Oklahoma Musicians

Choctaw County

Musical history, people, ensembles, photographs, and source material from the Oklahoma Musicians Library.

The musical history of Choctaw County.

The strongest located record is a 1938 *Chronicles of Oklahoma* account stating that music was furnished by the Hugo band at the dedication of the Robert M. Jones cemetery near Hugo, Oklahoma (high). The account places the band in a formal public, civic, and historical ceremony but does not name its director, members, instruments, or sponsoring organization.

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Read the full account, chronology, named ensembles and people, source links, and research notes. These library reports reflect their original research passes; related records below may add later evidence.

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114 linked records. Connections follow county names and communities documented in the sources; they do not establish a birthplace, exact historical boundary, or continuous residence.

Photographs and visual sources.

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "This is the Methodist-Baptist piano, home once more in the Methodist mission at 1509 S Robinson, after being in the possession of Capitol Hill Baptists for five days."
[Photograph 2012.201.B0320.0142]Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "This is the Methodist-Baptist piano, home once more in the Methodist mission at 1509 S Robinson, after being in the possession of Capitol Hill Baptists for five days."Oklahoma Historical Society / The Gateway to Oklahoma History · Original source
The Fort Towson Enterprise describes the Silver Cornet Band leading a Saturday-night parade in new uniforms and playing Sousa and ragtime music.
Fort Towson Silver Cornet BandThe Fort Towson Enterprise describes the Silver Cornet Band leading a Saturday-night parade in new uniforms and playing Sousa and ragtime music.Community and Municipal Bands · Original source