Arguably the 2nd most iconic and influential music program in country music history, only rivaled in stature by the grand ole opry, its been an effort that has lasted over 20 years and seen a major renovation of the radio programs original home of the municipal auditorium in shreveport, louisiana that has put organizers on the. The book that every country music lover in america will want to read. At the louisiana hayride tonight staged live in shreveport, the hayride featured national country music stars, soontobe legends, regional breakouts, and talented newcomers. The louisiana hayride show shreveport municipal building. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Apr 01, 2020 the louisiana hayride was the brainchild of horace lee logan, who first became a radio host on shreveports kwkham in 1932 at the age of 16. Johnny cash horaces book is long overdue, and it brings the old show back to life.
Louisiana hayride tonight revisits a smalltime show that hosted bigname stars a new 20disc box set contains over 500 performances from. This collection, which comes in an lpsized package complete with a 224page hardcover book, not only takes a comprehensive look at louisiana hayride but also offers an exhilarating portrait of the american. Apr 15, 2015 the louisiana hayride is on its way back, and in a big way. The louisiana hayride years 19541956 elvis presley. At the louisiana hayride tonight various artists popmarket. The louisiana hayride was the brainchild of horace lee logan, who first became a radio host on shreveports kwkham in 1932 at the age of 16. Major topics include the earliest radio broadcasts in shreveport, the founding and growth of kwkh radio under ownerbroadcaster w. Cd0009 featuring 15 tracks of the historic classic 50s hits performed by the legends.
Memphis recording service presents the complete hayride archives, featuring the final show elvis performed on the radio show. The louisiana hayride went on the air on april 3, 1948, and was immediately popular. The complete louisiana hayride archives 19541956 cd from. Just sixty cents for adults thirty for kids bought the finest nights entertainment anytime, anywhere. Raymond franklin page, known as frank page july 16, 1925 january 9, 20, was a broadcaster from radio station kwkh in shreveport, louisiana, who on october 16, 1954 introduced elvis presley to the louisiana hayride country music program. The couple were formerly involved with the preservation of the hayrides home, shreveports municipal auditorium, and have plans to revive the hayride and. The threehour show, performed live in shreveports municipal auditorium, was created and hosted by kwkh program director, horace logan. The american rehearsal for dictatorship 19281940 harnett t. Todays the last day sammys grill on highland road will be open, todays the last day sammys grill on highland road will be open, and thats a sad thing to.
She and her family eventually track them in hollywood, still unaware theyre being taken. At the louisiana hayride tonight is the latest in the bear family records highly acclaimed series of releases exploring roots music. The show aired for three hours on saturday nights and was based on kwkh shows from the 1930s, including the stations variety shows and its regionally popular saturday night roundup. At the louisiana hayride tonight bear family records news blog. Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of almighty god, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor and whereas both houses of congress have by their joint committee requested me to recommend to the people of the united states a day of public. Because most of the talented country artists who got. Today is monday in louisiana by johnette downing is based off her song by the same title. Charlaine harris goodreads author shelved 69 times as louisiana avg rating 3. Maggie warwick is also the current 2009 chairperson of the louisiana music commission. Fames feeder system a massive boxed set collects recordings of the vaudevillestyle radio show that helped launch musicians like hank williams. Inside the municipal auditorium in shreveport louisiana louisiana hayride by richard crofts. This set is a frontrow seat as hank williams takes to the stage, first as a. At the louisiana hayride tonight bear family records.
Highlights include an unreleased recording of williams performing im a long gone daddy, the full 1956 set containing the famous moment where hayride emcee horace logan announced, elvis has left the building, a young cash. Live on the louisiana hayride remastered 1950s recordings. He left memphis on a friday night, october 15, 1954, after a gig at the eagles nest, driving all night with sam phillips, scotty moore and bill black. Louisiana hayride elviss first trip to the louisiana hayride in shreveport was memorable. Jan 22, 2018 chris brown, an archivist at centenary college of louisiana and coauthor of the wonderful shreveport songs blog, contributed to at the louisiana hayride tonight, as well.
