Tales' team traverses red dirt roads, a close encounter with a local sheriff, and even a near death experience to reach the top of an old fire watch tower all in the name of pursuing one of Oklahoma's rising bands, the @OklahomaSpaceProgram .In addition to tackling the band's roots and each individual musician's defining musical and life experiences, Tuck asks the question everyone is wondering, how did the band become the Oklahoma Space Program? The Oklahoma Space Program, anchored by Steve Hamby, Zac Wenzel, and Jared Deckard, have the rare ability as musicians to use their craft to make you laugh, to fuel the party with the right sound to take it to the next level, and to help you navigate life's most difficult moments of change and heartbreak all within their self-title album, Oklahoma Space Program.Armed with new songs written at the 9th Annual Southern Songwriters Retreat and those already in the arsenal ready for deployment, the Oklahoma Space Program will debut new music at some point before the year 2026 vanishes to the history books. In a major milestone for the band, you can catch the band live at the @thecainsballroom on September 11th as they open for @OfficialRayWylie . Tickets can be purchased on the Cain's Ballroom website.You can also check-out the Oklahoma Space Program at their weekly residency at the Tulsa Hunt Club.American Tales is a production of Tucker Digital and is hosted by Anthony "Tuck" Tucker.To recommend an artist or band for an episode, please email, booking@tuckerdigital.us. Oklahoma Space Program - https://linktr.ee/OklahomaSpaceProgram