Eldorado Ballroom launched many Black artists, including Arnett Cobb, who played here alongside Milton Larkin and Illinois Jacquet.
The Texas Jazz Archive doesn’t just store history—it activates it by preserving and celebrating the voices and sounds of Texas jazz.
Houston-born Arnett Cobb was a powerhouse American jazz tenor saxophonist known as the “Wild Man of the Tenor Sax.”
McGonigel’s Mucky Duck from the jump aimed to mix Irish pub grub with first-class live music—folk, country, and Americana.
A grocery-store-meets-dance-hall, Floore Country Store was a launchpad for Willie Nelson and other Texas music heroes.
The Cabaret Dance Hall was a beloved rustic dance hall and honky-tonk in the heart of Bandera - the “The Cowboy Capital of the World.”