Dorie Miller Auditorium

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• 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…

• The Forgotten Swing and Rhythm & Blues of Johnny Simmonsin “The Wild Side of Life: The Rise of the Honky Tonks, 1940-1950”

  Although scarcely remembered now, Johnny Simmons was one of Austin’s most prominent bandleaders and pianists between the late 1930s and mid-1950s.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…

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