Oklahoma Musicians

Murray County

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

The musical history of Murray County.

Murray County has a strong newspaper source base centered on Davis and Sulphur. The Gateway holds 940 issues and 7,904 pages of *The Davis News* from 1908-1931. (high) [Davis News collection](https://gateway.okhistory.org/explore/titles/t00252/)

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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.

Explore the county collection

8 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 of The Flying "L" Ranch Boys band, Hereford Heaven, Davis, OK. Photo taken by Meyers Photo Shop for the Flying "L" Ranch Boys Acct.
The Flying "L" Ranch Boys Acct.Photograph of The Flying "L" Ranch Boys band, Hereford Heaven, Davis, OK. Photo taken by Meyers Photo Shop for the Flying "L" Ranch Boys Acct.Oklahoma Historical Society / The Gateway to Oklahoma History · Original source
Photograph of The Flying "L" Ranch Boys band, Davis, OK. Photo taken by Meyers Photo Shop for the Flying "L" Ranch Boys Acct.
The Flying "L" Ranch Boys Acct.Photograph of The Flying "L" Ranch Boys band, Davis, OK. Photo taken by Meyers Photo Shop for the Flying "L" Ranch Boys Acct.Oklahoma Historical Society / The Gateway to Oklahoma History · Original source
Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Cheerleaders riding on a firetruck illustrate the attitude that has gotten Davis national attention."
[Photograph 2012.201.B0154.0074]Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Cheerleaders riding on a firetruck illustrate the attitude that has gotten Davis national attention."Oklahoma Historical Society / The Gateway to Oklahoma History · Original source