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	Louisiana Hayride - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Louisiana Hayride was a radio broadcast from the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States that during its heyday from 1948 to 1960 helped launch the careers of the some of the greatest names in American music.
		By mid 1954, a special 30-minute portion of the Louisiana Hayride was being broadcast every Saturday on the AFN Pacific channel of the United Kingdom Scottish Forces Radio Network.
		Within a few years, Rock and roll dominated the music scene and on August 27, 1960, the Louisiana Hayride put on its final performance, though there have been attempts in the years since to revive it, and some strictly local performances have been done in the Shreveport area under the name.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Louisiana_Hayride (456 words)

	Louisiana Hayride (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Shreveport, Louisiana, native DJ Fontana, who began his incredible career in 1953 as the staff drummer on the Louisiana Hayride before jumping ship to back...
		Kirkpatrick is a longtime resident of Shreveport and is a member of the Louisiana Hayride Sting Band.
		A state champion fiddler, he was one of the performers listed on the first bill of the Louisiana Hayride in 1948 and has his name in the Hall of Master Folk...
	www.wikiverse.org /louisiana-hayride (451 words)

	Scena Records - Louisiana Hayride
		The Louisiana Hayride radio show was second only to the Grand Ole Opry in terms of popularity and significance in the annuals of country music history.
		The world lost a great woman on May 16 2003, and it is with deep respect that Scena offers this collection of her 1060-1962 recordings from the Louisiana Hayride that shows her talent as a singer and comedienne.
		Beginning in 1948 and continuing on into the 60's, the Louisiana Hayride was the place to be for an up and coming talent.
	www.scenarecords.com /hayride.html (536 words)

	Louisiana Hayride - Joey Kent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		As for my tapes, during my fathers Louisiana Hayride from 1975 to 1987 he featured in the middle of his radio program a segment called almanac time and that was where he would go back and play some of the old recordings from the early Hayride.
		As far Elvis's first night on the Hayride the situation was they were recording a sponsor and they turned on the tape about 10 minutes before Elvis came out on stage and the tape ran out about 20 minutes after he was finished, So that's the way most of that came about.
		The Louisiana Hayride primarily used quarter inch reel to reel tape recorders and the studios may have used acetates, I'm not really sure what they recorded on but I believe it was quarter inch tape.
	www.rockabillyhall.com /ElvisJoeKent.html (4156 words)

	Various Artists, Louisiana Hayride Classic Country Radio, Vols. 1-4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Louisiana Hayride was one of the most important radio programs for up-and-coming folk, country and rock 'n' roll acts in the 1940s and '50s.
		The Hayride, produced by radio station KWKH in Shreveport, LA, was second only to the Grand Ol' Opry in showcasing what were then called "hillbilly" acts.
		The Hayride had played its vital role and faded into obscurity (it was revived for another lengthy run from 1973 to 1987), to be remembered fondly by hundreds of entertainers and thousands upon thousands of fans.
	www.greenmanreview.com /hayride2.html (1368 words)

	Ronald N. Bukoff, Kitty, Hank, Slim, Elvis, Johnny, and the “Cradle of the Stars”: the Louisiana Hayride, Past and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Shreveport, Louisiana, is a sprawling metropolis located in the northwest comer of Louisiana eighteen miles east of Texas, sixty-five miles south of Arkansas, and one hundred miles southeast of Oklahoma.
		Although the memory of the Louisiana Hayride has faded, and country music fans in their thirties and younger may be hard-pressed to identify the significance of the original Hayride, there has been a recent resurgence in interest in the Hayride in print and in performance.
		Hayride performers came to expect a rich mixture of gospel music, sentimental of ‘heart’ songs, pop tunes, contemporary country hits, honky-tonk weepers, bluegrass tunes, comedy and novelty numbers, and folk music, a mixture that reflected the image and reality of Louisiana as a musical melting pot.” Tucker, 426.
	pcasacas.org /SPC/spcissues/24.3/Bukoff.htm (4697 words)