Maggie warwick talked about the history of the louisiana hayride as she gave a tour of the shreveport municipal memorial auditorium. With bill black, horace logan, scotty moore, frank page. The hayride meant elvis and his music were brought to a large audience on a regular basis, both in person and via the highly influential medium of radio. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Shreveports municipal memorial auditorium postcard courtesy encyclopedia of louisiana. Various artists at the louisiana hayride tonight various. The louisiana hayride is on its way back, and in a big way. The album also contains elvis last performance on the louisiana hayride in december 1956 which again, is remastered, complete and pitch corrected. There is one song hearts of stone id not heard by elvis before.
See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Todays the last day sammys grill on highland road will be open, and thats a sad thing to see for the folks in the neighborhood. Louisiana hayride tonight revisits a smalltime show that. With judy canova, ross hunter, richard lane, lloyd bridges. News and commentary on louisiana and national politics. In the mid1900s, shreveport emerged as a recording and entertainment mecca largely in part to its popular louisiana hayride live radio show that debuted on april 3, 1948, on kwkh, a mighty 50,000watt station reaching 28 states. Willie nelson if you werent fortunate enough to be at the hayride in person, this book is the next best thing. The american rehearsal for dictatorship 19281940 paperback january 31, 1971 by harnett t.
The hayride was presented weekly from 1948 until 1960 at the shreveport municipal auditorium. The auditorium was the home of this radio and later television. This cd is presented exactly the same as the mrs releases off duty with private presley book deluxe cd set, tupelo welcomes home elvis presley deluxe. The louisiana hayride show, held in the shreveport municipal auditorium, is arguably one of the most influential stages in music history with musicians like elvis presley, hank williams, kitty wells and more performing on its stage. Elvis presley the complete louisiana hayride archives 1954. The louisiana hayride years 19541956 is a spectacular chronicle of a rising career.
Charlaine harris goodreads author shelved 69 times as louisiana. After 55 years, the louisiana hayride is coming back saving. Elvis presley the complete louisiana hayride archives. The threehour show, performed live in shreveports municipal auditorium, was created and hosted by kwkh program. An expansive new boxed set from bear family records, at the louisiana hayride tonight, chronicles the lifespan of the louisiana hayride in a way that it has never been chronicled before. Joey kent looks beyond the welldocumented paths of luke the drifter and the hillbilly cat and peers into the corners of kwkh and the municipal auditorium to shed light on other littleknown performers, local singers, and a few others that skipped across the hayride s stage on their way to fame. Bill hillman outside shreveports municipal auditorium with the statues of elvis and guitar great, shreveports james burton interior hallway lined with portraits of country music greats by artist jerry harris. This imageladen, entertaining chronology of the louisiana hayride radio and. The hayride is credited with introducing the world to hank williams, elvis presley, johnny cash, george jones, and so many others. The louisiana hayride is currently owned by alton and margaret lewis warwick of shreveport.
Cradle of the stars documents the popular louisiana based country and western radio program that played host to some of the first broadcast performances by legends like hank williams sr. Highlights include an unreleased recording of williams performing im a long gone daddy, the full 1956 set containing the famous moment where hayride emcee horace logan announced, elvis has left the building, a young cash endorsing southern. Oct 31, 2017 in a massive new 20disc, 559song compilation titled at the louisiana hayride tonight, bear family records offers a deep dive into the shows archives. The complete louisiana hayride archives mrs cdbook.
These 20 cds comprise over 25 hours of music captured onstage in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s at kwkhs legendary louisiana hayride radio show. Horace logan continued to produce louisiana hayride until 1957. The 224page hardcover book that accompanies at the louisiana hayride tonight is an incredible read. Elvis presley performed on the radio version of the. Louisiana hayride the handbook of texas online texas state. Buy louisiana hayride jam tickets from the official site. Louisiana music hall of fame the louisiana hayride 2009. The artists and successes from his era as well as a handful of tribute shows that followed are chronicled in this chapter. This book is a nice pictorial display of elviss time on the hayride.
