Jazz, dance and popular music · added September 14, 2026
Bill Black Orchestra: Tulsa advertisement
Candidate group · medium confidenceWhat the evidence supports
An April 14, 1960 Oklahoma Eagle advertisement names Bill Black Orchestra; page OCR includes Thursday, April 21, 10 p.m.–2 a.m. and a ballroom address at 3520 E. 31st Place.
Limits and open questions
Keep in visiting/appearance research, not Oklahoma resident-band census. Venue OCR reads GIL CAPITAL BALLROOM; spelling and association of scattered OCR lines require image review. Actual performance and identity linkage to other Bill Black ensembles not established.
Confidence detail: medium. Evidence notes are not a count of distinct ensembles.