Louisiana Hayride
Description
Country music showcase presents live Shreveport performances, giving early exposure to Elvis Presley and Hank Williams.
Louisiana Hayride is a radio and later television country music show that was broadcast from the Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana; during its heyday from 1948 to 1960, it helped to launch the careers of some of the greatest names in American country and western music. Created by KWKH station manager Henry Clay, the show is notable as a performance venue for a number of 1950s country musicians, as well as a nascent Elvis Presley.
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Original schedule
- 195310:00 PM ETCBS Radio Network (Saturday Night-Country Style; Louisiana Hayride third-Saturday segment) · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 195310:30 PM ETCBS Radio Network (Saturday Night-Country Style; Louisiana Hayride third-Saturday segment) · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19539:30 PM ETCBS Radio Network (Saturday Night-Country Style; Louisiana Hayride third-Saturday segment) · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
Cast & Crew
F
Frank Page
Announcer
N
Nat Stuckey
Announcer
K
Kitty Wells
Cast
P
Patsy Montana
Cast
Red Sovine
Cast
T
The Tennessee Mountain Boys
Cast
Webb Pierce
Cast
BBill Sloan
Cast
C
Cousin Wilbur Four
Comic
E
Elvis Presley
Vocalist (first radio appearance)
F
Floyd Cramer
Pianist
H
Hank Williams
Vocalist
H
Henry Clay
Creator
J
Jimmy C. Newman
Vocalist
J
Jimmy Martin
Vocalist (Sunny Mountain Boys)
J
John Horton
Vocalist
J
Johnny Cash
Vocalist
L
Loretta Lynn
Vocalist (first radio appearance)
S
Slim Whitman
Musician, vocalist, songwriter
H
Horace Logan
Producer
