Mark Galloway is a professional musician and golf professional from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mark began his music career as a teenager playing in local bands around Oklahoma City. He progressed to playing with the finest musicians Oklahoma City had to offer. Playing nightclubs and private parties through the ‘70’s, Mark developed a reputation as one of Oklahoma’s finest guitar players. Mark is still considered to be one of the finest guitarists to ever come out of OKC. Mark is especially known for his slide guitar playing, influenced by his guitar heroes Elmore James, Duane Allman, Ry Cooder, Lowell George and others.

Later in his music career Mark was leader of one of the top bands in Oklahoma City. As band leader of the band Sailor, represented by Gary Good Entertainment and Speakers Bureau, Mark played thousands of nights over the span of 24 years. Including hundreds of wedding receptions.

Since 2004 Mark has been performing as a solo and duo artist utilizing state-of-the-art loop sampling technology to accompany himself. He is occasionally accompanied by other fine Oklahoma City musicians in a duo, trio or combo format. Mark still performs occasionally with the legendary “Mojo Men” band and the “Mojo Brothers”, a collaboration with the “Mojo Men” and “The Brothers” and is a former member of the “Cadillac Blues Assembly”, an all-star lineup of OKC’s finest blues musicians, in and around Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Mark also performs in a duo format with many different artists including Stephanie Johnson.

As a solo artist, Mark plays a wide variety of music including Blues, Jazz standards, Classic Rock, Southern Rock, Motown, Country, and many original compositions. Mark released a solo Blues CD titled “Southern Sweet” in October of 2015 to critical acclaim. This album includes several original compositions along with a fresh take on a few classic Blues standards.

Playing Blues shows with Walter Taylor, III (renowned blues artist) as a featured guitarist. Also playing Blues Festivals with headlining artists as a featured guitarist and solo artist. Mark has been a featured artist on several occasions for the Oklahoma Blues Society. Being featured on the cover of South-Central Golf Magazine and in several articles as a guitar playing golf professional. Being featured on the cover of the Oklahoma Gazette and in several articles, Mark is an in-demand studio musician. He also performs as a sideman with national music acts when they come to Oklahoma. Over the last four years, Mark has contributed guitar, bass and vocal performances in the studio to the Zircon Skyeband.

Mark is a Life Member of the PGA of America. In recent years Mark has been a featured guitarist for local tribute shows. Featuring the music of the Allman Brothers, Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Nicks and Linda Ronstadt. Mark is currently playing guitar for National Blues award winning, “Smilin’ Vic and the Soul Monkeys” and continues to perform in and around the Oklahoma City area.

Since becoming a solo artist in 2004, Mark has developed an international following as a guitarist through his YouTube videos. As of this writing, Mark’s videos have been viewed almost four million times.

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