Oklahoma Musicians

A wider view of musical life.

Follow a musician, a community, an instrument, or a piece of evidence. The oral-history project connects them.

Eisenhower Junior High Band in the 1970 State Fair opening parade.
Music on Main StreetEisenhower Junior High Band in the 1970 State Fair opening parade.Oklahoma Historical Society / The Gateway to Oklahoma History · Original source

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Eisenhower Junior High Band in the 1970 State Fair opening parade.
Music on Main StreetEisenhower Junior High Band in the 1970 State Fair opening parade.Oklahoma Historical Society / The Gateway to Oklahoma History · Original source
Nancy Smith, Bertha Gascar and Sherry Chambers with guitars at the Guthrie center, 1968.
New instruments, new possibilitiesNancy Smith, Bertha Gascar and Sherry Chambers with guitars at the Guthrie center, 1968.Oklahoma Historical Society / The Gateway to Oklahoma History · Original source
Exchange Avenue Baptist Church youth choir prepares for a tour, 1969.
Rehearsing togetherExchange Avenue Baptist Church youth choir prepares for a tour, 1969.Oklahoma Historical Society / The Gateway to Oklahoma History · Original source

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Musicians & ensembles

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