	Commotion PR : JOHNNY HORTON
		This CD of radio performances from the Louisiana Hayride is the first-ever live collection of Horton’s music, and it testifies to the assured vocal command and good-natured exuberance that made Johnny Horton one of the best-loved country stars of his day.
		He was a particular favorite at the Louisiana Hayride during his tenure there from 1952 until his death.
		Hayride MC and producer Horace Logan introduces the first three selections on this CD, all from 1956, the year Horton’s career caught fire.
	www.commotionpr.com /johnnyHorton.html (1128 words)

	Bobby and Ray Williams Partnership v. Shreveport Louisiana Hayride Co. (Louisiana 04/21/2004)
		In 1988, she began using the trademark Louisiana Hayride in connection with the "Louisiana Hayride Band," which performed in music revues that were produced by Warwick.
		In its petition, plaintiff alleged that it possessed the exclusive right to use the Louisiana Hayride trademark and that the Warwicks and FAME were acting together in the commission of unfair trade practices.
		Pursuant to Louisiana law, substantive property rights in a trademark arise from use of the mark, not merely from registration of the trademark with the state.
	www.assetprotectionbook.com /LA_Williams-Hayride_2004.htm (2613 words)

	Country Chameleons: Cajuns on the Louisiana Hayride
		A wide variety of artists appeared on the Hayride stage-from honky-tonkers to crooners to rockabillies-so that KWKH played a part in shaping or popularizing a number of styles, all within the context of a country music radio show.
		One of the most commercially successful of these south Louisiana musicians was Jimmy C. Newman, who first appeared on the Hayride in June 1954 and went on to spend 43 years on the Grand Ole Opry.
		During his two-year stint at the Hayride, most of Newman's repertoire was mainstream country; the one exception was the song "Diggy Liggy Lo," which was a Cajun melody given words in English.
	www.louisianafolklife.org /lt/articles%5Fessays/creole%5Fart%5Fcountry%5Fchamele.html (1846 words)

	Oxford University Press: Louisiana Hayride: Tracey E. W. Laird
		By tracing the dynamic history of the Hayride and its sponsoring station, ethnomusicologist Tracey Laird reveals the critical role that this part of northwestern Louisiana played in the development of both country music and rock and roll.
		The Hayride also served as a training ground for a generation of studio sidemen and producers who steered popular music for decades after the Hayride's final broadcast.
		Though the Hayride is often overshadowed by the Grand Ole Opry in country music scholarship, Laird balances the record and reveals how this remarkable show both documented and contributed to a powerful transformation in American popular music.
	www.us.oup.com /us/catalog/general/subject/Music/PopularMusic/PopRockPopularCulture/?view=usa&ci=0195167511 (827 words)

	Hayride Boogie: Blues, Rockabilly and Soul from the Louisiana Hill and Delta Country
		In the geographic body of Louisiana, North Louisiana is known as "above waist" with Alexandria serving as a sort of naval and Shreveport and Monroe/West Monroe spaced to complete the analogy.
		The Hayride, younger, brasher, more open to experimentation, would be known as the "Cradle of the Stars." "Groovie Boogie Woogie Boy" was written about a KWKH announcer Ray Bartlett who epitomized the syncretic mix coming out of the Delta at the dawn of the 1950s.
		The Louisiana Hayride ceased to be a weekly show as the "Cradle of the Stars" was robbed until it was all but empty.
	www.louisianafolklife.org /LT/Articles_Essays/creole_art_hayride_boogie.html (1735 words)

	LOUISIANA HAYRIDE
		SHREVEPORT, La. - Almost 40 years have passed since the sounds of the Louisiana Hayride floated out over the bayous and swamps of its home state, then west to the little towns and ranches of Texas, north and east to the hardscrabble farms of Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama and points beyond.
		The Hayride was Elvis Presley's first national stage and launched the careers of some of country music's biggest names.
		From 1948 to 1960 the Hayride blossomed in the region still known as the "Ark-La-Tex," a mix of cultures that included hillbilly, Western swing, blues, gospel, jazz and pop music.
	www.jim-reeves.com /hayride.html (820 words)

