Images from 1949

Austin Statesman (May 12, 1949).
Appears in…
- “Western Swing in Austin, Part I: 1940-1950” from The Wild Side of Life: The Rise of the Honky Tonks, 1940-1950
1949 gig at the Cinderella Club following C&W acts Dolores and the Bluebonnet Boys and Roy Rogers. Daily Texan April 1, 1949, 10.
Appears in…
- “ The Forgotten Swing and Rhythm & Blues of Johnny Simmons” from The Wild Side of Life: The Rise of the Honky Tonks, 1940-1950
Artists
- Johnnie Simmons and His Orchestra
- Roy Rogers
Venues
- Cinderella Club
Joe Houston with Simmons’s band in Corpus Christi, 1949. PICA 30020, Austin History Center.
Appears in…
- “ The Forgotten Swing and Rhythm & Blues of Johnny Simmons” from The Wild Side of Life: The Rise of the Honky Tonks, 1940-1950
Artists
- Johnnie Simmons and His Orchestra