1958
National acts that played at Danceland in 1958 include - Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps, Bobby Darin, Dion & The Belmonts, Buddy Knox, Jimmy Bowen, The Crescendos, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jimmy Clanton, The Big Beats, Jo Ann Campbell, Wanda Jackson, Bobby Helms, Will Mercer, The Dukes Of Dixieland, Richard Maltby, Don Gibson, Jim Reeves, Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys, Billy Walker, Kitty Wells, Jimmy Newman, Leon McAuliffe, Norma Jean, Bobby Lord, Johnnie & Jack, “Whoopee” John Wilfahrt & His Orchestra, Tony Pastor, Teddy Phillips & His Orchestra, Chuck Foster & His Orchestra
January 1958
January 1 / Wednesday
No Dance - Happy New Year
January 3 / Friday
Pug's Western Playboys
January 4 / Saturday
Jimmy Smith & His Orchestra
January 5 / Sunday
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
90¢
Dance To The Bop - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps
January 8 / Wednesday
Louie DeKlotz & His Orchestra
Ladies 50¢ till 9
January 10 / Friday
The Cady Brothers vs. KXEL Midwest Caravan
90¢
January 11 / Saturday
Des Moines Rock Band / Buddy Moore Orchestra
January 12 / Sunday
Des Moines Rock Band
50¢
January 15 / Wednesday
Charlie Trussell & His Airliners
January 17 / Friday
Johnny Ketlesen's New Tom Owen's Cowboys vs. Pug's Western Playboys
90¢
January 18 / Saturday
Dale Thomas & The Bandera Boys
January 19 / Sunday
The Rock-A-Beats
50¢
January 21 / Tuesday
Howdy Roberts & WMT Rangers
January 22 / Wednesday
Jack Cole & His Orchestra
January 24 / Friday
Clarence Zahina & His Barnstormers featuring The Zahina Sisters
90¢
January 25 / Saturday
Lindy's Rhythm Rockets
January 26 / Sunday
Comet-Aires
50¢
January 29 / Wednesday
Charlie Trussell & His Airliners
January 31 / Friday
Buddy Knox / Jimmy Bowen & The Rhythm Orchids
February 1958
February 1 / Saturday
Charlie Trussell & His Airliners
Girls 50¢ till 9
February 2 / Sunday
Record Hop
50¢
February 5 / Wednesday
Louie DeKlotz & His Orchestra
February 7 / Friday
Cady Brothers / Joe's Troubadors
90¢
February 8 / Saturday
Dukes Of Dixieland
February 9 / Sunday
Record Hop
50¢
February 12 / Wednesday
Charlie Trussell & His Airliners
February 14 / Friday
Johnny Ketlesen's New Tom Owen's Cowboys
February 15 / Saturday
Dale Thomas & The Bandera Boys
February 16 / Sunday
Eddie Randall & The Downbeats
50¢
February 18 / Tuesday
Louie DeKlotz & His Orchestra / Dale Thomas & The Bandera Boys
February 19 / Wednesday
No Dance - Ash Wednesday
February 21 / Friday
Kenny Hofer & His Midwesterners
February 22 / Saturday
Jimmy Smith & His Orchestra
February 23 / Sunday
Record Hop
50¢
February 26 / Wednesday
Charlie Trussell & His Airliners
February 28 / Friday
Pug's Western Playboys
March 1958
March 1 / Saturday
Louie DeKlotz & His Orchestra / Dale Thomas & The Bandera Boys
March 2 / Sunday
Record Hop
50¢
March 5 / Wednesday
Jimmie Adams Orchestra
Ladies 50¢ till 9
March 7 / Friday
Midwest Caravan
March 8 / Saturday
