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Walter Page's Blue Devils band

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Walter Page's Blue Devils band posing for a photo in the recording studio of radio station KFJF in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. From left to right: Oran "Lips" Page (trumpet), Henry "Buster" Smith (alto sax), Clair Benton (banjo), Walter Page (bass), Emir "Bucket" Coleman (trombone), Jones L. Grant (trumpet), Ernie Williams (vocals and drums), Bill Owen (alto sax and clarinet), and Willie Lewis (piano and arranger). They are wearing white shirts and are standing against the back wall.
Date Published
1995
2000
Subjects
Jazz musicians
African American jazz musicians
Drummers (Musicians)
Double bassists
Keyboard players
Saxophonists
Trumpet players
Time Periods
1921-1930
Subjects, Geographic
Oklahoma City (Okla.)
Notes

No date; likely between 1995 and 2000

Color photograph of a black and white photo originally on the wall of the Mutual Musicians Foundation.

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Extent Of Original
1 photograph : color print ; 11 x 16 cm
Member of
Betty Crow Collection
Source File
umkc_lsc_crow_photo-1605.tif
Genres
Color photographs
Snapshots
Types
photographs
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
In Copyright.
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections at specialcollections@umkc.edu for more information.

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