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LOUANN’S – PART 2
"Ann Bovis talked to The Colonel once about booking Elvis in the late '50's but he wanted too much money. Same thing with the Beatles. ...
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We are looking for Bloggers speaking to the history of Dallas social scene from nightclubs to bands to restaurants… These blogs will be...
LOUANN’S – PART 4
"It is somewhat odd to learn more about your parents after their deaths than while they are living, but that is exactly what happened i...
LOUANN’S – PART 3
"I really loved working at Louann's, all those bands and people. It was really exciting! We would go in every morning, stack the chairs...
PLAYBOY – PART 2
I was a Display manger at Dillards in Euless. I just got home from my long drive home from work and my roommate told me that she had he...
PLAYBOY – PART 1
Do you know where the downtown McDonald's is on Commerce Street? That was where the Playboy club was supposed to be. It used to be the ...
MICHAEL NESMITH
The first time I saw a show advertised in Dallas Morning News, Bo Diddley was gonna play at Louann's. Because by that time, I had heard...
KIRBY ST. ROMAIN
I was playing with The Roadrunnners at some school and they had a special guest, Scotty McKay. And we backed him up. After the gig, he ...
VICKI HANKS RODGERS
"I worked at some rock and roll clubs like Sneaky Petes, Mother Blues, but primarily at Sneaky Petes there in Medallion Center. Then I ...
GENE COOK, ‘BOOGIE MACHINE’ & PLAYBOY
So many headliners at Playboy - Chevy Chase, Jesse Lopez, Mel Torme, Charley Pride, Professor Irwin Corey - we didn't get along so well...