five original members have since died; Steve Ripley died at age 69 after a lengthy battle with cancer on 3 January 2019; Jamie Oldaker died at age 68 on 16 July 2020, also having succumbed to cancer; and Ron Getman died at age 71 on 12 January 2021, after a brief undisclosed illness. The two surviving original members – Casey Van Beek and Walt Richmond – continue to be musically active, having formed a group named Casey Van Beek and the Tulsa Groove, and releasing an album titled Heaven Forever as recently as 2020; Getman was a brief contributor to this group before his own death. Sound The Tractors achieved their distinctive sound in several ways, most notably from the use of old school 'minimal' recording techniques, and an emphasis on capturing everything in one take. Ripley often constructed guitars and cords for use in the band. Discography Albums Notes A ^ Have Yourself a Tractors Christmas was re-released in 2002 as Tractors Christmas Singles Other charted songs Music videos References External links Official website 1988 establishments in Oklahoma 2018 disestablishments in Oklahoma American country rock groups Country music groups from Oklahoma Rock music groups from Oklahoma MNRK Music Group artists Arista Nashville artists Musical groups established in 1988 Musical groups disestablished in 2018