▁and ▁em ce e . ▁ ▁The ▁musical ▁cast ▁for ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁broadcast ▁included : ▁the ▁B ail es ▁Brothers , ▁John nie ▁and ▁Jack , ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁Mountain ▁Boys ▁with ▁K itt y ▁Well s , ▁the ▁Four ▁De a cons , ▁Cur ley ▁Kin sey ▁and ▁the ▁Tennessee ▁R idge ▁R unn ers , ▁Harm ie ▁Smith , ▁the ▁O z ark ▁Mount aine ers , ▁the ▁Mer cy ▁Brothers , ▁and ▁Tex ▁Gr ims ley ▁and ▁the ▁Texas ▁Show bo ys . ▁ ▁Popular ization ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁soon ▁made ▁into ▁a ▁Broadway ▁att raction ▁called ▁Louisiana ▁Hay ride . ▁Within ▁a ▁year ▁of ▁its ▁debut , ▁the ▁program ▁was ▁so ▁popular ▁that ▁a ▁regional ▁ 2 5 - station ▁network ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁to ▁broadcast ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁show , ▁and ▁was ▁even ▁heard ▁over se as ▁on ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁Radio . ▁ ▁The ▁flags hip ▁station ▁of ▁the ▁program ▁was ▁K W K H / 1 1 3 0 ▁in ▁Sh re ve port . ▁The ▁popular ity ▁of ▁Louisiana ▁Hay ride ▁spawn ed ▁various ▁inc arn ations ▁in ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁most ▁not ably ▁in ▁ ▁C inc inn ati ▁on ▁W L W ▁radio ▁and ▁later ▁television ; ▁its ▁version ▁was ▁dub bed ▁Mid western ▁Hay ride . ▁▁ ▁Hor ace ▁Log an ▁continued ▁to ▁produce ▁Louisiana ▁Hay ride ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Log an ▁published ▁a ▁book