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Raisin’ Cain: A History of Cain’s Ballroom – Documentary

<h3>Cain&&num;8217&semi;s Ballroom&comma; a historic music venue in Tulsa&comma; OK set to be the subject of an upcoming music documentary&period;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Tulsa and Los Angeles filmmakers are working together to tell the story of the fabulous <strong>Cain&&num;8217&semi;s Ballroom<&sol;strong>&period; Cain&&num;8217&semi;s is a music venue that opened in 1924&comma; and arguably has one of the richest legacies to share out of all still-standing venues in the United States&period; Once the stomping ground of legendary artists such as Bob Wills&comma; The Sex Pistols&comma; and thousands of other musicians&comma; Cain&&num;8217&semi;s Ballroom rivals even the most hallowed stages such as <a title&equals;"the Opry" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;countrymusicontour&period;com&sol;category&sol;the-grand-ole-opry&sol;">the Opry<&sol;a>&comma; or CBGB&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Raisin&&num;8217&semi; Cain will explore the musical evolution of Oklahoma&comma; and feature interviews with artists like Elvis Costello&comma; Wanda Jackson&comma; Junior Brown&comma; Red Dirt Rangers&comma; Hot Club of Cowtown&comma; and surviving members of the Texas Playboys&comma; among others&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>You can expect to see the film release in 2011&comma; paired with the opening of the upcoming Cains Ballroom Museum&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;Cain&&num;8217&semi;s was the first place I ever heard live music&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Wittenberg said&period; &&num;8220&semi;As a filmmaker&comma; I started to think about making a documentary that would celebrate and inform music lovers around the world about this extraordinary venue&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;This project is a way for us to say thanks for everything Cain&&num;8217&semi;s means to us and the music fans of Oklahoma and for attracting world-renowned artists to Tulsa throughout the years&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;We&&num;8217&semi;re a year and a half into this already&period; Cain&&num;8217&semi;s should be in people&&num;8217&semi;s vocabulary&comma; like <a title&equals;"the Grand Ole Opry" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;countrymusicontour&period;com&sol;category&sol;the-grand-ole-opry&sol;">the Grand Ole Opry<&sol;a> and CBGB&comma;&&num;8221&semi; he said&period; &&num;8220&semi;This place has just as much history&comma; if not more&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>The project is still in the fundraising stages although much of the footage has already been shot&period; For more on the film&comma; visit <a title&equals;"Raisin Cain Movie" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;raisincainmovie&period;com&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">raisincainmovie&period;com&sol;<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Read more from this <a title&equals;"Tulsa World" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;tulsaworld&period;com&sol;scene&sol;article&period;aspx&quest;subjectid&equals;269&amp&semi;articleid&equals;20101004&lowbar;269&lowbar;D3&lowbar;ULNSrm899671" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">Tulsa World article<&sol;a>&period;Country Music Photo Gallery<&sol;p>

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