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Skyline Club T-Shirt

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All About the Skyline Club T-Shirt

You wouldn’t expect an unassuming roadhouse in what was then a northern suburb of Austin to hold a place in country music legend. The Skyline Club, opened in 1946 at 11306 North Lamar — which was called the Dallas Highway at the time and located 2.5 miles north of city limits — played host to acts like Elvis Presley, Ernest Tubb, Bob Wills and Marty Robbins. But it’s most famous for being the last venue that both Hank Williams and Johnny Horton ever played.

Both men unknowingly gave their final performances at the Skyline before dying in their cars — Williams of heart failure in 1953 and Horton in a traffic accident in 1960. Even stranger, both men were married to the same woman when they died. Horton wed William’s widow Billie Jean Jones less than a year after Hank’s death.

After the Skyline Club closed in the early 70s, it had a second life as the Soap Creek Saloon, a prominent venue for Austin Outlaw Country artists like Willie Nelson and Jerry Jeff Walker. In the 80s, it became a popular place to catch rock and punk bands like The Meat Puppets. The building was demolished in 1989 and is now a CVS. Which is like the opposite of punk.

Signature Features

  • Designed by Helms Workshop, screen-printed in Austin 
  • Lightweight, pre-shrunk fitted t-shirt 
  • Blend of airlume combed/ring-spun cotton and polyester for buttery softness with minimal shrinkage 
  • Printed label eradicates the scourge of itchy t-shirt tags 
  • Side seams offer a more tailored fit 
  • Unisex sizing

Kicking back to the community

Alvies sends a percentage of each sale to worthy causes through our Alvies Kicks Back program. In the spirit of celebrating Austin’s bygone venues, we're giving a portion of sales of all Vintage Venue shirts to two programs focused on the service industry: Health Alliance for Austin Musicians and the Southern Smoke Foundation's Austin Relief Fund. Learn more

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    Charles S.
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    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    4 months ago
    Skyline Club T-Shirt

    Great way to remember this historic night club in Austin Texas that was started and owned by my family.

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    Zebracat
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 year ago
    Skyline Club

    Love this shirt about Skyline Club.Shirts like these are hard to find.My favorite singer song writer Hank Williams did his last show here,and so did Johnny Horton.They were married to Billie Jean Jones at 2 different times in history.Both died shortly after last show.

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