[1] Billy Bob Barnett, a Texas A&M University graduate and professional football player, teamed up with nightclub owner and former car salesman, Spencer Taylor.

While looking for a location to fit their idea, the men decided upon an abandoned 100,000-square-foot department store that was at one time an open-air cattle barn.

With some additional investors, Barnett and Taylor renovated the building's interior and exterior and opened the place to the public on April 1, 1981.

[7] In addition to the concert stage where the artists perform, Billy Bob's Texas also has a dance floor, music memorabilia museum, pool hall, bar, restaurant, video game arcade, gift shop, and small dirt arena where professional bull riding is held on the weekends during concert days.

Baja Oklahoma (Willie Nelson, Lesley Ann Warren), Over the Top (Sylvester Stallone), and Necessary Roughness (Scott Bakula, Sinbad) have all been filmed there.