The Louisiana Hayride
The Cradle of the Stars!
KWKH, Broadcast LIVE
(from the Shreveport Municipal Auditorium)
First Show: April 3, 1948 • Final Show: August 27, 1960
By 1954, the United States American Forces Radio Network
broadcast a special half hour of the Louisiana Hayride
on the AFN Pacific channel every Saturday.
KWKH Louisiana Hayride: The Hayline
(Courtesy of Joey Kent, photo by Langston McEachern)
Jimmie Davis with his band
(Courtesy of Joey Kent)
While most famous for his song "You Are My Sunshine" which is know worldwide, Davis was elected governor of Louisiana twice.
Get more details on Jimmie Davis at the official Louisiana Governor's site via the Louisiana Secretary of State's Office:
http://www.sec.state.la.us/67.htm |
Jimmie Davis
(Courtesy of Joey Kent) |
Hank Williams Louisiana Hayride Poster:
"If the good Lork's willing and the creek don't rise"
I'll see you Saturday at the Louisiana Hayride! Municipal Aud., Shreveport
Hank Williams & the Drifting Cowboys
(Courtesy of Joey Kent) |
Hank Williams at the Louisiana Hayride
(Courtesy of Louisiana State Archives)
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Elvis Presley at the Louisiana Hayride
(A Jack Barham Photo / For Louisiana Public Broadcasting use only)
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.
Making Waves: Louisiana's Radio Story
