Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2025.092.001 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
circa 1940 |
Description |
Reproduction, black & white photograph measuring 9" x 6" and depicting Western Swing musicians Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys on stage at the Cains Academy of Dancing (now known as the Cains Ballroom) in Tulsa, OK. The image shows the group preparing for the noon show on KVOO radio. Left to right: Junior Barnard, Johnnie Lee Wills, Bob Wills, Cotton Thompson, Luke Wills, Jesse Arhlo, Jr., Harley Huggins, and Millard Kelso. |
Search Terms |
bands Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys Cain's Ballroom Cain's Dancing Academy KVOO music & musicians musical instruments Western Swing |
People |
Arhlo, Jr., Jesse Barnard, Lester Robert "Junior" Huggins, Harley Kelso, Millard Thompson, Cotton Wills, Bob Wills, Johnnie Lee Wills, Luke |
Place |
Tulsa, OK |