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Twentieth-Century Honky-Tonk

The Amazing Unauthorized Story of the Cain's Ballroom's First 75 Years

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Twentieth-Century Honky-Tonk

By: John Wooley, Brett Bingham
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 It was supposed to be a car dealership. Instead, it became one of the most famous American music venues of all time...

Only one place in the whole world can claim to be both the Carnegie Hall of western swing and the penultimate stop on the Sex Pistols’ infamous American tour. Now, for the first time ever, all the secrets of the hottest honky-tonk of the 20th Century—Cain’s Ballroom—are revealed, in the words of the people who made it happen.

Spanning the famed venue’s first 75 years, from 1924 through 1999, Twentieth-Century Honky-Tonk tells it all, from Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys—who became a national sensation with their clear-channel ballroom broadcasts—to U2, the Police, and Van Halen—as Cain's became an essential stop for breakout acts and cosmic cowboys. The book also covers cutting-edge alt-rock acts, metal bands, and off-the-wall attractions like ladies’ mud wrestling (which worked) and Pig Time Racing (which didn’t).

BuyTwentieth-Century Honky-Tonk for the fascinating (and unauthorized) story of this fabled hardwood hangout’s first seven-and-a-half decades. It’s a honky-tonk fever dream! History & Criticism Music Wrestling
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The story itself is great. Lots of good information and I liked it. Unfortunately, the narration by Virtual Voice is awful. Most of the Oklahoma cities (including Tulsa) are mispronounced, decades like 1970's are pronounced "Nineteen Seventy Ess," KVOO radio is pronounced Kuhvoo, etc. It's a shame. Until there's a version released with a real narrator, I would avoid this one. Buy the book rather than the audiobook.

Great story, bad audio book

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John and Brett knocked it out of the park with this one. Beautifully written and a delight to read and listen to. Long live Cain’s Ballroom!

Excellent book about Tulsa’s Timeless Honky Tonk

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