Americana Unplugged

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Americana Unplugged is a non-profit organization that was established in 2006, by Larry Lyon, as a live music series for singer/songwriters from the across America and abroad, while contributing to local charities. Artists perform free concerts for children, the local Veteran’s Center and retirement centers. The concerts are usually held at the LaVille Theater in downtown Davis, Oklahoma.

Americana Unplugged showcases artists who are nationally or internationally recognized singer/songwriters with their own unique musical and performance style and have performed at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Johnsmith, Sisters Morales, Jez Lowe, Acoustic Eidolon), or have performed on PBS’s Austin City Limits (Albert & Gage), been Grammy nominees or Country Music Award winners (Susan Gibson for "Wide Open Spaces"), winners of song writing competitions from this country’s most prestigious music festivals (Eric Hansen, The Dreamsicles, Karen Mal, Small Potatoes, Stacey Earle), or other international competitions (Jez Lowe, Hans Theessink), or have had their songs recorded by artists such as John Denver & Jerry Jeff Walker (Chuck Pyle), Chet Atkins (Emily Kaitz), The Dixie Chicks Susan Gibson, or Clint Black & Ricky Skaggs (Shake Russell).

Every Americana Unplugged concert benefits a local cause with each artist receives 100% of the cover charge while local businesses and individuals either provide a service and/or pledge to make a matching percentage monetary contribution to each identified cause.