Musician

Roy Milton

Born in Wynnewood and moved to Tulsa, where OHS documents his work with Ernie Fields before his national jump-blues and early R&B career

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Musical work

vocalist; drummer; bandleader; songwriter. Instruments recorded in the collection: voice; drums. Genres: jump blues; rhythm and blues.

Evidence and identity

OHS sources support Wynnewood birth, Tulsa association, Ernie Fields connection, and R&B significance

Authors and Musicians

OHS identifies Roy Milton's Wynnewood birth, Tulsa connection, Ernie Fields association, vocals, drums, and later R&B career.

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Blues

OHS gives Roy Milton's dates and jump-blues significance.

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Oklahoma jazz artist table

OHS table supplies additional Tulsa and jazz-history context for Milton.

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Sources

  1. www.okhistory.org/learn/african-americans12
  2. www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry
  3. gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2031722/m2/1/high_res_d/1994-v72-n01_a01.pdf

Related source accounts

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