This site has NO OFFICIAL AFFILIATION with Mr. Antone, the Antone's Nightclub, or the family of Clifford Antone. It is simply a "tribute" page that has been put together by a small circle of fans who have only the greatest respect & admiration for what Clifford has done for all of us music lovers out here, and how he has shaped Texas music in general. Hopefully the page can act as a small stop-off in people's journey through their memories & appreciation of the man himself. We love you Clifford, and wish you a peaceful journey.
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There is an OFFICIAL Antone's Nightclub page on MySpace that everyone reading this should be sure to add to your friends list, and pay your respects at. It's here:
www.MySpace.com/antonesnightclub
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FROM www.News8Austin.com :
Legendary club owner Clifford Antone dies
Updated: 5/23/2006 5:33 PM
By: News 8 Austin Staff
Clifford Antone, 56, the legendary music club owner, died Tuesday.
He died of an apparent heart attack, his sister said.
In 2005, Antone's club celebrated its 30th anniversary. The club opened its original location on East Sixth Street as a small music venue on a street and neighborhood long ignored. It attracted famous blues acts from the Chicago and New York blues scenes. Among the players there were the likes of Chicago bluesman Buddy Guy and a very young Stevie Ray Vaughan.
That same club's success led to the birth of the now-famous East Sixth Street entertainment district, the heart and soul of Austin's multi-million dollar tourist trade and led to the citys nickname of 'Live Music Capital of the World.
The club is now in its third location.
In 2000, Antone went to prison on federal charges of drug trafficking and money laundering. He was released in 2003.
His career and the clubs history was captured in the documentary Antone's: Home of the Blues
"One of the primary reasons Austin is known as the Live Music Capital of the World is because of Clifford Antone. His devotion to the music spoke for itself. He was my friend and I will miss him dearly," Austin Mayor Will Wynn said. "I ask Austinites to join with me and remember the music giant this city has lost and the great things he brought to our community."
