Tulsa officials unveiled Jim Halsey Way on Oct. 15, recognizing music manager and booking agent Jim Halsey. The honorary designation covers West Easton Street between Cain’s Ballroom and the OKPOP Museum.
The ceremony inside the OKPOP Museum brought together members of the Oak Ridge Boys, the Jim Halsey Street Naming Committee and other music industry figures. Halsey has managed the group for more than 50 years.
Oak Ridge Boys members Duane Allen and William Lee Golden addressed attendees, crediting Halsey with obtaining the group’s first recording contract and guiding its career since.
Halsey established the Jim Halsey Company in Independence, Kansas, in 1951. His first client was Hank Thompson. The company’s operations moved to Tulsa in 1971.
His management and booking work has included Roy Clark, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, Reba McEntire, Tammy Wynette, The Judds and Minnie Pearl.
In 1976, Halsey organized a Soviet Union tour featuring the Oak Ridge Boys and Roy Clark through a U.S. State Department cultural exchange program.
Halsey’s honors include:
- Induction into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame.
- Induction into the International Entertainment Buyers Association Hall of Fame.
- The Country Music Association’s Touring Lifetime Achievement Award, presented in June 2026.
