Oklahoma Musicians

Newspaper history

El Reno Band — The El Reno Democrat.

An October 8, 1896 notice credits W. I. Goff with taking charge of the El Reno band during a difficult period and rebuilding it.

The El Reno Democrat., 1896-10-08, page 8
The El Reno Democrat., 1896-10-08, page 8 · Original source

Source identification

The El Reno Democrat., 1896-10-08, page 8. Source name as printed: El Reno band

Reading the evidence

Best-band comparisons and the Marine-band remark are newspaper praise; they are not objective assessments. The notice does not supply formal job title or succession.

Sources

  1. gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc160117/m1/8/