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May 4, 2002
"The Louisiana Hayride" is reprised with a four-hour show at Shreveport's Municipal Auditorium. Among the night's acts: The Cox Family, The Derailers, Jeannie C. Riley, Tillman Franks, Merle Kilgore, Doug Kershaw and Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Oct 13, 2002
"Louisiana Hayride" producer Horace Logan dies in Victoria, Texas. The "Hayride," a radio show similar in format to the Grand Ole Opry, played a major role in the careers of Elvis Presley, Hank Williams, Jim Reeves and Johnny Horton, among others
Dec 16, 2005
A Shure microphone used by Elvis Presley and numerous other artists on "The Louisiana Hayride" is auctioned in Beverly Hills
Dec 10, 2006
Faron Young is added to the Walk of Stars at Shreveport's Municipal Auditorium, the former home of "The Louisiana Hayride"
Feb 11, 2007
Claude King has his name embedded in the Walk of Stars on Elvis Presley Avenue near Shreveport's Municipal Auditorium, the former home of "The Louisiana Hayride"
Jun 16, 2007
Elvis Presley memorabilia brings in more than $45,000 during an auction at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in California. Top bids include $15,000 for a microphone used on "The Louisiana Hayride," $28,800 for a gold-plated gun and $2,640 for an empty prescription pill bottle
Aug 11, 2007
Jim Reeves is added to the Walk of Stars in front of Shreveport's Municipal Auditorium, the former home of "The Louisiana Hayride"
Feb 24, 2008
A "Louisiana Hayride" tribute honors "Wolverton Mountain" singer Claude King at the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana
Aug 22, 2009
The late Johnny Horton, guitarist James Burton and defunct radio show "The Louisiana Hayride" are inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Shreveport
Dec 21, 2009
Shreveport's Municipal Auditorium, the former home of "The Louisiana Hayride," is designated a national historic landmark
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