Lindy's Rhythm Rockets
March 9 / Sunday
Record Hop
50¢
March 12 / Wednesday
Charlie Trussell & His Airliners
March 14 / Friday
Pug's Western Playboys
March 15 / Saturday
Buddy Moore Orchestra
March 16 / Sunday
The Crescendos
90¢
Oh Julie - The Crescendos
March 17 / Monday
Kenny Hofer & His MIdwesterners / Dale Thomas & The Bandera Boys
89¢ + tax
March 19 / Wednesday
Dell Clayton & His Orchestra
March 21 / Friday
Johnny Cash / Carl Perkins
Ballad Of A Teenage Queen - Johnny Cash
Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins
Matchbox - Carl Perkins
March 22 / Saturday
Dell Clayton & His Orchestra with Sandy Sands
90¢
March 23 / Sunday
Record Hop
50¢
March 26 / Wednesday
Vance Dixon Orchestra
Ladies 50¢ till 9
March 28 / Friday
The Cady Brothers
March 29 / Saturday
Jimmie Adams Orchestra / Eddie Randall & The Downbeats
90¢
March 30 / Sunday
Record Hop
50¢
April 1958
April 2 / Wednesday
Louie DeKlotz & His Orchestra
Ladies 50¢ till 9
April 4 / Friday
Pug's Western Playboys
April 5 / Saturday
Dale Thomas & The Bandera Boys
April 6 / Sunday
Record Hop
50¢
April 9 / Wednesday
Russ Carlyle & His Orchestra
April 11 / Friday
The Cady Brothers
April 12 / Saturday
Jimmy Smith & His Orchestra
90¢
April 13 / Sunday
Dale Thomas & The Bandera Boys
50¢
April 16 / Wednesday
Charlie Trussell & His Airliners
April 18 / Friday
Kenny Hofer & His Midwesterners
April 19 / Saturday
Buddy Moore Orchestra
April 23 / Wednesday
Jimmy Thomas & His Band
April 25 / Friday
Don Gibson
Oh Lonesome Me - Don Gibson
I Can't Stop Lovin' You - Don Gibson
April 26 / Saturday
Eddie Randall & The Downbeats / Louie DeKlotz & His Orchestra
90¢
April 29 / Tuesday
Dale Thomas & The Bandera Boys
April 30 / Wednesday
Jimmie Adams Orchestra
Ladies 50¢ till 9
May 1958
May 2 / Friday
KXEL Midwest Caravan
May 3 / Saturday
Charlie Trussell & His Airliners
May 7 / Wednesday
Jack Cole & His Orchestra
May 9 / Friday
Pug's Western Playboys
May 10 / Saturday
Eddie Randall & The Downbeats / Jimmie Adams Orchestra
90¢
May 14 / Wednesday
Vance Dixon Orchestra
May 16 / Friday
Jim Reeves
May 17 / Saturday
Dale Thomas & The Bandera Boys
May 21 / Wednesday
Richard Maltby & His Orchestra
May 23 / Friday
The Cady Brothers
May 24 / Saturday
Charlie Trussell & His Airliners
May 28 / Wednesday
Charlie Trussell & His Airliners
May 30 / Friday
Kenny Hofer & His MIdwesterners
May 31 / Saturday
Jimmy Smith & His Orchestra
June 1958
June 4 / Wednesday
Louie DeKlotz & His Orchestra
50¢ till 9
June 6 / Friday
Johnny Ketelsen's New Tom Owen's Cowboys / The Cady Brothers
90¢
June 7 / Saturday
Buddy Moore Orchestra
90¢
June 10 / Tuesday
Dale Thomas & The Bandera Boys
50¢
June 11 / Wednesday
Tommy Allan & His Orchestra with Jeanne Carroll
88¢ + tax
June 13 / Friday
Pug's Western Playboys
June 14 / Saturday
Vance Dixon Orchestra
Ladies 50¢ till 9
June 18 / Wednesday
The Aristocrats
Ladies 50¢ till 9
June 20 / Friday
Kenny Hofer & His Midwesterners
90¢
June 21 / Saturday
Variety Club Orchestra
50¢ till 9
June 25 / Wednesday
