1957
National acts that played at Danceland in 1957 include - Johnny Cash, The Everly Brothers, Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Knox, Jimmy Bowen, Bobby Helms, Wanda Jackson, Hank Thompson & His Bravos Valley Boys, Porter Wagoner, Jim Reeves, Ray Price, Marty Robbins, Leroy Van Dyke, Leon McAuliffe & His Cimarron Boys, Lee Emerson, Chuck Foster & His Orchestra, Guy Lombardo & His Orchestra, Don Glasser & His Orchestra, Six Fat Dutchmen, “Whoopee” John Wilfahrt & His Orchestra
January 1957
January 2 / Wednesday
Joe Doakes & His Orchestra
January 4 / Friday
Kenny Hofer & His MIdwesterners
January 5 / Saturday
Buddy Moore Orchestra
January 9 / Wednesday
Bob Calame & His Sparkling Rhythms
January 11 / Friday
Porter Wagoner
January 12 / Saturday
Jack Payne's Ambassadors
January 16 / Wednesday
Russ Carlyle & His Orchestra
January 18 / Friday
Pug's Western Playboys
January 19 / Saturday
Bobby Lindeman & His Orchestra
January 23 / Wednesday
Bobby Lindeman & His Orchestra
Ladies 50¢ till 9
January 25 / Friday
Kenny Hofer & His MIdwesterners
January 26 / Saturday
Vance Dixon Orchestra
January 30 / Wednesday
Chuck Foster & His Orchestra
February 1957
February 1 / Friday
Jim Reeves
February 2 / Saturday
Scott-Clark Orchestra
February 5 / Tuesday
The Commanders
February 6 / Wednesday
Dell Clayton & His Orchestra
February 8 / Friday
Pug's Western Playboys
February 9 / Saturday
Don Shaw & His Trombonnaires
February 13 / Wednesday
Buddy Moore Orchestra
Ladies 50¢ till 9
February 15 / Friday
Kenny Hofer & His Midwesterners
February 16 / Saturday
Bobby Lindeman & His Orchestra
February 20 / Wednesday
Bobby Lindeman & His Orchestra
February 22 / Friday
Frank Buhr & His Midwest Ramblers
February 23 / Saturday
Charlie Trussell & His KXEL Airliners
February 26 / Tuesday
KXEL Midwest Caravan
February 27 / Wednesday
Buddy Moore Orchestra
March 1957
March 1 / Friday
Johnny Cash
I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash
Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
March 2 / Saturday
Buddy Moore Orchestra
March 5 / Tuesday
Louie DeKlotz & His Orchestra / Pug's Western Playboys
March 6 / Wednesday
No Dance - Ash Wednesday
March 8 / Friday
Kenny Hofer & His MIdwesterners
March 9 / Saturday
Carroll Baker & His Orchestra
March 13 / Wednesday
Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians
$2.50 @ door / $2.25 advance
March 15 / Friday
Tom Owen's Cowboys
March 16 / Saturday
Scott-Clark Orchestra
March 17 / Sunday
Kenny Hofer & His Midwesterners
March 20 / Wednesday
Buddy Moore Orchestra
March 22 / Friday
Kenny Hofer & His Midwesterners
March 23 / Saturday
Vance Dixon Orchestra
March 27 / Wednesday
Bob Calame & His Sparkling Rhythms
March 29 / Friday
Frank Buhr & His Midwest Ramblers / Floyd Warren's Radio Ramblers with Montana Mary
March 30 / Saturday
Jimmy Smith & His Orchestra
April 1957
April 2 / Wednesday
Bobby Lindeman & His Orchestra
April 5 / Friday
Kenny Hofer & His Midwesterners
April 6 / Saturday
Bobby Lindeman & His Orchestra
April 10 / Wednesday
Al Galante
April 12 / Friday
Tom Owen's Cowboys
April 13 / Saturday
Carroll Baker & His Orchestra
April 17 / Wednesday
Louie DeKlotz & His Orchestra
Girls 50¢ till 9
April 19 / Friday
KXEL MIdwest Carvan
April 20 / Saturday
Jack Payne's Ambassadors
April 24 / Wednesday
Bobby Lindeman & His Orchestra
April 26 / Friday
Pug's Western Playboys
April 27 / Saturday
Vance Dixon Orchestra
April 28 / Sunday
St. Matthews Church Dance
April 29 / Monday
Wedding Dance - Charles Cerveny / Ellen Perrin
May 1957
May 1 / Wednesday
Bob Calame & His Sparkling Rhythms
May 3 / Friday
Ray Price
