Big D Jamboree

Big D Jamboree at Sporatorium - Photo courtesy of David Dennard, Dragon Street Records

Location: Dallas, Texas

"BIG 'D' JAMBOREE." "Big 'D' Jamboree" was a Dallas-based barn dance and radio program. Building on the success of country music radio programs like WSM's "Grand Ole Opry" (Nashville) and WLS's "National Barn Dance" (Chicago), regional barn dances sprouted up across the country throughout the 1940s. By the end of that decade, more than 600 American radio stations tried this live country music format...

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