Miami in Ottawa County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
David Osborne
Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 6, 2021
1. David Osborne Marker
Inscription.
David Osborne. . A Miami native and MHS graduate of 1976, David Osborne received his B.A. from Oral Roberts University, studied graduate piano and organ at Indiana University and earned his M.A. from Pittsburg State University. A Steinway Artist, he gained the title "Pianist to the Presidents," having entertained U.S. Presidents Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush and Barack Obama at events at the White House and elsewhere on numerous occasions. He has been a featured pianist in Las Vegas for more than 18 years, both at Caesars Palace and at The Bellagio. The Los Angeles Music Awards organization has honored David with the Hollywood Fame Award, Concert Pianist of the Year and the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.
A Miami native and MHS graduate of 1976, David Osborne received his B.A. from Oral Roberts University, studied graduate piano and organ at Indiana University and earned his M.A. from Pittsburg State University. A Steinway Artist, he gained the title "Pianist to the Presidents," having entertained U.S. Presidents Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush and Barack Obama at events at the White House and elsewhere on numerous occasions. He has been a featured pianist in Las Vegas for more than 18 years, both at Caesars Palace and at The Bellagio. The Los Angeles Music Awards organization has honored David with the Hollywood Fame Award, Concert Pianist of the Year and the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.
Erected 2020 by Coleman Theatre.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1976.
Location. 36° 52.609′ N, 94° 52.667′ W. Marker is in Miami, Oklahoma, in Ottawa County. It can be reached from North Main Street (Old U.S. 66) north of 1st Ave NW. Marker is located on the east side of the Coleman Theatre building, as part of Celebrity Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 113 N Main Street, Miami OK 74354, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Quapaw Nation, specifically in the Cherokee Nation, and in Northeast Oklahoma Green Country. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Ozarks, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Louisiana Purchase.
More about this marker. This is one of ten plaques (as of April 2021) as part of Coleman Theatre's Celebrity Park. Marker was to be dedicated in April 2020, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 6, 2021
2. David Osborne Marker
Marker is fourth from the right.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 652 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 14, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.
