Royal Auditorium
Royal Auditorium appears in 3 performances from 1932 and 1933.
817 E. 11th St.
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…
National Bandsin “Athens on the Colorado: The Dominance of the Universities, 1929-1946”Austin hosted a surprising number of famous visiting big bands, orchestras, and jazz musicians during the Depression and World War II era.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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