Music lover and Cheatham Street Warehouse owner Kent Finlay calls his club an art gallery for Americana and Texas music.
Texas music can be heard every night and the walls are lined with the memories of a good old honky tonk, a place that Finlay knew was special 35 years ago.
"The day I walked in this building, the sound is just so incredible, all this old wood and everything. I knew it was a special place before we ever did anything," he said.
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Cheatham Street Warehouse
News 8's Russell Wilde takes us inside the Cheatham Street Warehouse.
 
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While the club is celebrating its anniversary this month there's another date that club goers revere.
"October 13, 1975. That's a big day to us here at Cheatham Street. That was the first night they played," Finlay said.
"They" is the Ace in the Hole Band fronted by then-unknown George Strait.
"I used to tell people George was going to be a star. I knew it, I just knew it. And now he's the biggest thing that ever happened in music," Finlay said.
Cheatham Street has always been a place for young talent to develop and Finlay said the future looks good for of both the Warehouse and the music.
"Just incredible talent that's coming up, song writers, performers and guitar players and so the future looks bright. Texas music is in good shape for a long, long time."
And thanks to the nonprofit Cheatham Street Music Foundation the club's legacy should continue for decades to come.
"No matter what happens to me, it will continue to develop and perpetuate Texas music forever," he said.