Crazy Arms - Ray Price
I've Got A New Heartache - Ray Price
May 4 / Saturday
Buddy Moore Orchestra
May 8 / Wednesday
Don Glasser & His Orchestra featuring "Miss Energy" Lois Costello
May 10 / Friday
Tom Owen's Cowboys
May 11 / Saturday
Scott-Clark Orchestra
May 14 / Tuesday
"Whoopee" John Wilfahrt & His Orchestra
May 15 / Wednesday
Ronnie Bartley & His Orchestra
May 17 / Friday
Pug's Western Playboys
May 18 / Saturday
Carroll Baker & His Orchestra
May 22 / Wednesday
Dell Clayton & His Orchestra
May 24 / Friday
Kenny Hofer & His MIdwesterners
May 25 / Saturday
Bobby Lindeman & His Orchestra
May 29 / Wednesday
Don Shaw & His Trombonnaires
May 31 / Friday
Marty Robbins
A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation) - Marty Robbins
Singing The Blues - Marty Robbins
June 1957
June 1 / Saturday
Don Shaw & His Trombonnaires
June 5 / Wednesday
Louie DeKlotz & His Orchestra
Ladies 50¢ till 9
June 7 / Friday
Floyd Warren's Radio Ramblers with Montana Mary
June 8 / Saturday
Jack Payne's Ambassadors
Ladies 50¢ till 9 / 89¢ after + tax
June 12 / Wednesday
Buddy Moore Orchestra
Ladies 50¢ till 9
June 14 / Friday
Leroy Van Dyke
$1.00 till 9 / $1.25 after
The Auctioneer - Leroy Van Dyke
June 15 / Saturday
Carroll Baker & His Orchestra
Ladies 50¢ till 9
June 19 / Wednesday
Bobby Lindeman & His Orchestra
Ladies 50¢ till 9
June 21 / Friday
Tom Owen's Cowboys
June 22 / Saturday
Jimmy Smith & His Orchestra
Ladies 50¢ till 9
June 26 / Wednesday
Vance Dixon Orchestra
Ladies 50¢ till 9
June 28 / Friday
Kenny Hofer & His MIdwesterners
June 29 / Saturday
Scott-Clark Orchestra
Girls 50¢ till 9
July 1957
July 3 / Wednesday
Buddy Moore Orchestra
July 5 / Friday
Pug's Western Playboys
July 6 / Saturday
Carroll Baker & His Orchestra
Ladies 50¢ - Men 75¢ till 9 / 89¢ after + tax
July 10 / Wednesday
Bob Calame & His Sparkling Rhythms
Ladies 50¢ till 9
July 12 / Friday
Kenny Hofer & His MIdwesterners
July 13 / Saturday
Don Shaw & His Trombonnaires
Ladies 50¢ till 9
July 17 / Wednesday
Vance Dixon Orchestra
Ladies 50¢ - Men 75¢ till 9
July 19 / Friday
Leon McAuliffe & His Cimarron Boys
$1.00 till 9 / $1.50 after
July 20 / Saturday
Bobby Lindeman & His Orchestra
Ladies 50¢ till 9
July 24 / Wednesday
Bobby Lindeman & His Orchestra
Ladies 50¢ till 9
July 26 / Friday
KXEL Midwest Caravan
July 27 / Saturday
Bert Lavine's Ambassadors
Ladies 50¢ till 9
July 31 / Wednesday
Don Shaw & His Trombonnaires
August 1957
August 2 / Friday
Kenny Hofer & His Midwesterners
August 3 / Saturday
Carroll Baker & His Orchestra
Ladies 50¢ till 9
August 7 / Wednesday
Buddy Moore Orchestra
Ladies 50¢ till 9
August 9 / Friday
Pug's Western Playboys
August 10 / Saturday
Charlie Trussell & His Airliners
August 14 / Wednesday
Vance Dixon Orchestra
50¢ till 9 / $1.00 a couple
August 16 / Friday
Tom Owen's Cowboys vs. The Cady Brothers
August 17 / Saturday
Buddy Moore Orchestra
Ladies 50¢ till 9
August 21 / Wednesday
Bobby Lindeman & His Orchestra
August 23 / Friday
Kenny Hofer & His Midwesterners
August 24 / Saturday
Vance Dixon Orchestra
August 28 / Wednesday
Chuck Foster & His Orchestra
August 30 / Friday
KXEL Midwest Caravan
August 31 / Saturday
Bobby Lindeman & His Orchestra
September 1957
September 4 / Wednesday
Don Shaw & His Trombonnaires
75¢ till 9
September 6 / Friday
The Everly Brothers
Bye Bye Love - The Everly Brothers
Wake Up Little Susie - The Everly Brothers
September 7 / Saturday
Carroll Baker & His Orchestra
50¢ till 9
September 11 / Wednesday
Dell Clayton & His Orchestra
Ladies 75¢ till 9
September 13 / Friday
Kenny Hofer & His Midwesterners
September 14 / Saturday
Bert Lavine's Ambassadors
