Did the new year start well for you? Did you get a chance to experience my MLK MEETS INAUGURATION DAY concert? Some memories are posted below!

Has the state of OUR world rocked YOUR world, like it has mine? There’s a national day of action on MONDAY, Feb 17th! CLICK HERE FOR SOME INFO! More?

Did your pick win the Super Bowl? (Did you like the halftime show?)

Was your Valentine’s Day a special one? I do hope so! As they say… better late than never! (Unless you were late with the flowers!)

Here’s a sonnet, compliments of my brother Geoffrey! And here is “your song”, compliments of Elton and me!

Oh, you want another song? Well, then, let’s go “somewhere” with this!

Really? You want one MORE song? I am flattered and so glad that you are enjoying this! Here is an original ballad by me — “The Best Part Of My Life” (That’s YOU!)

*Scenes from MLK MEETS INAUGURATION DAY on January 18, 2025 at the Peoples’ Voice Cafe. Produced by Chris “Oledude” Owens.*

The next Chris Oledude performance will be my work with the 15TH STREET band!

On Friday, February 21st, we will begin a “residency” of sorts at Connolly’s Klub 45 with the first of four performances. This show is a single set starting at 8:00 PM, so

Come to the 3rd Floor at 121 W. 45th Street between 6th Avenue and Broadway near Times Square.
Tell the attendant that you have come for 15TH STREET (VERY IMPORTANT!), and then
Enjoy some good drinks and quality food while taking in our show!

For more specific details, visit this FACEBOOK EVENT or go to THIS WEBSITE! (Advance tickets are $5 cheaper than door tickets!)

If you want to stay and see other bands after our set, go right ahead! There’s no additional charge.

We (15TH STREET) will also be performing on April 26th, May 31st and June 28th — all Saturdays — for two hours each night!

And, as a special treat, I will also be part of a new band, FALSTAFF’S FOLLY, along with my brother Geoffrey, at the June 28th show. You get a double dose of Oledude! June 28th would have been the 89th birthday of our father, Hon. Major R. Owens, so we will be saluting him with our music that night at 8 PM before 15TH STREET takes the stage at 9 PM!

IN-PERSON TICKETS HERE

I will soon be releasing my first “real” album: PREACHER MAN - VOLUME 1. This will be a stunning collection of old and new songs with social justice themes that you will listen to over and over. You can also help make that happen on time with a direct donation at https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-chris-oledude-make-music-for-you or by becoming a monthly supporter on my my Patreon!

This summer, I will be releasing my second album — LOVER BOY - VOLUME 1 - which will also include old and new songs of different flavors. I am thinking of these albums as two periods of my life — one channeling the person I have been and must be in today’s world, and the other looking forward to the person I hope to eventually become in the fullest way possible. Maybe you and I have this in common?

Orange Blues 24 poster for film festivals — Make it stand out

*By the way,* *Alyssa Dann has done it again!* After more than a year of work and some 2,000 photos, the stop-motion animated video “Orange Blues 24” is also on a roll with film festivals around the world!
***Find out the exciting and impressive details by visiting*** **https://oledudesongs.com/** .

I am working hard to “build my brand identity”. This is the part of the “bizness” that I like least — the marketing — and I am not alone. That is why I try to confront my fear and discomfort with all of this social media stuff (though I don’t think I will ever “like” Instagram). I now have a TikTok account: https://www.tiktok.com/@chrisoledude (just in time to be banned!) I am reinvesting in other social media outreach, as well. No more X for me; I am now on Blue Sky: @chrisoledude.bsky.social ! I am also on Threads, but that seems to be going nowhere.

Anyway, the best places to see updates on Oledude World will be my website, Facebook and through one of my blast emails or texts. If you are not currently on my contact list, please sign up now at https://www.oledude.rocks/contact . We want to be totally ready to explode the new albums as they are released and YOU (and everyone you know) are such an important part of our hopes and dreams!