San Antonio, Texas
Jazz trumpeter, band leader and nightclub owner Don Albert recalls his experiences playing in the 1920s and 1930s from New Orleans to San Antonio to Kansas City and Chicago. And he shares memories of some of jazz’s greatest...
King Arthur's Court (San Antonio, Tex.); Guitarists - San Antonio (Tex.); Blues musicians - San Antonio (Tex.); Nightclubs - San Antonio (Tex.); African Americans.
Photograph shows Curley Mays playing electric guitar at the nightclub at 1903 Jackson-Keller Road.
Santa's Place (San Antonio, Tex.); Guitarists - San Antonio (Tex.); Blues musicians - San Antonio (Tex.); Nightclubs - San Antonio (Tex.); African Americans.; East Side (San Antonio, Tex.)
Photograph shows Curley Mays playing electric guitar at the nightclub at 417 Spriggsdale Avenue. ''Santa,'' the club owner is standing on left.
King Arthur's Court (San Antonio, Tex.); Guitarists - San Antonio (Tex.); Blues musicians - San Antonio (Tex.); Nightclubs - San Antonio (Tex.); African Americans.
Photograph shows Curley Mays ''making the horse drink'' with his electric guitar--part of his western act--at the nightclub at 1903 Jackson-Keller Road.
Keyhole Club (San Antonio, Tex.) San Antonio (Tex.) Musicians - African American. African Americans.
Photograph shows (l. to r.) Don Albert (left), booking agent and co-owner and manager of the San Antonio's Keyhole nightclub, Louis Armstrong, and L. D. Harris, trumpeter and music teacher in San Antonio. Taken during Armstrong's visit to city for...
Musicians - African American - San Antonio (Tex.) African Americans.
Photograph shows (l. to r.) L. D. Harris, trumpeter and music teacher in San Antonio, Dizzy Gillespie, unidentified, and Albert ''Don Albert'' Dominique, booking agent and co-owner and manager of Don's Keyhole nightclub.
Jazz musicians.; Dance orchestras.; Happy Jazz Band.; The Landing-San Antonio (Tex.).; Jim Cullum 1914-1973.
San Antonio, Texas The leader of the Happy Jazz Band and owner of Jim Cullum's Landing nightclub on San Antonio's River Walk, Jim Cullum Jr.'s life revolves around his talent and his passion for jazz. The son of a noted jazz artist, he grew up...
United Service Organizations (U.S.).; USO-Camp Shows, Inc.; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives.; Dancing.
Personal history of Betsy (Berkley) Robinson who left Seguin, Texas for New York City during the Depression. She trained and worked as a dancer and entertainer before joining the USO and working in the camp shows during World War II.
Texas, South -- History.; Local -- Exhibitions.; Texas, South -- Social life and customs -- Exhibitions.; Mexican Americans--Texas--Biography.; Mexican Americans--Texas--Ethnic identity.
Transcripts of community meetings conducted by the Institute of Texan Cultures as part of the Tejano Community Advisory Group.
Jazz trumpeter, band leader and nightclub owner Don Albert recalls his experiences playing in the 1920s and 30s from New Orleans to San Antonio to Kansas City and Chicago. And he shares memories of some of jazz’s greatest stars, friends like Duke...
San Antonio, Texas
Jazz trumpeter, band leader and nightclub owner Don Albert recalls his experiences playing in the 1920s and 1930s from New Orleans to San Antonio to Kansas City and Chicago. And he shares memories of some of jazz’s greatest...
Key Hole Club (San Antonio, Tex.) Jazz musicians - San Antonio (Tex.) Boxers (Sports) Nightclubs - San Antonio (Tex.) African Americans.
Photograph shows group around a table in the nightclub. Seated at table: Joe Louis (second from left), singer Norman Dunlap (wearing printed tie, fifth from left) and other unidentified people. Standing (l. to r.): Albert (''Don Albert'')...
Tejano music.; Mexican Americans--Texas--Music.; Conjunto music.
San Antonio, Texas Juan Valdez grew up in Southwest Texas listening to musicians in his family. He learned to play Spanish music first, then a combination of cumbias, polkas, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, country and western. At first...