It also included the much sought after collectable. Elvis presley the complete louisiana hayride archives. These 20 cds comprise over 25 hours of music captured onstage in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s at kwkhs legendary louisiana hayride radio show. The success of the 50,000watt kwkh led to the birth of the ongoing louisiana hayride concert series, and live. Hayride definition of hayride by the free dictionary. The box contains a staggering 559 cuts, with many rarities, including. Buy louisiana hayride jam tickets from the official site. Find louisiana hayride tracks, artists, and albums. Apr 15, 2015 the louisiana hayride is on its way back, and in a big way. 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. Louisiana hayride jam tickets, 2020 concert tour dates. Henderson, and legendary performances from the louisiana hayride program, which was. It was made by columbia pictures rather than republic, with whom canova mostly worked during the decade. The louisiana hayride show shreveport municipal building.
Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Jimmie davis, louisianas singing governor, was a regular. After 55 years, the louisiana hayride is coming back. The hayride was called the cradle of the stars for the many young talents who appeared there before becoming famous and going on to the bigger, but more staid grand ole opry jim reeves, kitty wells, faron young. Louisiana hayride elviss first trip to the louisiana hayride in shreveport was memorable.
Classifying all deaths as corona even if corona didnt cause the death is simply a lie. Henderson, and legendary performances from the louisiana hayride program, which was broadcast live from the shreveport. The american rehearsal for dictatorship 19281940 harnett t. A hayride, also known as a hayrack ride, is a traditional american and canadian activity consisting of a recreational ride in a wagon or cart pulled by a tractor, horses or a truck, which has been loaded with hay or straw for comfortable seating. 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. Louisiana hayride the handbook of texas online texas state. Hayride diner louisiana restaurant downtown riverfront. Louisiana hayride is a 1944 american comedy film directed by charles barton and starring judy canova, ross hunter and richard lane.
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Louisiana hayride variety old time radio downloads. Sep 22, 2014 kwkh radio announcer frank page introduced elvis on his first radio broadcast from the louisiana hayride inside shreveport, louisiana s municiple auditorium, october 16, 1954. The louisiana hayride collection documents radio history in shreveport, louisiana, with emphasis on the louisiana hayride country music program. All of the 29 tracks therein are remastered using the most sophisticated non commercial technology. The louisian hayride became one of the major live hillbilly music radio shows during the hillbilly music era.
The louisiana hayride went on the air on april 3, 1948, and was immediately popular. Maggie warwick talked about the history of the louisiana hayride as she gave a tour of the shreveport municipal memorial auditorium. Louisiana hayride was one of three major liveaudience country music radio shows during the 1940s. Fames feeder system a massive boxed set collects recordings of the vaudevillestyle radio show that helped launch musicians like hank williams. Listen free to johnny horton live recordings from the louisiana hayride honky tonk man, rock island line and more. The state of louisiana likely had no color tv stations, if not one or two. Elvis presley the complete louisiana hayride archives 1954. The hayrides 2020 decennium tour opens in covington in just eight days. Elvis presley first appearance on the louisiana hayride. Take a tour of shreveports municipal auditorium, former home of the louisiana hayride. Covers performances of a song with the same name by different artists. Live recordings from the louisiana hayride june carter cash. Elvis presley performed on the radio version of the program in 1954 and. Staged live in shreveport, the hayride featured national country music stars, soontobe legends, regional breakouts, and talented newcomers.
Mar 06, 2015 louisiana hayride performed by nanette fabray and the chorus in the musical film the band wagon 1953. Elvis presley performed on the radio version of the program in 1954 and made his first television. 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. 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.
It was either live and caught on film, or filmed for a broadcast print, and either all color, all black and white, or in color for a season or more. The louisiana hayride is on its way back, and in a big way. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Louisiana hayride the handbook of texas online texas. The louisiana hayride was a live radio show which ran from 1948 to 1960. The louisiana hayride hirsch youth center, louisiana fairgrounds, shreveport, louisiana the now legendary fraise elvis has left the building was. The complete louisiana hayride archives mrs cdbook. See more ideas about louisiana, elvis presley and young elvis.
Louisiana hayride american radio program britannica. The recordings are presented in chronological order and most of them remained unheard since the day of the original broadcast. You can then select photos, audio, video, documents or anything else you want to send. The auditorium was the home of this radio and later television. At the louisiana hayride tonight bear family records. At the louisiana hayride tonight various artists popmarket. It ranked right up there with the wls national barn dance, the wsm grand ole opry and other shows. Hayride meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. In comparison the complete louisiana hayride archives features twentysix fabulous photos from this final performance. At the louisiana hayride tonight more than 24 hours of original live. Richard lane, who appears in louisiana hayride, was one of the workhorses of the b movie lot, especially at columbia where he was the long suffering policeman convinced that chester morris boston blackie was less than reformed, and always willing to.
Up to that point, williamss yodeling style had been pigeonholed as hillbilly music, cutting him off from the mainstream of popular music. Between 1948 and 1958, the louisiana hayride was one of the most popular radio shows in the southern part of usa. Various artists at the louisiana hayride tonight various. Live recordings from the louisiana hayride on behance. Louisiana music hall of fame the louisiana hayride 2009. Richard lane, who appears in louisiana hayride, was one of the workhorses of the b movie lot, especially at columbia where he was the long suffering policeman convinced that chester morris boston blackie was less than reformed, and always willing to get in the way of blackies investigation. All three showcased major country performers and were huge successes in their parts of the nation. From 1948 to 1960, the louisiana hayride served as a launching pad for many of the greatest stars in country music, with artists such as hank williams, jim.
Major topics include the earliest radio broadcasts in shreveport, the founding and growth of kwkh radio under ownerbroadcaster w. It includes restored and more complete versions of many of the tracks than ever before. The louisiana hayride radio program premieres on kwkham. 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 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. Seminal box sets from chris bell and the louisiana hayride. The cd contains for the first time ever, the complete archival live recordings of the louisiana hayride performances by elvis presley. The hayride was a larger venture than the station had previously attempted. The radio show of louisiana hayride went on for eleven years, enough to justify a tv series for who knows how may seasons. Live recordings from the louisiana hayride johnny horton. It helped launch the careers of hank williams, webb pierce, kitty wells, slim whitman, elvis presley, johnny cash and many others.
The first nine tracks here are drawn from her debut appearance on the hayride in 1960, and they perfectly illustrate her live act, which was part comedy. An unreleased recording of hank williams performing im a long gone daddy. 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. Because most of the talented country artists who got. On a saturday night in 1948, hank williams stepped onto the stage of the louisiana hayride and sang lovesick blues. The hayride 2 hrs jeff sadow sounds off, not favorably, on the passage by committees in the louisiana legislature of expanded mailin balloting for this summers elections. While elvis final hayride concert was first featured in the excellent young man with the big beat the book only had three photos to represent this important concert. Versions different performances of the song by the same artist. The german bear family record label, long known for releasing exhaustively researched and punctiliously complete recording boxed sets.
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