{"product_id":"the-broken-spoke-austins-legendary-honky-tonk-paperback","title":"The Broken Spoke: Austin's Legendary Honky-Tonk - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonna Marie Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames and Annetta White opened the Broken Spoke in 1964, then a mile south of the Austin city limits, under a massive live oak, and beside what would eventually become South Lamar Boulevard. White built the place himself, beginning construction on the day he received his honorable discharge from the US Army. And for more than fifty years, the Broken Spoke has served up, in the words of White's well-worn opening speech, \". . . cold beer, good whiskey, the best chicken fried steak in town . . . and good country music.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e White paid thirty-two dollars to his first opening act, D. G. Burrow and the Western Melodies, back in 1964. Since then, the stage at the Spoke has hosted the likes of Bob Wills, Dolly Parton, Ernest Tubb, Ray Price, Marcia Ball, Pauline Reese, Roy Acuff, Kris Kristofferson, George Strait, Willie Nelson, Jerry Jeff Walker, Asleep at the Wheel, and the late, great Kitty Wells. But it hasn't always been easy; through the years, the Whites and the Spoke have withstood their share of hardship--a breast cancer diagnosis, heart trouble, the building's leaky roof, and a tour bus driven through its back wall. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Today the original rustic, barn-style building, surrounded by sleek, high-rise apartment buildings, still sits on South Lamar, a tribute and remembrance to an Austin that has almost vanished. Housing fifty years of country music memorabilia and about a thousand lifetimes of memories at the Broken Spoke, the Whites still honor a promise made to Ernest Tubb years ago: they're \"keepin' it country.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDONNA MARIE MILLER is a freelance writer, photographer, and videographer living in Austin. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eAlternate Root\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmericana Rhythm\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAustin Food\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAustin Fusion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAustin Monthly, Creative Screenwriting\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElmore, Fiddler\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTexas Highways\u003c\/i\u003e magazines. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.2 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42716518187071,"sku":"9781648433559","price":37.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ca4c2a04bf66ee62bdf117d5bbfb89ca.webp?v=1765075199","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-broken-spoke-austins-legendary-honky-tonk-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}