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The Lone Star Cafe was a cafe and club in New York City at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 13th Street, from 1976 to 1989.[1] The unlikely club became the premier country music venue in New York and booked big names and especially acts from Texas, like Asleep at the Wheel and Roy Orbison.[2] The Texas-themed cafe opened in February 1976 and was sported a unique 40-foot sculpture of a giant iguana (created by artist Bob "Daddy-O" Wade) on top of the building.[3] The motto of the cafe was “Too much ain’t enough”, a quote attributed to University of Texas football coach, Darrell Royal.[1] The cafe was owned by Mort Cooperman.[3] Willie Nelson, Kinky Friedman, Roy Orbison, Delbert McClinton, and Jerry Jeff Walker, were among Texas luminaries who frequented the Lone Star Cafe.[3] James Brown recorded a live album there in 1985. [4]


References

  1. ^ a b [1] “Too much ain’t enough” by Barry Popik
  2. ^ [2] 'The club scene in the 1980s in New York City' by John Rockwell
  3. ^ a b c [3] 'Lone Star Café (61 Fifth Avenue)' New York Rocker
  4. ^ [4] 'James Brown & The JB's - Lone Star Cafe 15th Avenue New York City 1985', Rock Rare Collection
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