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Flyer/Handbill: Vintage RARE Willie Nelson & Others Flyer Longhorn Ballroom Dallas, Texas 70's
- Vintage RARE Willie Nelson & Others Flyer Longhorn Ballroom Dallas, Texas 70's
- 8" X 11"
- Cool, rare, vintage flyer has holes, tears, some creasing & discoloration due to age. Needs TLC & to be framed to preserve. Please see detailed photos for detailed description of item and condition. Thank you!
- Venue History:
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The Longhorn Ballroom is a music venue and country western dance hall in Dallas, Texas (USA). It was known in the early 1950s as Bob Wills' Ranch House when the large ballroom was built and operated by O.L. Nelms, an eccentric Dallas millionaire, for his close friend, western swing bandleader Bob Wills. When Wills left, O.L. Nelms leased the sprawling dance club to Jack Ruby who later killed Lee Harvey Oswald, John F. Kennedy's accused assassin. O.L. Nelms then sold the property to his close friend and business partner Dewey Groom.
On January 10, 1978 it achieved brief infamy in national music circles when the Sex Pistols appeared there and during their performance taunted the audience, resulting in a woman head-butting Sid Vicious. Before the Sex Pistols, the venue hosted mainly country music artists including Charley Pride, George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Ray Price, Conway Twitty, Bob Wills, Loretta Lynn, Hank Thompson, Willie Nelson and Patsy Montana.
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RE-Opened: Dallas developer Jay LaFrance bought the Longhorn Ballroom, according to the Dallas Morning News. The 4.5 acre property sits at the corner of Riverfront Boulevard — formerly known as Industrial Boulevard — and Corinth Street, and is expected to be more a venue for events and parties rather than just a nightclub.