#the longhorn ballroom

[ttexed]

Nice photo (from Curtis Smith) of Kooda & the fish at the Longhorn Ballroom when The Nervebreakers opened for the Sex Pistols in January 1978...

[britrockaholic2]

Sex Pistols - Longhorn Ballroom, Dallas Texas - January 10, 1978 (Full Concert)

0:34 - E.M.I. - 3:45 3:59 - Bodies - 7:42 7:52 - Belsen Was a Gas - 10:04 10:20 - Holidays in the Sun - 13:37 14:27 - No Feelings - 17:19 17:35 - Problems - 21:57 22:08 - Pretty Vacant - 25:20 25:44 - Anarchy in the Uk - 29:09          |||Encore||| 30:14 - No Fun - 36:05

[mrbopst]

46 years ago

[moonvision]

[countryhixes]

Bob Wills' Ranch House

(later called The Longhorn Ballroom)

"The Longhorn Ballroom in Dallas, Texas (USA) has been called, Texas' Most Historic Music Venue and since its inception has had a colorful set of proprietors. Originally built by O.L. Nelms, an eccentric Dallas millionaire, for his close friend, western swing bandleader Bob Wills, the venue opened in 1950 as Bob Wills' Ranch House. When Wills left In the early 50s Nelms leased the sprawling venue to notorious nightclub owner turned assassin Jack Ruby. Mr. Ruby eventually had a nervous breakdown and lost the lease, but he is credited with hosting some of the best black entertainers of the day including Count Basie, Ruth Brown, and Nat King Cole. The Nat King Cole show took place in 1954 in the racially segregated Jim Crow South, where an affluent black audience sat in front, in the premium seats, while the white patrons stood in the back to listen to the legend.

In 1957, the venue was divided into two separate performance areas by a single wall.  One area, named the “Guthrey Club” featured Rhythm and Blues artists such as Little Richard, Fats Domino, Bo Diddley, and Roy Orbison, while the bigger ballroom focused on Country Music.

In 1958, O.L. Nelms sold the business and in 1967 sold the property to his close friend and business partner Dewey Groom who renamed the venue The Longhorn Ballroom.  Groom, who was also a recording artist, and record label owner, successfully ran the ballroom for more than 25 years, adding the iconic Longhorn Ballroom marquee..."

[punkrockhistory]

47 years ago today

The Sex Pistols at Longhorn Ballroom, Dallas

Pic 3 - Photo by Bob Gruen

Hellin Killer, Sid Vicious and Trudie Argulles in the dressing room at Longhorn Ballroom, January 10, 1978

[stoogeaohlic-11]

Sid Vicious on stage with the Sex Pistols at the Longhorn Ballroom in Dallas, Texas, 1978.

[hallison-bre]

The Mountain Goats perform Holidays In The Sun (originally by the Sex Pistols) at The Longhorn Ballroom in Dallas, Texas. 10/28/23

— Video credits to ezralite23 on YouTube —

[vodkaandsnakes]

On this day, July 1, in Type O Negative history:

Type O Negative play the Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium with Motley Crue in Myrtle Beach, SC (1994)

Type O Negative play the Blockbuster Pavilion in Charlotte, NC (1995)

Bloody Kisses is #18 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart (1995)

Interviews with Peter appear in the July issues of Live Wire and Metal Hammer magazines (1995)

An interview with Josh appears in the July issue of Side Line magazine (1997)

Type O Negative play LKA Longhorn in Stuttgart, Germany (2003)

Type O Negative play Mala dvorana Doma sportova in Zagreb, Croatia (2007)

Type O Negative play the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ (2008)

[anevermadebed]

i could sense that other ppl at the longhorn ballroom mountain goats show tonight were destiel-tuals but i couldn’t imagine a worse thing to do to a stranger than say “i’m sorry. but did you live blog the destiel wedding”

[britrockaholic2]

Lone Star Trendies 

https://youtu.be/-pe5bL50k_k "Rare 1978 Pistols Dallas News Reel"

[jonesy-22]

credit: @jrottenfan

Longhorn Ballroom, Dallas, Texas. 1978.

📸 Richard E. Aaron.

[oldshowbiz]

Joe Simon at the Longhorn Ballroom

[ttexed]

"The Nervebreakers from Dallas are not typically lumped in with cowpunk. This is partially because they preceded the aforementioned L.A. bands, & partially because the country influences are less obvious on their recorded material, though they cut their teeth in the early ‘70s by covering George Jones. The band mixed roots-y, country-inspired melodies & lyrics with early punk in a way that positions them as a precursor, if not early exemplar, of the genre...

One of the few American bands to open for both the Ramones (at the Electric Ballroom in July 1977) & the Sex Pistols (at the Longhorn Ballroom in January 1978), tracks like “My Girlfriend is a Rock,” with its driving rhythm & twanging guitar, showcase the Nervebreakers’ ability to bridge the gap between punk & the traditional sounds of American country."

https://daily.bandcamp.com/lists/cowpunk-album-guide

[rockmusicassoc]

In The Rock 1/10/1978: The Sex Pistols play The Longhorn Ballroom in Dallas, Texas. Local rockers The Nervebreakers open the show. Sid scored some junk; the march to destruction has two stops to go. #SexPistols #RockHonorRoll

[punkrockhistory]

47 years ago today

The Sex Pistols at Longhorn Ballroom, Dallas, January 10, 1978

Sex Pistols - Belsen Was A Gas