louisiana hayride

The Voice of the Tigers Jim Hawthorne will retire from the LSU Sports Radio Network next year which will bring an end to 40+ years of his voice on KWKH. Once known as the Home of the Legends, KWKH is now known as 1130 the Tiger - the Home of LSU Sports.

Country singer Slim Whitman, the high-pitched yodeler who sold millions of records died Wednesday at a Florida hospital. He was 90. Whitman died of heart failure at Orange Park Medical Center. He became a star on the "Louisiana Hayride" radio show that was on KWKH 1130AM...

Slim Whitman, also known in the Shreveport-Bossier area as the "Singing Postman," has died at the age of 90.

"X Factor" contestant and Shreveport resident Willie Jones was on the stage of the Cradle of the Stars on Saturday (Feb. 23) to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Louisiana Hayride.

KWKH listener Cindy Williams emailed me a  color photo of Elvis at the Louisiana Hayride.  In her email,  Cindy says,  "My Mom bought a large framed picture at a garage sale and behind the picture, inside the frame were hidden - two (2) identical color photographs of Elvis Presley.

Bob Luman was born in Nacogdoches, Texas. His early interest in music was influenced by his father, an amateur fiddle, guitar and harmonica player. Bob Luman received his first guitar when he was thirteen years of age. Luman attended high school in Kilgore, where the family had moved after young Bob's birth. It was in high school that Luman started his first band.

KWKH -  the Home of the Legends -  and legendary station that broke stars like Elvis Presley,  Hank Williams,  Johnny Cash and Bob Luman,  got an interesting facebook request yesterday.

"The Last Ride"   movie about Hank Williams is showing in Shreveport for a limited time.  The flick already premiered in Cleveland, Ohio, where Hank Williams is inducted into  the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

I was pleased to represent KWKH at the Louisiana Hayride's celebration of Hank Williams music Sunday at the Strand Theatre.  The event was held with fanfare, kicking off a new era for the legendary show that began the careers of legends,  Hank Williams,  Elvis Presley,  Johnny Cash,  Johnny Horton,  Carl Perkins,  Faron Young, Jim Reeves,  Slim Whitman,  and many others.

The Louisiana Hayride celebrates legend  Hank Williams and his music this Sunday with a free concert, and you're invited.  It's from 2 until 5 pm at the historic  Strand  Theatre on Louisiana Avenue in downtown Shreveport.

Shreveport's legendary Louisiana Hayride will be celebrating country music legend Hank Williams with a free concert, Sun., Oct. 16th. The event is sponsored by the Louisiana Hayride Foundation.   It will be held at the historic  Strand Theatre,  which is located on Louisiana Avenue in downtown Shreveport.

'Country Johnny Mathis' passed away last night,  after suffering a stroke some 12 years ago.  He would have been 81 today, according to Ed Myers.