Louisiana hayride
Subtitle: radio and roots music along the Red River
By: Tracey E. W. Laird
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
Subjects: Louisiana hayride (Radio program); Country music -- Louisiana -- History and criticism
Description: "Though the Hayride is often overshadowed by the Grand Ole Opry in country music scholarship, Laird balances the record and reveals how this remarkable show both documented and contributed to a powerful transformation in American popular music."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Discography (p. 179-180), and filmography (p. 181)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-198) and index
Table of contents: title: Cradle of the stars; title: The character of a region; title: Shreveport music before modern media; title: Hillbilly music and the phonograph; title: Hillbilly music and KWKH radio; title: Country music crossroads; title: Beyond country music