The Windmill
“3 miles out on San Antonio Highway”
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…
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…
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…
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