Smith, Ligon 1969-11-06

Ligon Smith reviews his career as a musician, his experiences with dance bands, and his opinion of present-day music as opposed to that of the Swing era.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Ligon Smith

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: November 06, 1969

Location: Dallas, Texas

Interviewer: Fred Carpenter

Length: 50 minutes

Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Ligon Smith’s background in music, Early bands and playing experiences, Musicians in Texas in the 1920s, How he survived the Depression with his band, Story about being in Breckenridge on the day Prohibition ended, Discusses the booming World War II business in the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas, Lists bands that played in the "fabulous era" of the Baker Hotel’s Peacock Terrace.

Tape 1, Side 2: Smith’s wife and children, Comments on present-day music, Overnight successes, Comments on the big bands of today and the possibility of their making a comeback.

Range Dates: 1920-1969

Bulk Dates: 1920s-1940s

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