Foreword, by Charles Townsend -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s -- Dance hall tradition -- James White receives his honky-tonk education -- Dance hall influences on James White -- The 1960s -- Origins of country music -- The Broken Spoke opens -- First performers booked for dancing at the Spoke -- The 1970s -- The progressive country movement -- The White family expands -- George Strait, Alvin Crow, Jerry Jeff Walker, and the Wheel -- The 1980s -- Urban cowboy, Dallas, and South by Southwest -- "The Broken Spoke legend" song -- Mixed drinks and loyal customers -- The 1990s -- Austin becomes the "live music capital of the world" -- "If there's a Willie, there's a way" fund-raiser and the "Broken Spoke Series" -- Making movies and introducing new talent -- The 2000s -- Movie and music mecca -- Sale of the land and a rash of health issues -- The Dixie Chicks, Kinky Friedman, Ray Price, and a bus crash -- The 2010s -- The Whites' small family business thrives -- New neighbors, dance lessons, and celebrations -- Documenting the Broken Spoke.
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