Photograph courtesy of Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court, Louis J. Perret Law office of Glenn Armentor in the Freetown neighborhood of Lafayette. Located at 300 Stewart Street. Jazz hall that supposedly hosted Louis Armstrong. ...
Armory Hall
Newspaper mention concerning a Washington Birthday Dance: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86079068/1911-02-21/ed-1/seq-1/ : 1909: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86079068/1909-09-24/ed-1/seq-1/ : 1912: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86079068/1912-11-19/ed-1/seq-4/ ...
Back to Back
KBON- Sue Guidry, swamp pop & country- 2 halls in back in Northgate Mall: Steve Riley scheduled there Sept. 8, 1996 ...
Bamboo Lounge
From the book “Images de Lafayette: A Pictorial History”, edited by Paul F. Matthews: 1948 photo with Clydesdale Horses and Goebel beer wagon ...
Bayou Bar
Photo from the Johnnie Allan Collection at the Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Part of the film “Walking to New Orleans” was filmed there. ...
Bayou Club
Listed in “Readers recall clubs where they danced to Louisiana Music” from The Daily Advertiser, December 29, 1998: “Readers of The Daily Advertiser were asked to submit names of’ the clubs where they danced to Louisiana music in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, with a brief recollection of what the club was like and who played there.” ...
Belvedere Club
Ridge Road- Octa Clark & Amedee Breaux played there ...
Ben Hur Hall
Newspaper item: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88064250/1919-10-18/ed-1/seq-10/ ...
Blackie’s Country Club
Don Gassie: Blackies was located where N. Pierce had a bend to the right as you headed north. Could have been at the junction with Madeline or the next street to the north. If you did not take the bend you would go straight into the parking lot. The club was small, with a small raised stage on the left as you walked in. I only heard cajun music there. ...
Blue Angel Club
Photo courtesy of Tom Marcotte, circa 1986 714 S. Orange Street, Lafayette Joseph Frank: Black older folks; Blues/popular, local Zydeco bands- building stands ...