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OH 1161

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeFERGUSON, Joe Frank (b. 1914)
ProfessionsMusician, vocalist

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1161
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionMusician, vocalist. His experiences as a musician/vocalist with Bob Wills’s”Texas Playboys” and the “Light Crust Doughboys” western swing bands, 1936-42; comments about Bob Wills and band members Marvin Montgomery, Kenneth Pitts, AL Stricklin, “Smoky” Dacus, “Knocky” Parker, Leon McAuliffe, Eldon Shamblin; forming his own groups and playing the Fort Worth, Texas, nightclub circuit, 1950-70; comments about western swing, big band, and pop music.
Interviewer(s)John Daniels, Will Schotte
Physical Description93 pp.
Terms of UseOpen