List of Barn Dance Shows

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The Barn Dance Shows List provides an overview of the country music shows popular in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s . The number of barn dance shows is estimated at over 600.

broadcast Beginning - end Channel place image
Alabama Jamboree 1954 - unknown WLBS Birmingham , Alabama
Alabama Hayloft Jamboree 1941 - min. 1948 WAPI Birmingham , Alabama
Allegheny Mountain Jamboree 1955 - unknown WFRM Coudersport , Pennsylvania ----
Arizona hayride 1955 - approx. 1957 KRUX Phoenix , Arizona
Arizona hayride 1949 - unknown KCNA Tucson , Arizona
Arkansas Jamboree Barndance 1946-1960 KLRA Little Rock , Arkansas
Arkansas Opry 1968-1974 ??? Mariana , Arkansas ----
Barn Dance Jamboree Mid-1940s - unknown WJW Cleveland , Ohio ---
Barnyard Frolic (see Arkansas Jamboree Barndance) 1946-1960 KRLA Little Rock , Arkansas
Big Barn Frolic unknown - unknown WJR Detroit , Michigan ----
Big D Jamboree 1948 - 1960s KRLD Dallas , Texas
Big E Jamboree 1954 - unknown ??? Evansville , Indiana ----
Big State Jamboree unknown - unknown KRBC Abilene , Texas ----
Blue Bonnet Barn Dance 1953 - unknown KCEN TV Temple , Texas
Bluff Creek Round Up 1944 - unknown COMA Oklahoma City , Oklahoma
Boone County Jamboree (see Midwestern Hayride) unknown - 1937 WLW Cincinnati , Ohio WLW
Broadway Barn Dance 1944 - unknown WOV New York City , New York
Brown County Jamboree 1941-1987 WBIC / WIRE Beanblossom , Indiana ----
Brush Creek Follies 1935 - unknown KMBC Kansas City , Missouri
Calgary Stampede 1955 [?] - unknown ??? Calgary , Alberta ( Canada ) ----
California hayride 1956 - unknown K ??? Richmond , California ----
Carlisle Family Barn Dance 1928 [?] - early 1940s [?] WLAP Louisville , Kentucky / Lexington , Kentucky ----
Carolina Barn Dance 1949-1955 WBRM Spruce Pine , North Carolina ----
Carolina Hayride 194? - unknown WBT Charlotte , North Carolina
Chippewa Valley Barn Dance 1948-1976 WEAU Eau Claire , Wisconsin ----
Circle Jamboree 1953 - unknown WERE Cleveland , Ohio ----
CKNX Barn Dance 1937 - 1963/1987 - today CKNX Wingham , Ontario ( Canada )
Cornbelt Jamboree Early 1940s - 1946 KMA Council Bluffs , Iowa
Country Carnival Barn Dance 1948 - unknown KMPC San Gabriel , California ----
Country School 1928-1950 KMA Council Bluffs , Iowa
Cowtown Hoedown unknown - unknown KCUL Fort Worth , Texas ----
Cowtown Jamboree unknown - 1978 KVTV Fort Worth , Texas ----
Cowtown Jubilee 1950 - unknown KCMO Kansas City , Missouri
Cowtown Jubilee (see Cowtown Hoedown) unknown - unknown KCUL Fort Worth , Texas ----
Crazy Barn Dance 1934 - unknown WBT Charlotte , North Carolina
Deep South Jamboree 1954 [?] - unknown WBAM Montgomery , Alabama
Dinner Bell Roundup (see KXLA Hometown Jamboree ) 1944 [?] - 1949 KXLA Pasadena , California
Dixie Barn Dance unknown - unknown WKAB Mobile , Alabama ----
Dixie Hayride unknown - unknown ??? Florence , Alabama ----
Dixie Jamboree unknown - unknown WBT Charlotte , North Carolina
Dixie Jamboree 1947 - 1950s WVOK Birmingham , Alabama
Dixieland Jamboree 1954 - min. 1959 ??? Corinth , Mississippi ----
Dream Ranch Jamboree 1950 [?] - unknown WJMX Florence , South Carolina ----
Dude Ranch Jamboree unknown - unknown CBS North Attleboro , Massachusetts ----
East Texas Jamboree unknown - unknown KOSF Lufkin , Texas
East Texas Hillbilly Jamboree 1953 - unknown KFRO Longview , Texas
Ernest Tubb Midnight Jamboree 1947 - today WSM Nashville , Tennessee WSM
EZ Hoedown unknown - unknown ??? New Orleans , Louisiana ----
Foreman Phillips County Barn Dance 1942 - unknown KRKD Los Angeles , California ----
Fulton County Jamboree 1939-1940 WJTL / WKL Atlanta , Georgia ----
Garden State Jamboree 1954 - unknown WATV Newark , New Jersey ----
Georgia Jamboree 1933-1934 WSB Atlanta , Georgia
Georgia Jubilee around 1950 - around 1958 WWTJH Atlanta , Georgia ----
Grand Ole Opry 1925 - today WSM Nashville , Tennessee WSM
Gold Coast Jamboree 1956 - unknown WMIE Miami , Florida ----
Happy Valley Jamboree unknown - unknown WSGN Birmingham , Alabama ----