Jack Cole & His Orchestra
Ladies 50¢ till 9
June 27 / Friday
Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys
June 28 / Saturday
Charlie Trussell & His Airliners
50¢ till 9
July 1958
July 2 / Wednesday
Chuck Foster & His Orchestra
$1.34 + tax
July 4 / Friday
Pug's Western Playboys
90¢
July 5 / Saturday
Dale Thomas & The Bandera Boys
July 9 / Wednesday
Jimmy Thomas & His Band
July 11 / Friday
Kenny Hofer & His MIdwesterners
July 12 / Saturday
Carroll Baker & His Orchestra
July 16 / Wednesday
Louie DeKlotz & His Orchestra
50¢
July 18 / Friday
Billy Walker
90¢
On My Mind Again - Billy Walker
July 19 / Saturday
Dale Thomas & The Bandera Boys
July 23 / Wednesday
Don Shaw
Ladies 50¢ till 9
July 25 / Friday
Pug's Western Playboys
90¢
July 26 / Saturday
Charlie Trussell & His Airliners
50¢ till 9
July 30 / Wednesday
Tommy Allan & His Orchestra with Jeanne Carroll
Ladies 50¢ till 9
August 1958
August 1 / Friday
KXEL Midwest Caravan
90¢
August 2 / Saturday
Buddy Moore Orchestra
50¢ till 9
August 6 / Wednesday
Louie DeKlotz & His Orchestra
50¢
August 8 / Friday
Kitty Wells / Johnnie & Jack / Jimmy Newman / The Tennessee Mountain Boys
It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels - Kitty Wells
August 9 / Saturday
Vance Dixon Orchestra
50¢ till 9
August 13 / Wednesday
Jack Cole & His Orchestra
Ladies 50¢ till 9
August 15 / Friday
Norma Jean
90¢
August 16 / Saturday
Dale Thomas & The Bandera Boys
August 20 / Wednesday
Buddy Moore Orchestra
August 22 / Friday
Pug's Western Playboys
August 23 / Saturday
Dukes Of Dixieland
August 27 / Wednesday
Don Shaw Band & His Top 40 Band
Ladies 50¢ till 9
August 29 / Friday
Kenny Hofer & His MIdwesterners
August 30 / Saturday
Carroll Baker & His Orchestra
September 1958
September 3 / Wednesday
Tommy Allan & His Orchestra with Jeanne Carroll
September 5 / Friday
Johnny Cash / Don Gibson / Bobby Helms / Wanda Jackson
$1.56 + tax
Guess Things Happen That Way - Johnny Cash
Blue Blue Day - Don Gibson
Mean Mean Man - Wanda Jackson
September 6 / Saturday
Jimmy Smith & His Orchestra
90¢
September 10 / Wednesday
Jack Cole & His Orchestra
September 12 / Friday
The Cady Brothers
90¢
September 13 / Saturday
Dale Thomas & The Bandera Boys
September 17 / Wednesday
Jimmy Thomas & His Band
September 19 / Friday
Norma Jean / Bobby Lord
$1.12 + tax
September 20 / Saturday
Vance Dixon Orchestra with Donna on vocals
September 24 / Wednesday
Marv Reedstrom
September 25 / Thursday
Bobby Darin / Jimmy Clanton / Dion & The Belmonts / Jo Ann Campbell / Tony Pastor & Orchestra
$1.34 + tax
Splish Splash - Bobby Darin
Just A Dream - Jimmy Clanton
I Wonder Why - Dion & The Belmonts
Wait A Minute - Jo Ann Campbell
September 26 / Friday
Pug's Western Playboys
September 27 / Saturday
The Big Beats
88¢ + tax
October 1958
October 1 / Wednesday
Louie Deklotz & His Orchestra
50¢ till 9
October 3 / Friday
KXEL Midwest Caravan (Dale Hawkins cancelled)
90¢
October 4 / Saturday
Dale Thomas & The Bandera Boys / Eddie Randall & The Downbeats
