▁H ands , ▁Nat ▁St uck ey , ▁and ▁Le fty ▁Fri zz ell , ▁among ▁many ▁others , ▁performed ▁on ▁Louisiana ▁Hay ride . ▁ ▁The ▁El vis ▁Pres ley ▁connection ▁By ▁mid - 1 9 5 4 , ▁a ▁special ▁ 3 0 - min ute ▁portion ▁of ▁Louisiana ▁Hay ride ▁was ▁being ▁broadcast ▁every ▁Saturday ▁on ▁the ▁AF N ▁Pacific ▁channel ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Scottish ▁Forces ▁Radio ▁Network . ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 6 ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁El vis ▁Pres ley ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁radio ▁program . ▁Pres ley ' s ▁performance ▁of ▁his ▁debut ▁release ▁on ▁the ▁Sun ▁Records ▁label , ▁" That ' s ▁All ▁Right ", ▁brought ▁a ▁te pid ▁response , ▁according ▁to ▁former ▁Hay ride ▁em ce e ▁Frank ▁Page ▁( 1 9 2 5 - 2 0 1 3 ). ▁Non eth eless , ▁Pres ley ▁was ▁signed ▁to ▁a ▁one - year ▁contract ▁for ▁future ▁appearances . ▁Pres ley ▁became ▁so ▁popular ▁that ▁after ▁his ▁final ▁appearance ▁on ▁Hay ride ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁em ce e ▁Hor ace ▁Log an ▁announced ▁to ▁the ▁crowd ▁a ▁phrase ▁that ▁would ▁become ▁famous : ▁" El vis ▁has ▁left ▁the ▁building ." ▁ ▁The ▁immediate ▁and ▁enorm ous ▁demand ▁for ▁more ▁of ▁Pres ley ' s ▁new ▁kind ▁of ▁rock abil ly ▁music ▁actually ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁sharp ▁decl ine ▁in ▁the ▁popular ity ▁of ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁Hay ride ▁that ▁until ▁that ▁point ▁had ▁been ▁strictly ▁a ▁country ▁music ▁ven