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Oklahoma Historical Society

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Oklahoma Historical Society, Research Division

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Oklahoma Historical Society, Research Division

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Cain’s Dancing Academy (1930-)

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Cain's Dace Academy (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. In 2021, Pollstar ranked Cain's Ballroom at number 13 worldwide for ticket sales at club venues. 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 s...