![]() The new Threadgills transformed into a restaurant rather than simply a bar opened next door to the old Armadillo Headquarters on New Year’s Eve 1981 the Armadillo had been closed the previous year.Īnother great Austin Texas tradition is Stubb’s Bar B Q. Eddie Wilson owner of Armadillo World Headquarters purchased Threadgills in the late 1970s. Janis Joplin began her career at Threadgills. Owner Kenneth Threadgill loved country music and his gas station/bar became a favorite hangout for local bands. The original Threadgills began life as a filling station back in 1933. It offers delicious food and great live music at two Austin locations. Threadgills is one of numerous music venues. There is even live music at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Its official motto is “The Live Music Capital of the World.” Hundreds of live music venues dot the city and are particularly congregated on 6 th Street. Today Austin continues to be a vibrant center for live music. A memorial statue in Vaughan’s honor stands at the head of Town Lake (Lady Bird Lake).Īustin resident Milton Verret purchased and donated the eight Gibson Guitar sculptures seen atop of the luggage carousels at the Austin-Bergstrom Airport. Vaughan died tragically in a helicopter crash in 1983. Texas Flood was followed by the even more successful Couldn’t Stand the Weather. Vaughan’s group Double Threat released its debut album Texas Flood in 1983 and the recording was an immediate success. Country star Willie Nelson was the debut performer on the show’s pilot which was filmed in 1974.īlues and rock guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan made Austin his home during his rise to fame in the 1970s and 1980s. ACL was filmed at the KLRU studio 6A for thirty-six years and is now filmed at the state-of-the-art Moody Theater. The television show Austin City Limits which showcases a variety of music styles began as a series in 1976 and continues strong today. In the 1960s and 1970s rock and roll became popular on the Austin music scene while country Tejano and folk also grew in popularity. The Nash Hernandez Orchestra led by Ruben Hernandez Nash’s son continues this tradition today and the band now has non-Hispanic members as well. Trumpeter Nash Hernandez founded an all Hispanic band in 1949 playing big band country and Tejano music and opening the door for many Hispanic musicians. During the 1930s and 1940s country and classic big band music took the stage. Blues pianist Roosevelt Thomas “the Grey Ghost” Williams was a big part of the Austin blues sound. In the 1920s Austin became the home to several jazz venues. By the 1880s German music halls were lining Pecan Street (present day 6 th Street). Bars featuring music attracted Custer and his soldiers when they were stationed in the Texas capitol after the Civil War. Music in Austin ranges from folk to country to ethnic to rap and reggae you name it Austin has it.Īustin’s early German Swede and Mexican settlers brought their musical heritage with them. Austin Texas has long been known for its vibrant live music.
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