Oklahoma Musicians

Jazz history

Roy Milton

Oklahoma Historical Society sources identify Milton as born in Wynnewood in 1907 and moved to Tulsa before joining Ernie Fields's band as a vocalist and drummer. OHS documents his later Los Angeles Solid Senders and early R&B recording career.

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Oklahoma connection

OHS directly documents Wynnewood birth, Tulsa residence/work, and his early membership in Ernie Fields's band.

Musical work and relationships

Vocalist; drummer; bandleader; Ernie Fields band; Solid Senders; R.M. Blues context.

Hall of Fame account

The Hall catalog lists Roy Milton as a vocalist and drummer inducted in 1991.

Evidence and remaining questions

The accessible OHS source supports the year and chronology but not a full exact death date.

Sources

  1. www.okhistory.org/learn/african-americans12
  2. www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry
  3. gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2031722/m2/1/high_res_d/1994-v72-n01_a01.pdf
  4. www.okjazz.org/inductees/

Related source accounts

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