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    • Jan 1, 1948
    Johnnie & Jack leave Nashville's Grand Ole Opry and WSM Radio to become regulars on KWKH in Shreveport, Louisiana, setting them up three months later among the first acts to perform on "The Louisiana Hayride"
    Apr 3, 1948
    KWKH debuts "The Louisiana Hayride" in Shreveport, Louisiana. Artists in the opening lineup include Kitty Wells and Johnny & Jack. The show becomes a launching pad for such acts as Hank Williams, Elvis Presley and Webb Pierce
    Aug 7, 1948
    Hank Williams makes his first appearance on "The Louisiana Hayride." His opening number is "Move It On Over"
    Jun 3, 1949
    Hank Williams makes his last appearance on "The Louisiana Hayride" at the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, leaving the radio show to join the Grand Ole Opry. Red Sovine takes his place
    Apr 7, 1950
    Slim Whitman makes his first appearance on The Louisiana Hayride
    Apr 14, 1950
    Webb Pierce makes his first appearance on "The Louisiana Hayride"
    Jan 27, 1951
    More than two years after "The Louisiana Hayride" turned him down, Lefty Frizzell debuts on the "Hayride" when it airs from Beaumont's City Auditorium
    Jan 5, 1952
    Johnnie & Jack give their last performance on The Louisiana Hayride in Shreveport before returning to Nashville to re-claim a spot on the Grand Ole Opry
    May 17, 1952
    Johnny Horton debuts on "The Louisiana Hayride" in Shreveport
    Sep 24, 1952
    Hank Williams signs a three-year contract to return to "The Louisiana Hayride" for $200-a-week for Saturday night performances



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