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{{Short description|Historic music venue in Tulsa, Oklahoma}}
'''Cain's Ballroom''' is a [[music]] venue is [[Tulsa]], [[Oklahoma|OK]]. It was built in [[1924]] to serve as a garage for one of Tulsa's founders, [[Tate Brady]]. [[Madison W. Cain|Madison W. "Daddy" Cain]] purchased the building in [[1930]] and named it Cain's Dance Academy where he charged $0.10 for dance lessons. The academy was the site of the [[The Texas Playboys|Texas Playboys']] first regular radio broadcast where they continued to play regularly. In [[1976]], [[Larry Schaeffer]] purchased the building, refurbished it, and reopened it with the current name, Cain's Ballroom. In [[1978]], Cain's Ballroom was one of only a few venues to host the [[Sex Pistols]] in their only American tour. This show put the Ballroom on the rock and roll map. Cain's was famous for hosting acts before they became internationally famous such as [[The Police]], [[Pat Benatar]], [[INXS]], [[Huey Lewis and the News]], and [[Van Halen]].
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'''Cain's Ballroom''' is a historic [[music venue]] in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]] 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tulsapreservationcommission.org/nationalregister/buildings/index.pl?id=13 |title=Buildings on the National Register of Historic Places &#124; Tulsa Preservation Commission |access-date=2007-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212224303/http://www.tulsapreservationcommission.org/nationalregister/buildings/index.pl?id=13 |archive-date=2007-02-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[File:Cains Ballroom Tulsa Night.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Cain's Ballroom at night]]
In 2021, [[Pollstar]] ranked Cain's Ballroom at number 13 worldwide for ticket sales at club venues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.pollstar.com/chart/2021/09/Top100Clubs_980.pdf|title=Top 100 Club Venues|website=Data.pollstar.com|access-date=3 June 2022}}</ref>

The venue played a prominent role in the development of [[western swing]] in the 1930s and 1940s, when [[Bob Wills|Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys]] broadcast a near-daily show and performed live weekly.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wills, James Robert {{!}} The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture|url=https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=WI020|access-date=2021-05-03|website=Okhistory.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Logsdon|first=Guy|date=1982|title=Western Swing|work=Festival of American Folklife 1982|url=https://festival.si.edu/articles/1982/western-swing|access-date=2021-05-03}}</ref>

[[Leon Russell]] 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 [[Sex Pistols]] in 1978 during their only North American tour. The band appeared 11 January 1978. After the show, a frustrated [[Sid Vicious]] punched a hole in the drywall of the [[green room]]. The wall section with the hole has since been removed and is preserved and on display at Cain’s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tulsaworld.com/entertainment/movies/the-sex-pistols-played-cains-ballroom-42-years-ago-see-pictures-of-that-jan-11/collection_11cf1d08-3098-5f12-801c-0ca554389eda.html|title=The Sex Pistols played Cain's Ballroom 42 years ago — see pictures of that Jan. 11, 1978 show|website=[[Tulsa World]]|access-date=3 June 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.cainsballroom.com/index2.html Cain's Ballroom Site]
* [https://www.cainsballroom.com/ Official site]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070212224303/http://www.tulsapreservationcommission.org/nationalregister/buildings/index.pl?id=13 Cain's Dancing Academy]
*[https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/photos-tulsa-area-sites-on-national-register-of-historic-places/collection_9b734345-fee3-5f5f-8f47-224841b7d887.html#1 Tulsa-area sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places], [[Tulsa World]] photo

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Latest revision as of 03:41, 6 August 2023

Cain's Ballroom
The historic sign of Cain's Ballroom
Map
Address423 North Main Street
LocationTulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Capacity1,800
Opened 1924 (1924-MM)
Website
cainsballroom.com
Cain's Dancing Academy
Coordinates36°9′38.46″N 95°59′35.31″W / 36.1606833°N 95.9931417°W / 36.1606833; -95.9931417
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
NRHP reference No.03000874[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 4, 2003

Cain's Ballroom is a historic music venue in Tulsa, Oklahoma 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.[2]

Cain's Ballroom at night

In 2021, Pollstar ranked Cain's Ballroom at number 13 worldwide for ticket sales at club venues.[3]

The venue played a prominent role in the development of western swing in the 1930s and 1940s, when Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys broadcast a near-daily show and performed live weekly.[4][5]

Leon Russell 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 Sex Pistols in 1978 during their only North American tour. The band appeared 11 January 1978. After the show, a frustrated Sid Vicious punched a hole in the drywall of the green room. The wall section with the hole has since been removed and is preserved and on display at Cain’s.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Buildings on the National Register of Historic Places | Tulsa Preservation Commission". Archived from the original on February 12, 2007. Retrieved May 22, 2007.
  3. ^ "Top 100 Club Venues" (PDF). Data.pollstar.com. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "Wills, James Robert | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture". Okhistory.org. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  5. ^ Logsdon, Guy (1982). "Western Swing". Festival of American Folklife 1982. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  6. ^ "The Sex Pistols played Cain's Ballroom 42 years ago — see pictures of that Jan. 11, 1978 show". Tulsa World. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
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