The YAGO Foundation is dedicated to archiving and honoring authentic American roots music, capturing the insight, wit, and traditional instrumentation of the heartland. [1,2]

By spotlighting the historical recordings, session lineage, and traditional songwriting of Oklahoma’s ownGeorge Highfill—former director of the Hank Thompson School of Country Music—we provide youth with a live reference point for creative storytelling, acoustic tracking engineering, and independent artistic preservation. [1]