Outer Banks Beachcomber Museum

 The Nags Head Casino: 

"The South's Largest and most Beautiful Ballroom"

Opened in 1937 by Ras Wescott


Iconic Jazz Legend Louis Armstrong is pictured above

at the Nags Head Casino Ballroom on July 21, 1958 with

Trummy Young on trombone,left, and Peanuts Hucko on clarinet, right


"The Nags Head Casino: Let the Good Times Roll."


Tapes One through Five from a five part series 

presented by Jennifer Frost and Lynn Summerall

in 1989 for WVOD Radio.

Special thanks to Jennifer Frost for

allowing us to share this priceless

part of Outer Banks history.



Press forward arrow at left below to start each tape; 

Volume control on the right;    Enjoy!!


 WVOD NAGS HEAD CASINO TAPES: 

 PART 1: 

Pt 1 WVOD Nags Head CASINO Doc.mp3

 WVOD NAGS HEAD CASINO TAPES: 

 TAPE PART 2: 

Pt 2 WVOD Nags Head CASINO Doc.mp3

 

  WVOD NAGS HEAD CASINO TAPES: 

PART 3: LOUIS ARMSTRONG,

 JULY, 1958. 


Pt 3 WVOD Nags Head CASINO Doc.mp3

 

WVOD NAGS HEAD CASINO TAPES: 

 PART 4: 


Pt 4 WVOD Nags Head CASINO Doc.mp3


WVOD NAGS HEAD CASINO TAPES: 

 PART 5: 

 

Pt 5 of 5 WVOD Nags Head CASINO Doc.mp3



OUR State article on the 

Nags Head Casino HERE