Jazz, dance and popular music · added September 14, 2026
Merl Lindsay and His Oklahoma Night Riders
Candidate group · high confidenceWhat the evidence supports
OHS documents a 1941 move to California and adoption of the Night Riders name, a 1947 Oklahoma City return, and a 1957 Ozark Jubilee engagement and name change.
Limits and open questions
Track Barnyard Boys/Night Riders/Ozark Jubilee relationships by period; do not treat 1947 as founding.
Confidence detail: high. Evidence notes are not a count of distinct ensembles.