Enid 2005 Architecture tour sites | Business | enidnews.com

Enid: 2005 architecture tour sites | enidnews.com

Bookmarked for the next time I'm in Enid: A list of historic buildings in the capital city of Oklahoma's wheat belt for an architectural tour that was held on August 14, 2005, sponsored by the Greater Enid Arts and Humanities Council. This list and the accompanying article were published in the August 7, 2005, edition of the Enid News.

On the list is the Bamboo Club, a dance hall that hosted Bob Wills on Christmas day 1964, followed by Billy Parker and His Western Swing Band on New Year's Eve, and Conway Twitty two days later. Enid native and western swing saxophonist Rudy Martin performed with Ray Price at the Bamboo Club, which led to an opportunity to tour with him, and later worked several years with Leon McAuliffe. (That's Rudy Martin singing the "Baby Bear" part on the far left in this Ozark Jubilee performance of "The Three Bears," with Keith Coleman, Chet Calcote, and Leon McAuliffe.) Here's the obituary of Bamboo Club owner Bill Pauline, Jr.