Opie Cates

Opie Cates
Opie Cates
Birth name	Opal Taft Cates
Born	October 10, 1909; Arkansas
Origin	Kansas and Missouri
Died	November 6, 1987 (aged 78); Oklahoma
Genres	Swing
Occupation	Band leader
Instrument	Clarinet
Years active	1930s–1940s

Opie Cates (10 October 1909 – 6 November 1987)^[1]^[2] was an American clarinet player and band leader in the 1930s and 1940s, during the swing era, who became a radio actor.

^ "Opie T. Cates", Social Security Death Index.
^ U.S. Census, April 15, 1910, State of Arkansas, County of Van Buren, enumeration district 123, p. 7A, family 82.

[1] "Opie T. Cates", Social Security Death Index.

[2] U.S. Census, April 15, 1910, State of Arkansas, County of Van Buren, enumeration district 123, p. 7A, family 82.

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