Austin Live Music History

History of the Live Music Capital

1885—now

Presented by

Hill City Quartet

Beginnings

Musical Theater

Hyde Park

Cultural Influences

German/Czech

Conjunto/Tejano

Blues

Cajun

Southern folk

American pop

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1960s

1970s

Victory Grill

A gas station?

Armadillo World Headquarters

AWHQ

Notables

Home of the Blues

Kerrville Folk Festival

MediaHow did we hear about it?

KOKE-FM “Progressive Country”

KRMH “Good Karma”

Posters Jim Franklin

Austin City Limits

1980s

South By Southwest

ACL Fest

Willie Nelson

Butch, Joe, Jimmie Dale

Toni Price, Angela Strehli

Eliza Gilkyson

Austin: where music makes your heart sing