Mentioned in “Louisiana Fiddlers” by Ron Yule and Bill Burge: Activity Center for the Alexandria Catholic Church. Country, swing, and old time fiddler Ray Beebe played there in the early 1950s and again in the 1970s- every Saturday night. Country and western swing fiddler Jack Kay played there in the mid 1960s. ...
Dancehalls in Rapides Parish
Club De Soto
3019 Lee Street, “Dining and Dancing Nitely to Louisiana’s Finest String Bands” ...
Club 20
Mentioned in “Louisiana Fiddlers” by Ron Yule and Bill Burge: Country fiddler Bob Henderson played there with Matt and Smiley Bennett in 1951. The club was on Highway 1. From Louisianafolklife.org: “In the early 1950s, Herman on guitar and his brother who had taken up fiddle began playing country music shows at theaters and schools. Gradually, the band grew to an eight-piece band known as the Louisiana Ramblers and played area clubs such as Club 20 on Highway 1.” ...