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Musical work
pianist; bandleader. Instruments recorded in the collection: piano. Genres: jazz.
Evidence and identity
Archival photographs and the OHS band table support the person and Oklahoma connection; full dates and Rhythmaires chronology remain unresolved
Oklahoma jazz artist table
OHS lists Leslie Sheffield and the Rhythmaires among Oklahoma City jazz bands active in the 1920s-1930s.
Leslie Sheffield photograph circa 1950
OHS item identifies Leslie Sheffield seated at the piano.
Leslie Sheffield photograph circa 1970
OHS item identifies a later photograph of Sheffield at the piano.
Manual Training High School class of 1930
OHS item identifies Sheffield among students in a 1930 Muskogee school photograph.