George Corley and His Royal Aces
George Corley and His Royal Aces sometimes appeared as ‘George Corley and His Orchestra’, ‘George Corley and His Swing Band’, ‘George Corley and His Avalon Swing Band’, or ‘George Corley and His Nine Piece Negro Band’.
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Introduction: Athens on the Coloradoin “Athens on the Colorado: The Dominance of the Universities, 1929-1946”Although a largely untold story, Depression-era Austin was home to a significant number of local territory orchestras and dances with major Swing and Sweet bands.Read more…
East Austin Centers of Swing: The Royal Auditorium and the Cotton Club, 817 E. 11thin “Athens on the Colorado: The Dominance of the Universities, 1929-1946”The Royal Auditorium and Cotton Club were the centers of dance and Swing culture in East Austin during the 1930s.Read more…
Gene Ramey: A Snapshot of Music in East Austin between 1910 and the early 1930sin “Athens on the Colorado: The Dominance of the Universities, 1929-1946”An oral history with the Austin-born bassist Gene Ramey from the 1970s tells us significant things about music in East Austin in the first third of the twentieth century.Read more…
Territory Music: Local Bandsin “Athens on the Colorado: The Dominance of the Universities, 1929-1946”The major popular music ensembles for public dances in Austin were territory bands, regional bands that created a unique Southwest lineage of jazz and dance music.Read more…
The “Germans” and the All University Dances, 1901-1946in “Athens on the Colorado: The Dominance of the Universities, 1929-1946”One of the largest congregations of young Texans in the state, UT provided the biggest source of live modern dance music and Swing in Austin.Read more …