Oklahoma Musicians

Jazz history

Wayne Bennett

Oklahoma Historical Society blues material and AllMusic place Wayne Bennett in the Oklahoma/Tulsa blues tradition and identify him as a guitarist and vocalist. The available secondary references disagree on the birth year and do not provide a stable full biographical record.

Oklahoma connection

OHS's Oklahoma blues overview includes Bennett among the state's blues musicians; the local connection is stronger than the unresolved exact birth data.

Musical work and relationships

Blues guitarist and vocalist.

Hall of Fame account

The Hall catalog lists Wayne Bennett as a blues vocalist inducted in 2001.

Evidence and remaining questions

Resolve the 1931 versus 1933 birth-year conflict and identify a primary obituary or institutional biography before publishing exact dates.

Sources

  1. www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry
  2. www.allmusic.com/artist/wayne-bennett-mn0000818215
  3. www.okhistory.org/publications/ml/april2015.pdf
  4. www.okjazz.org/inductees/

Related source accounts

These records use the same display name in different source contexts. They remain separate accounts.