Oklahoma Musicians

Woods County

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

The musical history of Woods County.

Woods County's currently accessible band history is centered on Alva and its school system. A 1951 Alva High School yearbook is available for direct review, and Alva Review-Courier coverage identifies the “Band of Gold” as a continuing local band tradition. The county's smaller communities, including Waynoka, Freedom, Dacoma, and Capron, are not yet represented by a verified pre-2000 band chronology in the current online record.

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Read the full account, chronology, named ensembles and people, source links, and research notes. These library reports reflect their original research passes; related records below may add later evidence.

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14 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.

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "SCOTT CUMMINS -PILGRIM BARD , ALVA-OKLA."
[Photograph 2012.201.B0250.0203]Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "SCOTT CUMMINS -PILGRIM BARD , ALVA-OKLA."Oklahoma Historical Society / The Gateway to Oklahoma History · Original source
Contemporary Oklahoma newspaper evidence identifies the named ensemble in actual performance, organization, personnel, finance, or travel activity; see TRIAGE-023.
Alva Cornet BandContemporary Oklahoma newspaper evidence identifies the named ensemble in actual performance, organization, personnel, finance, or travel activity; see TRIAGE-023.Community and Municipal Bands · Original source
Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "From left, J.M. Brakebill, Alva, concertmaster of the Northwestern Symphony; violin teacher Robert Rudie; and Dr. K.A. Fite, Northwestern State College music dept. head."
[Photograph 2012.201.B1112.0180]Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "From left, J.M. Brakebill, Alva, concertmaster of the Northwestern Symphony; violin teacher Robert Rudie; and Dr. K.A. Fite, Northwestern State College music dept. head."Oklahoma Historical Society / The Gateway to Oklahoma History · Original source
Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "From left, J.M. Brakebill, concertmaster of the Northwestern Symphony; violin teacher Robert Rudie; and Dr. K.A. Fite, Northwestern State College music dept. head."
[Photograph 2012.201.B1112.0172]Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "From left, J.M. Brakebill, concertmaster of the Northwestern Symphony; violin teacher Robert Rudie; and Dr. K.A. Fite, Northwestern State College music dept. head."Oklahoma Historical Society / The Gateway to Oklahoma History · Original source
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Twirlers with the ranger band at Norwester State college, Alva, spent an afternoon working out under the guidance of Joyce Rice, foreground, Janie Wilson, and Linda Nichols."
[Photograph 2012.201.B1126.0473]Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Twirlers with the ranger band at Norwester State college, Alva, spent an afternoon working out under the guidance of Joyce Rice, foreground, Janie Wilson, and Linda Nichols."Oklahoma Historical Society / The Gateway to Oklahoma History · Original source
Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Together for third year as twirlers of the Ranger Band at Northwestern State College at Alva are Judy Potter, left, of Laverne, Karen Wilson, of Fairview, and Ferral Lochner, of Enid."
[Photograph 2012.201.b1301.0987]Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Together for third year as twirlers of the Ranger Band at Northwestern State College at Alva are Judy Potter, left, of Laverne, Karen Wilson, of Fairview, and Ferral Lochner, of Enid."Oklahoma Historical Society / The Gateway to Oklahoma History · Original source