agent described his death as a "great shock" and noted that Tisdale had been planning to go into the recording studio the following week for a project with jazz guitarist Norman Brown. On May 21, 2009, 4,000 mourners attended Tisdale's memorial service at the BOK Center in Tulsa. In June 2009, the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa announced that its new specialty health clinic in north Tulsa would be named in Tisdale's honor. According to the liner notes, Toby Keith's 2009 album American Ride is "dedicated in memory of Wayman and Noel McFarland." The album includes the song "Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song)," a tribute to Tisdale featuring Keith, Dave Koz, Marcus Miller, and Arthur Thompson. Keith had intended to play the song at Wayman's funeral but performed Willie Nelson's "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" instead because he wasn't emotionally ready to play "Cryin' for Me" (which opens with Wayman's outgoing voicemail message.) According to a note in the album sleeve, the song "Bright" by guitarist Peter White (Good Day, 2009) was dedicated "to the memory of Wayman Tisdale, whose spirit never failed to brighten our lives." White said: "The guy was always so happy, so positive, always had a smile, always made you feel great. Even before his death, I'd always called this song 'Bright,' because it sounded uplifting and happy and funny. Then I realized that it would be the perfect song to dedicate to Wayman, because that was the way he came across to the world." Discography Power Forward (Motown, 1995) In The Zone (Motown, 1996) Decisions (1998) Face to Face (2001) Presents 21 Days (2003) Hang Time (2004) Way Up! (2006) Rebound (2008) Fonk Record: Featuring Tiz & Fonkie Planetarians (2010) The Absolute Greatest Hits (2014) See also List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 60 or more points in a game List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds External links at NBA.com (selected season stats, career highs) NBA statistics at databasebasketball.com The Wayman Tisdale Story documentary References 1964 births 2009 deaths 20th-century American guitarists African-American basketball players African-American guitarists All-American college men's basketball players American amputees American jazz bass guitarists American male bass guitarists American men's basketball players American Protestants Basketball players at the 1983 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Oklahoma Basketball players from Texas Booker T. Washington