Dessau Hall
13422 Dessau Rd.
Austin, TX
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Introduction: The Wild Side of Lifein “The Wild Side of Life: The Rise of the Honky Tonks, 1940-1950”
Beyond the City Limits: The New Dance Hallsin “The Wild Side of Life: The Rise of the Honky Tonks, 1940-1950”Austin became a Honky Tonk city between 1940 and 1950.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…
Western Swing in Austin, Part II: Two Predecessors and a Context, 1930-1942in “The Wild Side of Life: The Rise of the Honky Tonks, 1940-1950”Austin had two very different variations of “Western Swing” in the 1930s.Read more…
Western Swing in Austin, Part I: 1940-1950in “The Wild Side of Life: The Rise of the Honky Tonks, 1940-1950”The 1940s were the first Golden Age for Country Music and Western Swing in Austin.Read more…
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