	Press Releases
		The worn stage floor of the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana is the same floor a young Elvis Presley performed on nearly 50 years ago.
		The Hayride, or “Cradle to the Stars” as it was affectionately called, was the catalyst for not just Elvis’ career.
		Photos of the Hayride, Stage of Stars Museum, and performers on the Louisiana Hayride are available, as well as bios and photos of upcoming concert performers.
	www.stageofstars.com /press_50th_anniversary.html (447 words)

	Welcome to Louisiana Life! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		For Williams and scores of other artists in the golden age of country music, Louisiana Hayride was the ticket to success.
		Often considered a smaller-scale Grand Ole Opry, Hayride was actually a springboard for many famous country artists during its existence from 1948 to 1960, including Johnny Cash, Minnie Pearl and Loretta Lynn – a string of soon-to-be-stars that began with Hank Williams and ended with Elvis Presley.
		On the brink of the birth of rock ‘n’ roll, the Hayride welcomed artists with blues and R&B influences, while the Opry still didn’t allow drums to be played onstage.
	publications.neworleans.com /lalife/22.4.-MusicOne.html (1304 words)

	Historic Elvis Find (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Elvis appeared on the Louisiana Hayride on 52 occasions between 16 October, 1954 and 15 December, 1956.
		I was [too] and told me he had recorded Elvis at his first (as I recall) performance at the Louisiana Hayride in late 1954 or early 1955.
		If the songs were recorded at a subsequent Hayride concert then it is problematic as to whether or not they will represent ‘unreleased recordings’ as Hayride recordings of the three songs identified by Bonnie Wesson are available on the ‘Good Rockin’ Tonight’ album.
	www.elvisinfonet.com /wesson.html (1232 words)

	Elvis Presley, Louisiana Jayride
		Ultimately, the Hayride knew they couldn't hold this rising star so, in early April of 1956, Elvis was allowed to buy out the remaining six months of his contract for the then unheard of sum of $10,000.
		Admission to the Hayride was sixty cents for adults and thirty cents for children.
		So many artists got their start on the Hayride that it was referred to as "The Cradle of the Stars." The great Hank Williams was a regular on the Hayride during 1948-49, and then again in 1952 until his death.
	www.rockabillyhall.com /ElvisHayride1.html (8783 words)

	Country Standard Time: CD Review Dolly Parton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The legendary Louisiana Hayride, broadcast on Shreveport's KWKH 1948-1969, then revived for a second run in the '70's and early '80's, is remembered as the launching pad for dozens of careers, including Hank Williams, Elvis Presley, Jim Reeves, Webb Pierce, Faron Young, Kitty Wells and Johnny Horton.
		In the end, this series succeeds in capturing some of country's biggest stars both during the infancy of their careers or later, on return visits, while at the peak of their powers and at the height of their fame.
		Although certainly not without flaws, the Louisiana Hayride series is nevertheless an oftentimes astonishing collection of performances.
	www.countrystandardtime.com /CDlouisianahayride.html (527 words)

	News 8 Austin \| 24 Hour Local News \| HEADLINES
		In 1948, he began producing the Louisiana Hayride, a country music show performed before a live KWKH audience in Shreveport's Municipal Auditorium.
		In the ten years of the Louisiana Hayride under Logan's direction, he introduced a number of country music's top names to the nation.
		Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Hank Williams were among the entertainers who got their first big break on the Louisiana Hayride.
	www.news8austin.com /content/headlines?ArID=48397&SecID=2 (203 words)

	Various Artists, Louisiana Hayride Classic Comedy Radio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Before there was Hee Haw, the long-lived cornpone comedy television show, there was country-style comedy on the Louisiana Hayride, as well as on the Grand Ol' Opry and other hillbilly radio programs.
		I have two big criticisms of the Louisiana Hayride CD set as a whole: lack of documentation and brevity.
		Cajun chef/comic Justin Wilson, in a routine apparently from sometime during the Hayride's 1973-87 revival, comes off like Chef Paul Prudhomme without the kitchen.
	www.greenmanreview.com /hayride1.html (629 words)

