Musician

Hal Singer

Oklahoma Historical Society lists him as Tulsa-born; later reporting identifies him as a jazz and rhythm-and-blues bandleader and tenor saxophonist

Musical work

jazz and rhythm-and-blues saxophonist; bandleader. Instruments recorded in the collection: tenor saxophone. Genres: jazz; rhythm and blues.

Evidence and identity

Tulsa origin and career are supported by OHS and independent reporting; preserve the Cornbread alias for disambiguation

Oklahoma jazz artist table

OHS table lists Hal Singer as Tulsa-born in 1919 and identifies tenor saxophone specialty.

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Hal Singer profile

Washington Post identifies Singer as a Tulsa-born jazz and rhythm-and-blues bandleader and tenor saxophonist.

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Hal Singer Oklahoma media lead

Oklahoma Eagle scan provides a contemporary Oklahoma-area music and recording reference.

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Sources

  1. gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2031722/m2/1/high_res_d/1994-v72-n01_a01.pdf
  2. www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/06/19/tulsa-race-massacre-survivor-hal-singer/
  3. gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1804563/m1/7/