Jazz history
The Oklahoma Senate's 2003 resolution describes Sheffield's Muskogee birth, Rhythmaires residency at Oklahoma City's Ritz Ballroom in the mid/late 1930s, and connections to Charlie Christian and Charles Waterford. The OHS Chronicles article lists Leslie Sheffield and the Rhythmaires among Oklahoma-based jazz bands, while OHS Gateway preserves a Sheffield photograph.
High: an Oklahoma Senate resolution identifies his Muskogee birth and the Rhythmaires' Oklahoma City Ritz Ballroom residency; the OHS Chronicles study lists the band among Oklahoma-based jazz bands.
The Hall catalog lists Leslie Sheffield Sr. as a Band Leader inducted in 2003.