Tanya Tucker plays the Qualla Ballroom in West Siloam Springs on Nov. 12

The Country Music Hall of Famer plays the Cherokee Casino just across the state line, the night after her Tulsa show.

Tanya Tucker was 13 when "Delta Dawn" came out in 1972. More than fifty years later she's still out on the road. Next week she's playing Cherokee Casino & Hotel West Siloam Springs, just past the state line from Siloam Springs.

The show: Tanya Tucker plays the Qualla Ballroom at Cherokee Casino & Hotel West Siloam Springs on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 8 p.m. The casino's listing puts doors at 7 p.m., with tickets at $65. The casino is at 2416 US-412, on the Oklahoma side of the line.

It's a short run for Tucker through this part of the country. She plays Hard Rock Live in Catoosa the night before, Wednesday, Nov. 11, then Stage 271 at Choctaw Casino Resort in Grant, Okla., on Saturday, Nov. 14. If you live in Northwest Arkansas, West Siloam is the easy one.

The numbers explain why a casino ballroom wants her on a Thursday. The casino's announcement lists 23 Top 40 albums, 56 Top 40 singles, and 10 No. 1 hits on Billboard's country charts. They all go back to "Delta Dawn," the 1972 song that started it all, and she is now in the Country Music Hall of Fame.

56 Top 40 singles, and she's still on the road.

The room is closer than you might expect. The Qualla Ballroom is the casino's largest space, 7,252 square feet just off the main casino floor. It isn't an arena. Tucker usually headlines rooms of about 2,900, so a ballroom date like this one is about as up close as you'll get to a Hall of Famer without a backstage pass.

This is also a return trip. Tucker has played this casino before, and the Cherokee Nation's paper covered an earlier West Siloam visit. Venues book singers back when people show up, and NWA country fans tend to show up.

A few practical notes. This is a casino show, so check the casino's age policy before bringing anyone under 21. Doors at 7 p.m. give you an hour to find parking, get a drink and find your spot before the 8 p.m. start. Buy through the casino's own listing at $65 rather than a resale site. It's a Thursday, so plan for the drive home after the show.

Tucker's first hit came out more than half a century ago, and she's still playing ballrooms like this. Next Thursday, she's playing ours.

Sources: Cherokee Casino — Tanya Tucker press release (cherokeecasino.com); Cherokee Casino & Hotel West Siloam Springs hosts country music legend Tanya Tucker Nov. 12 (Anadisgoi) (anadisgoi.com); Cherokee Casino West Siloam Springs — Entertainment (cherokeecasino.com); Cherokee Casino West Siloam Springs — Meetings and Events (Qualla Ballroom) (cherokeecasino.com); Hall of Famer Tanya Tucker brings the light of 'Delta Dawn' to Hard Rock Nov. 11 (hardrockcasinotulsa.com); Tanya Tucker hits West Siloam on Feb. 6 (Cherokee Phoenix) (cherokeephoenix.org); JamBase — Tanya Tucker at Stage 271, Choctaw Casino Resort (jambase.com); JamBase show listing (jambase.com); Tanya Tucker - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)