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Genre | stage show and broadcast |
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Home station | KWKH |
Syndicates | WLW |
TV adaptations | KSLA-TV |
Recording studio | Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium (Shreveport, Louisiana) |
Original release | April 3, 1948 August 27, 1960 | –
Louisiana Hayride was a radio and later television country music show broadcast from the Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana, that during its heyday from 1948 to 1960 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.