Musical work
pianist; vocalist; bandleader. Instruments recorded in the collection: piano; voice. Genres: jump blues; rhythm and blues.
Evidence and identity
OHS and Oklahoma Blues Hall of Fame support Guthrie, role, and career; birth year varies across references
Blues
OHS identifies Joe Liggins as born in Guthrie and documents his pianist, vocalist, bandleader, and Honeydrippers career.
Joe Liggins
Oklahoma Blues Hall of Fame supplies Guthrie birth-date, death, piano, jump-blues/R&B, and Honeydrippers details.
Oklahoma jazz artist table
OHS table provides supporting Oklahoma R&B and jazz context; exact birth-year discrepancy remains.
Blues
Supports identity, Guthrie connection, working birth/death dates
Joe Liggins obituary
Corroborates Guthrie, late July 31 death context, and age
Joe Liggins
Provides conflicting Seminole/1916 and Jul 31 variant
Joe Liggins biography
Supports broader Oklahoma identity and name-history lead
Sources
- www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry
- dcminnerblues.com/14-2/2010-inductees/
- gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2031722/m2/1/high_res_d/1994-v72-n01_a01.pdf
- www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-08-01-mn-199-story.html
- www.allmusic.com/artist/joe-liggins-mn0000138837/biography
- www.blues-sessions.com/joeliggins.php
Related source accounts
These records use the same display name in different source contexts. They remain separate accounts.