Milton, Roy

Milton, Roy 31 July 1907; Wynnewood, OK – 18 September 1983; Los Angeles, CA Drummer>/>vocalist. He led a band in Tulsa, Oklahoma, about 1929 before joining Ernie Fields in 1931, initially as a singer. He moved to the West Coast in 1933, and formed his own band in Los Angeles in 1938. By 1941, long-stay members Camille Howard and Hosea Sapp had joined and during the war he had his own club, Roy’s Night Spot. By 1946, the name Solid Senders had been adopted. Recording began in 1945 for Hamp-Tone…