Oklahoma Musicians

Jazz history

Howard McGhee

The Oklahoma Historical Society identifies McGhee as born in Tulsa in 1918 and a major bebop trumpeter who worked with Andy Kirk, Charlie Parker, and other leading jazz musicians. A Los Angeles Times obituary and Rutgers archival material corroborate his national jazz career and 1987 death.

Oklahoma connection

OHS directly identifies Tulsa as his birthplace; independent national sources corroborate the musician's identity.

Musical work and relationships

Trumpeter; bebop; Andy Kirk; Charlie Parker; archival recordings and papers.

Hall of Fame account

The Hall catalog lists Howard McGhee as a trumpeter inducted in 2003.

Evidence and remaining questions

OHS and some secondary sources vary on exact birth-day presentation; retain the OHS form and cite the source.

Sources

  1. www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry
  2. www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-07-20-mn-2927-story.html
  3. archives.libraries.rutgers.edu/repositories/6/archival_objects/519866
  4. www.okjazz.org/inductees/

Related source accounts

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