Stringtown, Oklahoma, population 410, sits in the southeast corner of the state. For a small village, it has produced some interesting people, most notably country music superstar Reba McEntire and lead singer and guitarist Jerry Cantrell of the rock band, Alice in Chains. Stringtown also produced one UL Washington. That’s UL with no periods and it’s not an abbreviation for anything. Just UL. Washington’s brother was an usher for the Royals and convinced Lou Gorman to give his younger brother a look. Gorman gave him a tryout and the Royals signed Washington as a free agent in 1972 then assigned him to their Baseball Academy.
Remembering the life of UL Washington
