Printers' Pastimes -- Outside the Lines, II

Jerry Harris

Jerry Harris Originals

For many country music fans, thoughts of "The Louisiana Hayride" bring back fond memories of some of the greatest country music artists of all time. "The Louisiana Hayride" was a weekly, Shreveport, LA-based radio show that gave country music talent a chance to perfect their distinct performance styles before a live audience. During its heyday, between 1948 and 1958, the show was said to have rivaled even Nashville's famed Grand Ole Opry in the number of country music careers that it spawned.