The Dixie Ramblers
Title
The Dixie Ramblers
Description
This is a photo of the Jazz band, The Dixie Ramblers. The jazz scene in Omaha was vibrant from the 1920s through the 1960s. The Omaha Night Owls are sometimes credited as the first jazz band in the city. In 1923, musician and band-leader, Frank Shelton “Red” Perkins, took over the band and promptly renamed them the Dixie Ramblers. Red Perkins and His Dixie Ramblers enjoyed strong local and regional success for twenty years, in part due to the distinctive variety acts and floor show Perkins also incorporated into the performance.
Source
Great Plains Black History Museum, North Omaha History Harvest, 2011
Date
1940 circa
Rights
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Format
photograph
Type
Image
Coverage
Omaha (Neb.)
Collection
Citation
“The Dixie Ramblers,” History Harvest, accessed October 12, 2024, https://historyharvest.unl.edu/items/show/740.