Oklahoma Musicians

Musician

Buster Smith

The Texas State Historical Association states that Hot Lips Page asked Smith to play alto saxophone in the Blue Devils in 1925; OHS also lists Smith among the Oklahoma City Blue Devils reeds.

Musical work

alto saxophonist; clarinetist; arranger; educator. Instruments recorded in the collection: alto saxophone; clarinet. Genres: jazz; blues; swing.

Evidence and identity

high: TSHA supplies the biographical dates and Blue Devils connection; OHS independently places him in the Oklahoma City band.

Blue Devils

Walter Page, Oran Page, Buster Smith, Eddie Durham, and the Oklahoma City Blue Devils; 1925-1933 Oklahoma City period.

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Smith, Henry Buster

Buster Smith dates, alto saxophone, 1925 Blue Devils connection, and career context.

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Sources

  1. www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry
  2. www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/smith-henry-buster