Oklahoma Musicians

Wagoner County

Musical history, people, ensembles, photographs, and source material from the Oklahoma Musicians Library.

The musical history of Wagoner County.

Wagoner County has a clearly documented late twentieth-century school-band tradition, especially in Coweta and Wagoner. The Coweta Tiger Pride Band's official history describes a long-running program serving a growing city and identifies its ensemble structure and later competitive reputation. A surviving 1995 video title identifies a Wagoner High School Band performance associated with the Oklahoma Bandmasters Association. Gateway also preserves Wagoner County newspapers from the territorial and early statehood period and Coweta newspapers from 1905-1918, creating a strong path for recovering earlier bands, directors, parades, and community ensembles.

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6 linked records. Connections follow county names and communities documented in the sources; they do not establish a birthplace, exact historical boundary, or continuous residence.

Photographs and visual sources.

The reviewed Oklahoma band history identifies Wagoner Band in Wagoner and gives the evidence date as 1920s. The source identifies Professor Murat as director.
Wagoner BandThe reviewed Oklahoma band history identifies Wagoner Band in Wagoner and gives the evidence date as 1920s. The source identifies Professor Murat as director.Community and Municipal Bands · Original source