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Frank Gordon and His Tulsa Club Orchestra

A contemporary article documents an orchestra organized from unemployed Tulsa musicians that received a Tulsa Club engagement and toured regional one-night stands.

The American Saturday Night article on Frank Gordon s Tulsa Club Orchestra
The American Saturday Night article on Frank Gordon s Tulsa Club Orchestra · Original source

People and leadership

Leadership succession is not reconstructed in this band-centered row.

Community and organization

The reviewed evidence establishes commercial, touring, venue, label, or community activity but not a complete sponsorship history.

Reading the evidence

The evidence span is preserved as source-bounded; formation, dissolution, and uninterrupted continuity are not inferred beyond the cited sources.

Questions for further research

Add period newspapers, venue records, recordings, and rights documentation as available.

Dated evidence in this record
  1. 1933

    Frank Gordon organized an orchestra of unemployed Tulsa musicians in 1933, secured a Tulsa Club engagement, and toured regional one-night stands.

Sources

  1. gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2579193/m1/11/