Let the Good Times Roll

ID: 2708 ~ Source: Baldwin, Marshall, Interviewed by Sean Sutcliffe, June 24, 2016 in Waco, TX. Waco and McLennan County Project, Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Waco, TX. Access full interview here.
This file appears in: Walker's Auditorium

Wacoan Marshall Baldwin socialized at Walker’s Auditorium as a young man. He narrates the role the club played in Waco’s nightlife and how the Chitlin’ Circuit operated in Central Texas.

This file appears in: Walker's Auditorium

By Regina Wenger
Beginning in 1945, the sounds of big bands, the blues, and rock blended on the dance floor of East Waco’s Walker’s Auditorium. Continually looking for ways to serve his community, African American entrepreneur Herbert Walker founded the club. Prior…