D.C. Minner was an American

United States

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 blues

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 musician

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, teacher, and philosopher who was known for sharing music with children and adults alike throughout Oklahoma

Oklahoma

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 and beyond.

Born in Rentiesville, Oklahoma

Rentiesville, Oklahoma

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, he performed with O. V. Wright, Freddie King

Freddie King

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, Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

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, Eddie Floyd

Eddie Floyd

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 and Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley

Ellas Otha Bates , known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter , and inventor...

, and was inducted into the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame in 1999. He owned the 'Down Home Blues Club' in Rentiesville, where he and his wife Selby Minner held a long-running annual blues festival, the 'Dusk 'til Dawn Blues Festival'. The couple had won an international KBA from the Handy People (Blues Foundation in Memphis) for their BITS (Blues in the Schools) work with kids.

History

Date	Events
1950-60s	Played with Larry Johnson Larry Johnson Larry Johnson is the name of:* Larry Johnson , American football running back* Larry Johnson , baseball player* Larry Johnson , American basketball player... and the NEW BREED and other musical artists.
1970	switched from bass to guitar and moved north to Berkeley.
1976	formed BLUES ON THE MOVE.
1979	D.C. and Selby married
1990	BLUES ON THE MOVE was added to the OK Arts Council Rosters
1991	Founded Dusk 'til Dawn Blues Festival.
????	The pair had won an international KBA from the Handy People (Blues Foundation in Memphis) for their BITS (Blues in the Schools) work with kids.
1999	Inducted into the OK Jazz Hall of Fame.
1999	street next to the Blues Club named after him.
2003	inducted into the OK Music Hall of Fame and (by popular vote) the Payne County Hall of Fame.