Paramount Theatre
713 Congress Ave.
Austin, TX
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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…
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…
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