"Louisiana Saturday Night" is a song written by Bob McDill and recorded by American country music artist, Mel McDaniel.
 It was released in March 1981 as the third single from McDaniel's 1980 album, "I'm Countryfied".
 The song was originally sung by Don Williams.
 The song is often mistakenly attributed to popular country music bands Alabama (band) and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
 Adding to the confusion, Tom.
 T Hall wrote an earlier, unrelated song by the same name.
 Hall's "Louisiana Saturday Night" was recorded by Mamou, Louisiana's Jimmy C. Newman in 1967.
Don Williams (born Donald Ray Williams; May 27, 1939 – September 8, 2017) was an American country singer, songwriter, and 2010 inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame.
 He began his solo career in 1971, singing popular ballads and amassing 17 number one country hits.
 His straightforward yet smooth bass-baritone voice, soft tones, and imposing build earned him the nickname: "Gentle Giant" of country music.
More Than Local is Benjy Davis Project's debut album.
 It was released on June 11, 2002.
 It included songs that became staples of the band's live shows, including "The Day That I Die" and "Louisiana Saturday Night".
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, often referred to simply as Saturday Night Takeaway or SNT, is a British television variety show presented and executively produced by Ant & Dec.
 The show was first broadcast on 8 June 2002 on ITV.
 It was broadcast live from The London Studios on the South Bank from 2002 till 2017.
 The format was heavily influenced by previous Saturday night light entertainment shows, most notably "Noel's House Party" and "Don't Forget Your Toothbrush", while individual items often pay homage to Saturday night TV of the past, such as "Opportunity Knocks".
In Australia, Saturday Night Footy (formerly as Saturday Night Football) is the broadcasting of Australian Football League (AFL) Saturday night matches on television.
 "Saturday Night Footy" is generally considered to be one of the biggest stages and generates publicity for the clubs involved.
 It is for this reason that clubs involved generally want to perform at their best to avoid large-scale criticism from the media.
 The Seven Network have the broadcast rights for the AFL starting from the 2012 season.
<section begin=head />"Saturday Night Live" ("SNL") is a late-night sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels.
 It premiered on NBC, a terrestrial television network, on October 11, 1975 under the title "NBC's Saturday Night".
 The show often satirizes contemporary American popular culture and politics.
 "Saturday Night Live" features a two-tiered cast: the repertory members, also known as the "Not Ready for Prime-Time Players," and newer cast members, known as "Featured Players."
 Each week, the show features a host, often a well-known celebrity, who delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast.
 A musical guest is also invited to perform several sets (usually two, and occasionally more).
 Every so often a host or musical guest will fill both roles, such as was the case with Britney Spears in 2000 and 2002, Jennifer Lopez in 2001 and 2010, Justin Timberlake in 2003, 2006 and 2013, Taylor Swift in 2009, Bruno Mars in 2012, Lady Gaga in 2013, Miley Cyrus in 2013 and 2015, Drake in 2014 and 2016, Blake Shelton in 2015, and Ariana Grande in 2016.
 With the exception of Season 7 and several other rare cases, the show has begun with a cold open that ends with someone breaking character and proclaiming "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!
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Ireland's Saturday Night was a Northern Ireland sports newspaper, which was part of the Belfast Telegraph group.
 It was launched in 1894 under its original title, Ulster Saturday Night, changing to "Ireland's Saturday Night" in 1896 and running two separate editions; one for north and one for the south of Ireland.
 It continued to carry the nickname "The Ulster".
I'm Countryfied is a 1980 country album by Mel McDaniel.
 The album peaked at number 24 on the Top Country Albums charts.
 The biggest hit on the album, and also one of McDaniel's biggest hits, was "Louisiana Saturday Night," which reached number 7 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts.
 Also on the US Country charts, the title track, "Countryfied," peaked at number 23, "Hello Daddy Good Morning Darling" peaked at number 39, and "Right in the Palm of Your Hand" peaked at number 10.
Melvin Huston "Mel" McDaniel (September 6, 1942 – March 31, 2011) was an American country music artist.
 His chart-making years were mainly the 1980s with his hits from that era including "Louisiana Saturday Night", "Big Ole Brew", "Stand Up", the Number One "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On", "I Call It Love", "Stand on It", and a remake of Chuck Berry's "Let It Roll (Let It Rock)".
The Nickelodeon Saturday programming block, known as Gotta See Saturdays from 2012 to 2013, Nick's New Saturday Night from 2014, and Nick's Saturday Night since 2015, is the current program block branding of Nickelodeon's Saturday morning and Saturday evening programming on the flagship channel in the United States.
 The morning block (airing from 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m ET/PT) mainly features new premieres of Nicktoons programming, with the evening block (from 7:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m ET/PT) consisting of the network's original live-action sitcoms.
 The branding launched on September 22, 2012 with season premieres of the respective series in both dayparts.
 The evening version of "Gotta See Saturdays" is a direct successor to the former Saturday night SNICK (1992–2004) and TEENick (2001–2009) blocks.

Question: What was the nickname of the original singer of Louisiana Saturday Night?
Answer: Gentle Giant