Oklahoma Musicians

Musician

Bob Wills

The Country Music Hall of Fame documents Wills's Oklahoma City arrival and the Texas Playboys' Tulsa/KVOO base from 1934-1942; TravelOK corroborates the Tulsa/Cain's Ballroom career context.

Musical work

fiddler; bandleader; songwriter. Instruments recorded in the collection: fiddle. Genres: western swing; jazz; blues; country.

Evidence and identity

Official hall-of-fame and state heritage sources establish a direct Oklahoma career connection and the central instrumental role.

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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Bob Wills

Bob Wills Oklahoma career and Tulsa performance context

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Sources

  1. countrymusichalloffame.org/hall-of-fame/bob-wills
  2. www.travelok.com/music-trail/individual/bob-wills

Related source accounts

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