Love, Clarence, 1908-1998

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1908-01-25 - 1998-01-18

Biography

Clarence Love was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma on January 25, 1908. He formed his first six-piece band that played at school dances in 1922. In 1926, he joined the Muscicians' Protective Union in Kansas City and formed a band influenced by Canadian-American bandleader and violinist Guy Lombardo. During World War II, Love led the Darlings of Rhythm, an all-girl band. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, Love opened his own club, The Love Lounge, in 1948, which he owned and operated until 1957. Love died on January 18, 1998 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Green Autograph Book, 1938-03-18 - 1939-08-02

Item

Identifier: 2015.065.1.1

Scope and Contents

Green autograph book containing autographs from Jazz musicians playing in Tulsa and Oklahoma City, including Clarence Love, K. C. Rockets, and Floyd Ray and his Orchestra.

Book also contains signatures from fellow classmates and includes a list of contacts and addresses.

Dates: 1938-03-18 - 1939-08-02

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Dorothy Ogles Lockhart Autograph Books, 1938-1960