The Austin Museum of Popular Culture is proud to present a Soap Creek Saloon Reunion. This special event honoring the 50th Anniversary of the opening of Soap Creek Saloon will take place at the Sagebrush on Sunday, August 27, 2003 from 2-6PM. 5500 South Congress is where all the action will take place!
Actor and personality extraordinaire, SONNY CARL DAVIS will serve as Master of Ceremonies with the musical entertainment featuring RAY BENSON & FRIENDS, THE URANIUM SAVAGES, TGBAD and JON MUQ ... view more »
The Austin Museum of Popular Culture is proud to present a Soap Creek Saloon Reunion. This special event honoring the 50th Anniversary of the opening of Soap Creek Saloon will take place at the Sagebrush on Sunday, August 27, 2003 from 2-6PM. 5500 South Congress is where all the action will take place!
Actor and personality extraordinaire, SONNY CARL DAVIS will serve as Master of Ceremonies with the musical entertainment featuring RAY BENSON & FRIENDS, THE URANIUM SAVAGES, TGBAD and JON MUQ w/ MCKENNA MICHAELS. Special Guest Shawn Sahm will join the fun!
The festivities include a Soap Creek poster exhibit, a silent auction, Soap Creek and event poster sale and fun door prizes. The famous George Majewski Look A Like Contest will be held again.
Soap Creek Saloon was a key venue in the development of Austin, TX as a formidable center for live, original music. Described by Doug Sahm as Groovers’ Paradise, this little honky tonk in the hills booked a wide array of musical genres and created an environment that was a favorite of areas performers like Willie Nelson, Doug Sahm, Freddie Fender, Delbert McClinton and Paul Ray and the Cobras. Players like Stevie Ray Vaughan brought several versions of his band to Soap Creek. Please come join the fun remembering this gone but not forgotten legendary Austin music venue.
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