Jazz, dance and popular music · added September 14, 2026
National groups and Bob Wills archive details
Possible lead · low confidencePossible lead
Preserve Earlier research Basie/Byas, Andy Kirk, Jay McShann, Roy Milton/Solid Senders and Joe Liggins/Honeydrippers details as Oklahoma musician connections, plus Bob Wills finding-aid item dates and Fields Jr. succession claims as extraction leads.
Limits and open questions
These selected details were not independently re-audited in this pass. Birthplace or band membership does not establish Oklahoma headquarters or an Oklahoma engagement. Do not date George Lee or Bennie Moten’s earlier organizations into 1941–1960 by association; do not treat dated archival holdings as Tulsa residence. Existing verified statements retain prior confidence.
Confidence detail: low pending item-level verification. Evidence notes are not a count of distinct ensembles.