Roger Creager Kicks Off Club Westerner’s 99-Year Celebration

Roger Creager is set to perform at the historic and legendary Club Westerner in Victoria on Saturday, February 7. The thing I love most about this is the dancing of some good ole' country music on that great hardwood dance floor!

Get tickets to see Roger Creager by clicking here. 

A year-long celebration of live music at Club Westerner.

The Roger Creager show will kick off a year of dances leading to the 100-year anniversary of the legendary dance hall. I spoke with James Villafranca, and he said "this will be the first of multiple dances during the celebration, including Tejano, Conjunto, country, and RnB.”

The Club Westerner is the one of the very few  remaining dance halls in Texas

The Club Westerner is part of a dying breed, the Texas Dancehall! The Club Westerner was built in 1927 and is part of so many of our memories. I mean, chances are, at least once that you have been to a wedding or Quince, private event, or benefit there. There has also been so many great Country and Tejano dance throughout its storied history.

The Villafranca family took over the Club Westerner in 1965.

John Manual Villafranca purchased the Club Westerner in 1965 from Mr. Walton. For many of us, John Manuel Villafranca is the Club Westerner. The year 1965 is when Mr. Villafranca started to transform the club to what we see today. The steps include enclosing a patio, adding restrooms, and a band dressing room.

During this time, he also added over a 1,000 square feet to the venue and made the stage larger. A new bar was built and moved back to its original location.  New restrooms were installed and moved to their current location. The way we all know the Club Westerner today.

We thank the Villafranca family for the incredible job they do with the Club Westerner in keeping John Manuel Villafranca's legacy alive.

READ MORE: Take a trip down Memory Lane at the Club Westerner. 

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