Steve Dean
Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
A TDHP co-founder, Steve is a veteran
of the Texas music scene for over
three decades. He has a passion for
finding and documenting historic
dance halls and other music venues.
In traveling around the state he has
marked over 700 dance halls in his
road atlas, and collected thousands of
photos. He is presently writing a book
on Texas Dance Halls for the
University of Texas Press.
In his varied career, he has been a
historian, disc jockey, music journalist
and archivist, club manager/booking
agent, curator, collector, festival
promoter, and most of all music lover.
Steve's focus on the board is to find all
the dance halls in Texas, and be a link
to the vast Texas music industry.
of the Texas music scene for over
three decades. He has a passion for
finding and documenting historic
dance halls and other music venues.
In traveling around the state he has
marked over 700 dance halls in his
road atlas, and collected thousands of
photos. He is presently writing a book
on Texas Dance Halls for the
University of Texas Press.
In his varied career, he has been a
historian, disc jockey, music journalist
and archivist, club manager/booking
agent, curator, collector, festival
promoter, and most of all music lover.
Steve's focus on the board is to find all
the dance halls in Texas, and be a link
to the vast Texas music industry.