The hayride was a larger venture than the station had previously attempted. The music covers his appearances on this radio show in 1954, 1955 and 1956. How the son of a louisiana hayride owner brings that era back to life in a new book. Too many books on the louisiana hayride begin and end with elvis and hank. The cd contains for the first time ever, the complete archival live recordings of the louisiana hayride performances by elvis presley.
After 55 years, the louisiana hayride is coming back. Dec 29, 2011 memphis recording service presents the complete hayride archives, featuring the final show elvis performed on the radio show. The hayride s 2020 decennium tour opens in covington in just eight days. The complete louisiana hayride archives 19541956 tracklist first louisiana hayride show 16th october 1954 1.
The crooked pair enlist the help of a bellboy posing as a director and arrange for a fake. Louisiana hayride, country music show that aired over 50,000watt kwkh radio in shreveport, louisiana, from april 3, 1948, through november 1958, more than 550 straight saturday nights. Joey is an expert on the louisiana hayride, with critically acclaimed books, cds and articles to his credit. Henderson, and legendary performances from the louisiana hayride program, which was broadcast live from the shreveport. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Comes in an lpsized box with a 224page hardcover book also lpsized with indepth notes about the shows, the artists and the songs. Louisiana hayride jam tickets, 2020 concert tour dates. 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. By 1953, the program was syndicated on the cbs radio network, expanding its broadcast to 198 affiliates across. Up to that point, williamss yodeling style had been pigeonholed as hillbilly music, cutting him off from the mainstream of popular music. Written in rhyme, this book will be fun to read aloud. The book also contains a detailed louisiana hayride timeline, plus rare pictures and contemporary advertisements, posters and flyers.
The cds are housed in digipacks inside the box 2 cds per digipack. Texas dems, fair fight launch major votertargeting effort. In a massive new 20disc, 559song compilation titled at the louisiana hayride tonight, bear family records offers a deep dive into the shows archives. Louisiana hayride the handbook of texas online texas. Time was when the louisiana hayride show at the municipal auditorium in shreveport, louisiana was the place for country music fans to be on a saturday night. The set contains the complete archival live recordings of the louisiana hayride performances by elvis presley.
Author joey kent details the early history of radio in shreveport and the legendary louisiana hayride. Making use of the public domain laws mrs have compiled a sensational 76 minute cd featuring all of. Aug 12, 2014 heres 8 picture books about louisiana culture. Imagine having the opportunity to experienceupcloseandpersonalunforgettable 1950s live performances by elvis presley, johnny cash, johnny horton, bob luman and hank williams from the historic stage of the louisiana hayride. This was purchased by ernst jorgensen and included on the recent rca legacy 1956 deluxe boxset young man with the big beat. Louisiana hayride boxed set celebrates shreveport history 20x49. The louisiana hayride collection documents radio history in shreveport, louisiana, with emphasis on the louisiana hayride country music program. On a saturday night in 1948, hank williams stepped onto the stage of the louisiana hayride and sang lovesick blues. The final key to a historical overview of elvis hayride performances was the discovery and auction of elvis final hayride performance from december 16th 1956. Louisiana hayride tonight revisits a smalltime show.
Elvis presley performed on the radio version of the program in 1954 and made his first television. Louisiana hayride american radio program britannica. The book its self is really more of a scrap book featuring fan photos, elviss hayride contracts, concert posters, live shots and some elvis hand written letters to fans. Elvis was a louisiana hayride regular 19541956 names to the faces top row. Two con men dupe a country bumpkin into giving them all of her money under the pretense that theyll make her a movie star. Henderson, and legendary performances from the louisiana hayride program, which was broadcast live from the. Memories of the louisiana hayride come to life in new book. All of the 29 tracks therein are remastered using the most sophisticated non commercial technology.
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