Cain's Ballroom is a historic

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that was built in 1924 as a garage for W. Tate Brady's automobiles. Madison W. "Daddy" Cain purchased the building in 1930 and named it Cain's Dance Academy. Cains Ballroom Tulsa Night

In 2021,

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ranked Cain's Ballroom at number 13 worldwide for ticket sales at club venues. The venue played a prominent role in the development of

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in the 1930s and 1940s, when Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys broadcast a near-daily show and performed live weekly.

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and his band were regularly booked at Cain's when it was owned by Larry Shaeffer. It is also notable as one of only seven venues played by the

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in 1978 during their only North American tour. The band appeared 11 January 1978. After the show, a frustrated

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punched a hole in the drywall of the

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. The wall section with the hole has since been removed and is preserved and on display at Cain’s.

References

External links

Official site

Cain's Dancing Academy

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