Oklahoma Musicians

Archive document

Otto Gray and his Oklahoma Cowboys: The Country's First Commercial Western Band

Article traces the success of Otto Gray and his Oklahoma Cowboys on radio and stage in the 1920s and 30s. The band was a pioneer of the cowboy image in commercial western music.

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Source context

Chronicles of Oklahoma, 75(4), Oklahoma Historical Society, 1997, pp. 356-383

Subjects recorded by the archive

Oklahoma -- History; western bands; commercial music; Cowboys -- West (U.S.) -- Songs and music; Music and history; Wild west shows; musicians; radio; Periodicals; histories

Sources

  1. gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2031826/