	Making Waves: Louisiana's Radio Story
		In 1944, Jimmie Davis was elected governor of Louisiana, partly because of his early days of fame — singing on KWKH at the invitation of Will Henderson — and later performing songs like You are my Sunshine on The Louisiana Hayride.
		After being turned down by the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Elvis Presley approached The Louisiana Hayride where he was given the chance to perform at the age of nineteen.
		The last time Elvis appeared for KWKH, was in 1956 where Horace Logan, the producer of The Louisiana Hayride, said "Elvis has left the building." That's where the words were spoken the first time.
	www.lpb.org /programs/radio/004.htm (422 words)

	Agnes Scott College \| Alumnae \| Main Events Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Hank Williams was pigeon-holed as a hillbilly until he sang “Lovesick Blues” on the Louisiana Hayride stage, which also launched or enhanced the careers of performers Jim Reeves, Webb Pierce, Kitty Wells, Johnny Cash and Slim Whitman.
		In her new book, Louisiana Hayride: Radio and Roots Music along the Red River, Shreveport, La., native Tracey Laird, assistant professor of music, delves into this Red River city’s past, probing its historical, cultural, and social backdrop to uncover an exciting cross-fertilization of musical styles.
		From 1948 to 1960, Shreveport radio station KWKH’s 50,000-watt transmitter broadcast Hayride performances to 28 states and lured fans to packed houses on the road.
	www.agnesscott.edu /alumnae/p_maineventsarticle.asp?id=81 (259 words)

	Scotty Moore - 40th Anniversary of The Louisiana Hayride
		On October 16, 1994, 40 years to the day since his first appearance with Elvis and Bill Black on the Louisiana Hayride in 1954 Scotty returned to Shreveport for a 40th Anniversary concert.
		The concert was held at the very same venue on the very same stage which is the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport Louisiana.
		The anniversary concert was put on by promoter Reggie M. Churchwell of Nashville International Concerts in association with Joey Kent, owner of the Louisiana Hayride Archives.
	www.scottymoore.net /hayride94.html (292 words)

	Hillbilly-Music.com - Louisiana Hayride Years (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		From 1948 to the late 1950s, Horace "Hoss" Logan produced the "Louisiana Hayride," a weekly country music show broadcast on CBS.
		The Hayride was known as the "Cradle of the Stars" for building many country music careers and introducing Elvis to a national audience.
		In Louisiana Hayride Years, Logan gives an unprecedented glimpse into the life and times of some of country music's best legends and enduring stars.
	www.hillbilly-music.com /library/books/index.php?id=1040 (68 words)

	The Times: Hayride stars return to Shreveport
		All of them performed on the historic Louisiana Hayride program on KWKH radio, which broadcast nationally from Shreveport's Municipal Auditorium from 1948 to 1960.
		Secretary of State Fox McKeithen and Rep. Billy Montgomery, D. Haughton, were on hand, as were FAME chairman and president Maggie Warwick - who runs the Shreveport Louisiana Hayride Co. with husband Alton - and Bill Rains, the Montana-based artist who sculpted the images.
		The Hayride program is considered a major part of that history, as it gave artists like Williams, Cash and Elvis Presley their first national exposure.
	www.sec.state.la.us /museums/shreve/statues/statues.htm (671 words)

	'Please Young People, Elvis Has Left the Building'
		It was purchased by the station sometime in the mid 1950s, and appears in photographs taken at the station as early as 1956.
		In addition to its use in the KWKH studios, it was also used on the world famous Louisiana Hayride radio program from the mid-1950s until the end of its primary run in August of 1960, and saw continuous use on occasional Louisiana Hayride package shows throughout the 1960s.
		A wonderful, historic piece of sound equipment from the Louisiana Hayride show, through which one of the most famous phrases of the 20th century -- "Elvis has left the building!" -- was first spoken.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-28-2005/0004223702&EDATE= (664 words)

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