Ladies 50¢ till 9
September 17 / Tuesday
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
90¢
Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
September 18 / Wednesday
Vance Dixon Orchestra
September 20 / Friday
The Cady Brothers vs. Dale Thomas & The Bandera Boys
Crocodile Hop - Dale Thomas
September 21 / Saturday
Vance Dixon Orchestra with Donna on vocals
September 25 / Wednesday
Bobby Lindeman & His Orchestra
Girls 50¢ till 9
September 27 / Friday
Kenny Hofer & His Midwesterners
September 28 / Saturday
Buddy Moore Orchestra
75¢ till 9 / 88¢ after
October 1957
October 1 / Tuesday
Six Fat Dutchmen
October 2 / Wednesday
Charlie Trussell & His KXEL Airliners
Ladies 50¢ till
October 4 / Friday
Tom Owen's Cowboys
October 5 / Saturday
Bobby Lindeman & His Orchestra
75¢ till 9
October 9 / Wednesday
Louis DeKlotz & His Orchestra
50¢ till 9
October 11 / Friday
Pug's Western Playboys
October 12 / Saturday
Jimmy Smith & His Orchestra
October 16 / Wednesday
Gibby Gibson
Ladies 50¢ till 9
October 18 / Friday
Leon McAuliffe & His Cimarron Boys with Don Cannon
$1.00 till 9 / $1.50 after
October 19 / Saturday
Vance Dixon Orchestra
October 23 / Wednesday
Buddy Moore Orchestra
October 25 / Friday
The Cady Brothers
October 26 / Saturday
Carroll Baker & His Orchestra
October 30 / Wednesday
Jimmy Featherstone Orchestra featuring Francine Pryor (vocals)
November 1957
November 1 / Friday
Pug's Western Playboys / Clarence Zahina's Barnstormers featuring the Zahina Sisters
90¢
November 2 / Saturday
Bert Lavine's Ambassadors
November 5 / Tuesday
"Whoopee" John Wilfahrt & His Orchestra
November 6 / Wednesday
Bobby Lindeman & His Orchestra
November 8 / Friday
Kenny Hofer & His Midwesterners
90¢
November 9 / Saturday
Bobby Lindeman & His Orchestra
November 13 / Wednesday
Louie DeKlotz & His Orchestra
Ladies 50¢ till 9
November 15 / Friday
Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys
November 16 / Saturday
Charlie Trussell & His KXEL Airliners
November 20 / Wednesday
Dell Clayton & His Orchestra
November 22 / Friday
Jerry Lee Lewis
$1.50
Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On - Jerry Lee Lewis
Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
November 23 / Saturday
Jimmy Smith & His Orchestra
November 27 / Wednesday
Russ Carlyle & His Orchestra
November 29 / Friday
Kenny Hofer & His Midwesterners vs. Dale Thomas & The Bandera Boys
90¢
November 30 / Saturday
Louie DeKlotz & His Orchestra
December 1957
December 4 / Wednesday
Charlie Trussell & His KXEL Airliners
December 6 / Friday
Pug's Western Playboys
90¢
December 7 / Saturday
Carroll Baker & His Orchestra
December 11 / Wednesday
Bobby Lindeman & His Orchestra
December 13 / Friday
Bobby Helms
My Special Angel - Bobby Helms
Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms
December 14 / Saturday
Bobby Lindeman & His Orchestra
December 15 / Sunday
Buddy Knox / Jimmy Bowen & The Rhythm Orchids
90¢
Party Doll - Buddy Knox
I'm Stickin' With You - Jimmy Bowen
December 18 / Wednesday
Louis DeKlotz & His Orchestra
Ladies 50¢ till 9
December 20 / Friday
Wanda Jackson / Bob & Bobbie Thomas
Fujiyama Mama - Wanda Jackson
December 21 / Saturday
Bert Lavine's Ambassadors
December 22 / Sunday
Record Hop
50¢
December 25 / Wednesday
Pug's Western Playboys / The Cady Brothers / Dale Thomas & The Bandera Boys
$1.25
December 27 / Friday
Kenny Hofer & His Midwesterners
December 28 / Saturday
Louie DeKlotz & His Orchestra / Dale Thomas & His Bandera Boys
December 29 / Sunday
Record Hop
50¢
December 31 / Tuesday
Bobby Lindeman & His Orchestra
- Steve Wilson
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