Musical work
fiddler; dance-band leader; composer; music publisher. Instruments recorded in the collection: fiddle. Genres: blues; early popular music.
Evidence and identity
OHS and university sheet-music records support the Oklahoma City publication and music role; exact lifespan and the first-blues priority claim require cautious treatment
Blues encyclopedia entry
OHS identifies Hart Wand as an Oklahoma City musician and bandleader and reports the March 1912 Oklahoma City publication of Dallas Blues.
Dallas blues sheet music record
Record identifies Hart A. Wand, 1912 publication, Oklahoma City publisher, and the surviving score.
Dallas Blues sheet-music cover
Item identifies Hart A. Wand, M. Annabel Robbins, and the Oklahoma City 1912 publication.
Oklahoma Music Trail blues page
TravelOK identifies Hart Wand as an Oklahoma City native associated with an early published blues tune.