88¢ + tax
October 8 / Wednesday
Teddy Phillips & His Orchestra featuring Colleen Lovett
October 10 / Friday
Leon McAuliffe & His Cimarron Boys
October 11 / Saturday
Louie DeKlotz & His Orchestra / Eddie Randall & The Downbeats
October 12 / Sunday
Dale Thomas & The Bandera Boys
75¢
October 15 / Wednesday
Charlie Trussell & His Airliners
October 17 / Friday
Kenny Hofer & His Midwesterners
October 18 / Saturday
The Big Beats
88¢ + tax
October 19 / Sunday
The Big Beats
75¢
October 22 / Wednesday
Jimmie Adams Orchestra
October 24 / Friday
Pug's Western Playboys
October 25 / Saturday
Don Shaw & His Top 40 Band with Ronnie Meek
October 26 / Sunday
Don Shaw & His Top 40 Band with Ronnie Meek
75¢
October 29 / Wednesday
Jack Cole & His Orchestra
October 31 / Friday
Johnny Ketelsen's Cowboys
November 1958
November 1 / Saturday
Jimmy Smith & His Orchestra / Eddie Randall & The Downbeats
November 2 / Sunday
Eddie Randall & The Downbeats
75¢
November 5 / Wednesday
Charlie Trussell & His Airliners
November 7 / Friday
Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys
November 8 / Saturday
Dale Thomas & The Bandera Boys
November 9 / Sunday
Dale Thomas & The Bandera Boys
75¢
November 12 / Wednesday
Vance Dixon Orchestra with Donna on vocals
November 14 / Friday
Pug's Western Playboys
November 15 / Saturday
The Big Beats
November 16 / Sunday
The Big Beats
75¢
November 18 / Tuesday
"Whoopee" John Wilfahrt & His Orchestra
November 19 / Wednesday
Jack Cole & His Orchestra
Ladies 50¢ till 9
November 21 / Friday
Kenny Hofer & His Midwesterners
November 22 / Saturday
Dale Thomas & The Bandera Boys
November 23 / Sunday
Dale Thomas & The Bandera Boys
75¢
November 26 / Wednesday
Louie DeKlotz & His Orchestra / Pug's Western Playboys
November 28 / Friday
Johnny Ketelsen's Cowboys
November 29 / Saturday
Don Shaw & His Top 40 Band with Ronnie Meek
November 30 / Sunday
Don Shaw & His Top 40 Band with Ronnie Meek
75¢
December 1958
December 3 / Wednesday
Tommy Allan & His Orchestra with Jeanne Carroll
December 5 / Friday
Midwest Caravan
December 6 / Saturday
The Big Beats
December 7 / Sunday
The Big Beats
75¢
December 10 / Wednesday
Jimmy Thomas & His Band
Ladies 50¢ till 9
December 12 / Friday
Pug's Western Playboys
December 13 / Saturday
Dale Thomas & The Bandera Boys
December 14 / Sunday
Dale Thomas & The Bandera Boys
75¢
December 17 / Wednesday
Marv Reedstrom
December 19 / Friday
Kenny Hofer & His Midwesterners
December 20 / Saturday
Jimmie Adams Orchestra / Eddie Randall & The Downbeats
December 21 / Sunday
Eddie Randall & The Downbeats
75¢
December 24 / Wednesday
No Dance - Christmas Eve
December 25 / Thursday
Pug's Western Playboys / Eddie Randall & The Downbeats
$1.12 + tax
December 26 / Friday
Will Mercer
90¢
December 27 / Saturday
Don Shaw & His Top 40 Band with Ronnie Meek
December 28 / Sunday
Don Shaw & His Top 40 Band with Ronnie Meek
75¢
December 31 / Wednesday
Pug's Western Playboys
- Steve Wilson
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