I've heard of the Louisiana Hayride, but apart from riding on a hay wagon, what exactly is it, and does every county or state have one?

mibmob

Doesn't seem to be riding on a haywagon at all but a music programme. http://www.louisianahayride.com/ "The Louisiana Hayride" Fifty years ago, on April 3, 1948, am a new radio program called the Louisiana Hayride went on the air in Shreveport, Louisiana. Neither the name nor the format were original. Harnett Kane had published a book of that title in 1943 and Judy Canova had a starred in a Broadway show called “Louisiana Hayride” the following year. Various stations around the country had broadcast live country music variety shows as early as 1923, including the WLS Barn Dance in Chicago and Nashville’s Grand Old Opry. Even KWKH, the Shreveport station that launched the Hayride has aired a weekly program called the Saturday Night Roundup starting in 1936. What was unique about the new Louisiana Hayride was that early on it established itself as the “Cradle of the Stars”, a place where careers were made. etc. Nov 09 03, 11:19 AM

Siskin

Yes, I knew this mibs - Elvis made it more famous. I really wanted to know whether it's a special occasion for every state - or just a one-off music programme? Nov 09 03, 11:34 AM

mibmob

Sorry - I didn't realise you knew all that lot - the site seems to imply that it was just a broadscast from Louisiana and everyone listened to it. Nov 09 03, 11:44 AM

rlaj	The Hayride was just a radio show, not an event of any type. Nov 09 03, 12:40 PM