Hawkins County Barn Dance 1952 - unknown WJHL Hawkins County , Tennessee ----
Hayloft Frolic 1952-1957 WTTV Terre Haute / Bloomington , Indiana ----
Hayloft Hoedown 1945 [?] - min. 1955 WFIL Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Hayloft Jamboree Early 1950s - unknown WCOP Boston , Massachusetts
Hayloft Jamboree unknown - unknown WDAY Fargo , North Dakota ----
Hillbilly Jamboree unknown - unknown WPAR Parkersburg , West Virginia ----
Hilltop Jamboree 1950s - unknown WGRC Louisville , Kentucky ----
Hocking Valley Darn Dance around 1951 - unknown WAOK Lancaster , Ohio ----
Hoedown Jamboree 1955 - unknown KJEF, KEUN, KSIG Crowley , Louisiana
Hollywood Barn Dance 1943-1948 KNX Hollywood , California
Hometown Frolics unknown - 1959 WNTA New York (?) ----
Hometown Jamboree unknown - unknown CFCF Montreal , Québec ( Canada ) ----
Hometown Jamboree 1949-1959 KXLA Los Angeles , California
Hoosier Hop 1932 - 1950s [?] WHERE WHERE Fort Wayne , Indiana
Hoosierland Barn Dance Early 1950s - unknown WLBC Muncie , Indiana
Hoosierland Jamboree 1942 - unknown WJOB Hammond , Indiana ----
Houston Hometown Jamboree 1954 - unknown KNUZ Houston , Texas
Indiana Hoedown 1955 - unknown WFBM Indianapolis , Indiana ----
Iowa Barn Dance Frolic 1930-1958 WHO Des Moines , Iowa
Johnson County Jamboree unknown - unknown ??? Clarksville , Arkansas
Kansas Roundup 1940s - unknown WIBW Topeka , Kansas
Kentucky Mountain Barn Dance unknown - unknown WKLX / WVLK Brownsville , Kentucky ----
Korn's-a-crackin ' 1941 - unknown KWTO Springfield , Missouri ----
KVOA Barn Dance unknown - unknown KVOA Tucson , Arizona ----
KWTO Barn Dance unknown - unknown KWTO Springfield , Missouri ----
Lazy Ranch Boys Barn Dance 1950s - unknown WXYZ Detroit , Michigan
Lee Mace's Ozark Opry 1953-2005 KRCG, KMOS Lake of the Ozarks , Missouri ----
Liberty Jamboree unknown - unknown ??? ??? ----
Liberty Theater Barn Dance unknown - unknown WCKY Covington , Kentucky ----
Los Angeles County Barn Dance (see Foreman Phillips County Barn Dance) 1942 - unknown KRKD Los Angeles , California ----
Louisiana Hayride 1948-1960 KWKH, AFN , CBS Shreveport , Louisiana
Main Street Jamboree 1952-1957 CHML Hamilton , Ontario ( Canada )
Marshall Jamboree 1952 - unknown KMHT Marshall , Texas
Maumee Valley Jamboree 1947 - unknown WTOD Toledo , Ohio ----
Michigan Barn Dance 1954 - unknown WKNX Saginaw , Michigan ----
Midway Jamboree 1950s - unknown WGWD Gadsden , Alabama ----
Midwest Jamboree Mid-1950s - 1959 KHOL TV Nebraska ----
Midwestern hayride 1937-1972 WLW Cincinnati , Ohio WLW
Missouri Valley Barn Dance 1943 [?] - unknown WNAX Yankton , South Dakota
National Barn Dance 1924-1969 WLS, NBC Chicago , Illinois ----
Newbury Barn Dance unknown - unknown CFCO Chatham , Ontario
Northern Jamboree unknown - unknown ??? Whitehorse , Yukon ----
Old Dominion Barn Dance 1946-1957 WRVA Richmond , Virginia
Old Farm Hour around 1934 - early 1940s WCHS Charleston , West Virginia
Old Fashioned Barn Dance 1930 - unknown KMOX St. Louis , Missouri
Old Kentucky Barn Dance 1949 - unknown WHAS, AFN , NBC Louisville , Kentucky
Old South Jamboree unknown - unknown WMIL Miami , Florida ----
Ole Buckskin Opry unknown - unknown CKMO Vancouver , British Columbia ----
Original Warren County Jamboree unknown - unknown WRRN Warren , Pennsylvania ----
Ozark Jubilee 1953-1961 KWTO Springfield , Missouri ----
Peach State Jamboree 1955-1958 WJAT Swainsboro , Georgia ----
Pine Hollow Jamboree 1952 - unknown WPIC Sharon , Pennsylvania
Pop Eckler's Radio Jamboree 1938-1940 WSB Atlanta , Georgia
Possum Holler Opry 1961-1970 WGEM-TV Quincy , Illinois ----
Radio Ranch 1953 - unknown WGY Schenectady , New York ----
Red River Jamboree 1950s - unknown KFTV Paris , Texas ----
Renfro Valley Barn Dance 1937 - today WLW Renfro Valley , Kentucky WLW
Rhythm Jamboree Bandwagon 1950s - unknown KWGB Goodland , Kansas ----
Rockford Hayloft Jamboree 1948-1956 ??? Rockford , Illinois ----
Rocky Mountain Jamboree 1959-1970 KLAK Denver , Colorado
Saddle Mountain Roundup 1939 - unknown KVOO / KRLD Tulsa , Oklahoma / Dallas , Texas

