of the Oklahoma State Senate, from McAlester, Oklahoma Clarence L. Tinker (1887–1942), Air Force major general killed in action in World War II Elizabeth Warren (born 1949), US Senator for Massachusetts, Special Advisor for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau J.C. Watts (born 1957), former U.S. representative in the majority leadership; OU Sooners quarterback Neil Woodward (born 1962), Naval officer, former NASA astronaut Jim Woolsey (born 1941), former Director of Central Intelligence and head of the CIA (1993–1995) Musicians AleXa (born 1996), K-Pop idol based in Seoul Hoyt Axton (1938–1999), country music singer-songwriter, wrote "Never Been to Spain" Chet Baker (1929–1988), jazz trumpeter who helped popularize 1950s cool jazz style Molly Bee (1939–2009), country singer Florence Birdwell (1924-2021), voice teacher to Broadway stars Elvin Bishop (born 1942), singer-songwriter; from Tulsa; hit record "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" Bob Bogle (1934–2009), bassist and founding member of The Ventures, member of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Earl Bostic (1913–1965), R&B and jazz musician Garth Brooks (born 1962), country music singer-songwriter Anita Jane Bryant (born 1940), singer, former Miss Oklahoma Don Byas (1912–1972), jazz tenor saxophonist; a leading musician of swing and bebop eras JJ Cale (1938–2013), country rock (see Tulsa sound) Jerry Cantrell (born 1966), musician, lead guitarist and vocalist, Alice in Chains Henson Cargill (1941–2007), country music singer Gary Chapman (born 1957), Contemporary Christian musician Charlie Christian (1916–1942), jazz guitarist, member of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, considered father of jazz guitar Roy Clark (1933–2018), country musician Wayne Coyne (born 1961), member, indie rock band The Flaming Lips Jesse Ed Davis (Kiowa-Comanche, 1944–1988), Taj Mahal band, session musician post-Beatles, born in Norman Bob Dunn (1908–1971), musician, invented electric guitar; from Beggs, Oklahoma Ronnie Dunn (born 1953), half of country music duo Brooks & Dunn Nokie Edwards (1935–2018), lead guitarist of The Ventures, member of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Gail Farrell (born 1947), singer-songwriter, featured performer from The Lawrence Welk Show John Fullbright (born 1988), singer-songwriter; from Bearden David Gates (born 1940), singer-songwriter associated with the band Bread Vince Gill (born 1957), country musician Earl Grant (1933–1970), easy listening pianist Woody Guthrie (1912–1967), folk singer Isaac Hanson (born 1980), guitarist and singer-songwriter from band Hanson Taylor Hanson (born 1983), pianist and lead singer-songwriter from band Hanson Zac Hanson (born 1985), drummer and singer-songwriter from band Hanson Glen Hardin (born 1939), musician, piano player Roy Harris (1898–1979), classical composer