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Several prominent jazz musicians were members, including Lester Young and William "Count" Basie . The Blue Devils disbanded in 1933 becoming the nucleus of Count Basie's Orchestra.


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Sources

  • Daniels, Douglas Henry. ''One O'clock Jump: The Unforgettable History of the Oklahoma City Blue Devils''. Boston: Beacon Press, 2006. ISBN 0807071366

  • Pearson, Nathan W. ''Goin' to Kansas City''. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1987. ISBN 0252013360

  • Russell, Ross. ''Jazz style in Kansas City and the Southwest''. Berkley: University of California Press, 1971. ISBN 0520018532