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Sagebrush Roundup 1938 - 1956 (or until today) WMMN Fairmont , West Virginia
Saturday frolic Early 1950s - unknown WLAC Nashville , Tennessee ----
Saturday Night Barn Dance 1948 - unknown KLWT Lebanon , Missouri
Saturday Night Jamboree 1953-1954 WHBQ Memphis , Tennessee
Saturday Night Shindig 1944 - unknown WFAA Dallas , Texas
Saturday Night Hoedown 1935 - 1950s [?] CJCH Halifax , Nova Scotia ( Canada ) ----
Saturday Night Hoedown unknown - unknown KOA Denver , Colorado ----
Saturday Night Round-Up 1941 [?] - 1948 [?] KWKH Shreveport , Louisiana
Shady Valley Gang unknown - unknown CHP St. Louis , Missouri
Sleepy Hollow Ranch unknown - unknown ??? Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ----
Sohio Hayride unknown - unknown ??? Cincinnati , Ohio ----
South Texas Serenade 1953 - unknown WOGT Orange , Texas ----
Southern Barn Dance 1955 - unknown WWEZ New Orleans , Louisiana ----
Sunset Valley Barn Dance 1940 - unknown KSTP St. Paul , Minnesota
Suwanee River Jamboree 1952-1962 WNER Live Oak , Florida
Tennessee Barn Dance 1942-1987 WNOX Knoxville , Tennessee
Tennessee Hayloft Jamboree 1950s - unknown WAGC Chattanooga , Tennessee ----
Tennessee Jamboree 1953 - 1970s WLAF La Follette , Tennessee ----
Texas Barn Dance unknown - unknown KTBB Tyler , Texas ----
Texas Jamboree 1959 - unknown ??? Houston , Texas ----
Texoma Round-Up unknown - unknown ??? Dallas , Texas ----
Tidewater Jamboree 1955 [?] - unknown WAVY Tidewater , Virginia ----
Town & Country Show 1959 - unknown KTRH Houston , Texas ----
Town and Country Time Jamboree 1956 - unknown WMAL TV Washington, DC ----
Town Hall Jamboree unknown - unknown WIP Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Town Hall Party 1951-1961 KXLA, NBC , TV station KTTV Compton , California
Tucson Jamboree 1959 - unknown KAIR, KOLD-TV Tucson , Arizona ----
Village Barn Dance unknown - unknown ??? Greenwich Village , New York ----
Virginia Barn Dance 1949 - unknown WDVA Danville , Virginia
WCKY Jamboree unknown - unknown WCKY Covington , Kentucky ----
Western Barn Dance unknown - unknown ??? Wichita Falls , Texas ----
Western jamboree unknown - unknown WSAZ Huntington , West Virginia ----
WHN Barn Dance 1935 - unknown WHN New York City , New York , ----
WIBC Jamboree unknown - unknown WIBC Indianapolis , Indiana ----
WJJL Jamboree unknown - unknown WJJL Niagara Falls , New York
WKBH Barn Dance unknown - unknown WKBH La Crosse , Wisconsin ----
WMBG Jamboree unknown - unknown WMBG Richmond , Virginia ----
WMCA Barn Dance 1935 - unknown WMCA New York City , New York ----
WMMT Jamboree 1954-1960 WMMT McMinnville , Tennessee
WPFB Jamboree unknown - unknown WPFB Middletown , Ohio ----
WSB Barn Dance 1940-1950 WSB Atlanta , Georgia
WWVA Jamboree 1933 - today WWVA Wheeling , West Virginia

literature

  • Wayne W. Daniel: Pickin 'On Peachtree - A History of Country Music in Atlanta, GA ; Press of Illinois

See also

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.donaldclarkemusicbox.com/encyclopedia/detail.php?s=3370