Doug Cugini, who opened Hole in the Wall near the UT campus in 1974, has died, the bar posted on social media Wednesday. He was 75.
“An exceptionally kind and funny man who started it all,” the post said. “And while music wasn’t a part of the original plan, Doug heeded the calls from hungry local musicians looking to play, and live music became a nightly staple of the bar because of him.”
Cugini bought the former dry cleaning spot with his mother in 1974. It initially wasn’t a music venue, but it became a popular hangout for musicians and live shows were inevitable…