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Oklahoma City Blue Devils members

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The list Oklahoma City Blue Devils members includes Count Basie, Lester Young, Hot Lips Page, Jo Jones and Jimmy Rushing. The list consists of 10 members.

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  • 1.

    Count Basie
    American musician
    Count Basie
    Overview: William James "Count" Basie (August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, Basie formed his own jazz orchestra, the Count Basie Orchestra ...
    Date of birth: 21 August 1904
    Date of death: 26 April 1984
    Age: 79 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Composer
    Gender: Male
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    American male organists 374T
    American male jazz musicians 3,118T
    Black Lion Records artists 64T
  • 2.

    Lester Young
    American musician
    Lester Young
    Overview: Lester Willis Young (August 27, 1909 – March 15, 1959), nicknamed "Pres" or "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and occasional clarinetist.
    Date of birth: 27 August 1909
    Date of death: 15 March 1959
    Age: 49 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Musician
    Gender: Male
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    American male jazz musicians 3,118T
    Aladdin Records artists 15T
    Jazz musicians from Missouri 117T
  • 3.

    Hot Lips Page
    American jazz musician
    Hot Lips Page
    Overview: Oran Thaddeus "Hot Lips" Page (January 27, 1908 – November 5, 1954) was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader. He was known as a scorching soloist and powerful vocalist.
    Date of birth: 27 January 1908
    Date of death: 4 November 1954
    Age: 46 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Jazz Musician
    Gender: Male
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    American male jazz musicians 3,118T
    Black & Blue Records artists 136T
    American male trumpeters 659T
  • 4.

    Eddie Durham
    American musician
    Eddie Durham
    Overview: Eddie Durham (August 19, 1906 – March 6, 1987) was an American jazz guitarist who was one of the pioneers of the electric guitar in jazz. He was a guitarist, trombonist, composer, and arranger for the ...
    Date of birth: 19 August 1906
    Date of death: 6 March 1987
    Age: 80 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Jazz Musician
    Gender: Male
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    American male jazz musicians 3,118T
    International Sweethearts of Rhythm members 14T
    Harlem Blues and Jazz Band members 22T
  • 5.

    Jo Jones
    American drummer
    Jo Jones
    Overview: Jonathan David Samuel Jones (October 7, 1911 – September 3, 1985) was an American jazz drummer. A band leader and pioneer in jazz percussion, Jones anchored the Count Basie Orchestra rhythm section ...
    Date of birth: 7 October 1911
    Date of death: 3 September 1985
    Age: 73 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Drummer
    Gender: Male
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    American male jazz musicians 3,118T
    Black & Blue Records artists 136T
    Jeter-Pillars Orchestra members 10T
  • 6.

    Jimmy Rushing
    American blues shouter and swing jazz singer
    Jimmy Rushing
    Overview: James Andrew Rushing (August 26, 1901 – June 8, 1972) was an American singer and pianist from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,U.S., best known as the featured vocalist of Count Basie's Orchestra from 1935 to 1948 ...
    Date of birth: 26 August 1901
    Date of death: 8 June 1972
    Age: 70 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Jazz Musician
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    Singers from Oklahoma 220T
    Jazz musicians from Oklahoma 49T
    Musicians from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 64T
  • 7.

    Walter Page
    American musician
    Walter Page
    Overview: Walter Sylvester Page (February 9, 1900 – December 20, 1957) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist and bandleader, best known for his groundbreaking work as a double bass player with Walter Page's ...
    Date of birth: 9 February 1900
    Date of death: 20 December 1957
    Age: 57 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Bassist
    Gender: Male
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    American male jazz musicians 3,118T
    Male double-bassists 693T
    Jazz musicians from Missouri 117T
  • 8.

    Claude Williams (musician)
    American musician
    Claude Williams (musician)
    Overview: Claude "Fiddler" Williams (February 22, 1908 – April 26, 2004) was an American jazz violinist and guitarist who recorded and performed into his 90s. He was the first guitarist to record with Count Basie ...
    Date of birth: 22 February 1908
    Date of death: 26 April 2004
    Age: 96 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Jazz Musician
    Gender: Male
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    Buster Smith
    Jazz alto saxophonist
    Overview: Henry Franklin "Buster" Smith (August 24, 1904 – August 10, 1991), also known as Professor Smith, was an American jazz alto saxophonist and mentor to Charlie Parker. Smith was instrumental in instituting ...
    Date of birth: 24 August 1904
    Date of death: 10 August 1991
    Age: 86 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Jazz Musician
    Gender: Male
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    American male jazz musicians 3,118T
    20th-century American male musicians 6,873T
    Jazz musicians from Texas 166T
  • 10.

    Abe Bolar
    American jazz musician
    Overview: Abe Bolar (March 26, 1909 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - February 29, 2000 in Portland, Oregon) was an American double bass player. From 1932-1936 he was a member of the Oklahoma City Blue Devils. He then ...
    Date of birth: 26 March 1909
    Date of death: 29 February 2000
    Age: 90 (age at death)
    Nationality: American
    Occupation: Bassist
    Gender: Male
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