Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Phil. Obviously, I confused the two shows. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Swango" <pswango at att.net> To: "LUG" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 1:18 PM Subject: [Leica] A Prairie Home Companion in Shreveport > Jim Nicholls wrote: > I wasn't talking about PHC, but the original Hayride, either from Chicago > or > Louisiana. > ================================================ > > Jim, I grew up in Shreveport so I'll jump in here. Gobel's Wiki entry > says > he got his start in country music on Chicago's National Barn Dance on WLS. > The Louisiana Hayride was a different show aired from Shreveport on KWKH. > The National Barn Dance was the progenitor of the Grand Ole Opry -- both > were started by Judge Hay in the 1920s. The Hayride was mostly a 40s-50s > thing, unrelated to the others. > > -- > Phil Swango > 307 Aliso Dr SE > Albuquerque, NM 87108 > 505-262-4085 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >