Oklahoma Musicians

Jazz history

Lee Wiley

OHS documents Wiley's Fort Gibson birth, Tulsa radio start, 1930 New York move, CBS work, marriage to Jess Stacy, collaborations with Eddie Condon and Paul Whiteman, pioneering songbook albums, and 1975 death. The American Scholar essay independently confirms her Oklahoma origin and career importance.

Oklahoma connection

High: the Oklahoma Historical Society identifies Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, as Wiley's birthplace and her Tulsa-area radio beginnings.

Hall of Fame account

The Hall catalog lists Lee Wiley as a Vocalist inducted in 2000.

Sources

  1. www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry
  2. theamericanscholar.org/why-lee-wiley/
  3. www.okjazz.org/inductees/

Related source accounts

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