Film

Honky Tonk Heaven: Legend of the Broken Spoke

7.020161h 15mMusic Documentary

Director: Brenda Greene Mitchell
Year: 2016

The last of the true Texas dance halls and damn proud of it.

The Broken Spoke has hosted country greats like George Strait, Willie Nelson, Ernest Tubb, Bob Wills, George Jones, and Roy Acuff. A profile of “the last of the true Texas dance halls” and the tenacious family keeping it alive amid rapid urban growth.

Top cast

Dale Watson

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Willie Nelson

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Alvin Crow

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Jesse Dayton

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James Hand

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Cornell Hurd

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Joe Nick Patoski

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Jerry Jeff Walker

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Annetta White

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James White

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Directed by

Brenda Greene Mitchell, Sam Wainwright Douglas