Oklahoma Musicians

Musician

Al Stricklin

The Texas State Historical Association documents Stricklin joining Bob Wills's Tulsa-based Texas Playboys in 1935 and playing piano; the Country Music Hall of Fame oral-history catalog independently identifies the pianist and band membership.

Musical work

pianist; band musician. Instruments recorded in the collection: piano. Genres: western swing; jazz; country.

Evidence and identity

TSHA and an official oral-history collection establish identity, instrument and direct Tulsa career connection.

Bob Wills

Bob Wills Oklahoma career; Tulsa base 1934-1942; Oklahoma City arrival; western swing and jazz/blues-inflected band history

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Stricklin, Alton Meeks

Al Stricklin identity, piano role and Tulsa Texas Playboys career

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Al Stricklin oral history

Alton 'Al' Stricklin identity, pianist role and western-swing career

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Sources

  1. countrymusichalloffame.org/hall-of-fame/bob-wills
  2. www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/stricklin-alton-meeks
  3. www.countrymusichalloffame.org/about/collections/oral-history/al-stricklin