Louisiana Hayride: Radio and Roots Music Along the Red River

by Tracey E.W. Laird

Book Overview

On a Saturday night in 1948, Hank Williams stepped onto the stage of the Louisiana Hayride and sang "Lovesick Blues." Up to that point, Williams's yodeling style had been pigeon-holed as hillbilly music, cutting him off from the mainstream of popular music. Taking a chance on this untried artist, the Hayride--a radio "barn dance" or country music variety show like the Grand Ole Opry--not only launched Williams's career, but went on to launch the careers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195167511
• ISBN13: 9780195167511
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.5"