Oklahoma Musicians

Jazz history

Joe Liggins

Oklahoma Historical Society blues history identifies Liggins as born in Guthrie and associated with the Honeydrippers and jump-blues recordings. AllMusic and a Los Angeles Times obituary document his pianist, vocalist, bandleader, and songwriter career, while noting conflicting birth-year/tribal details in secondary sources.

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Oklahoma connection

OHS identifies Guthrie as the birthplace and includes Liggins in Oklahoma blues history.

Musical work and relationships

Pianist; vocalist; bandleader; Honeydrippers; brother of Jimmy Liggins.

Hall of Fame account

The Hall catalog lists Joe Liggins as an R&B pianist inducted in 1992.

Evidence and remaining questions

Resolve the birth-year/day and tribal-identity variants before publishing exact personal data.

Sources

  1. www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry
  2. www.allmusic.com/artist/joe-liggins-mn0000138837/biography
  3. www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-08-01-mn-199-story.html
  4. www.blues-sessions.com/joeliggins.php
  5. www.okjazz.org/joe-liggins/

Related source accounts

These records use the same display name in different source contexts. They remain separate accounts.