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Celebrating King Records Month And TV's "Midwestern Hayride" In September

Cameron Cochran

Local steel guitarist Cameron Cochran will spend September celebrating King Records Month with a series of performances and a tribute to the iconic locally-produced TV show, . 

In a conversation with John Kiesewetter, he tells how many King Records artists appeared on the Channel 5 program in the early days; about playing a guitar once played by Hank Williams; and his connection to the "father of the steel guitar,' Jerry Byrd.

John Kiesewetter, who has covered television and media for more than 35 years, has been working for º£½ÇÉçÇø and WVXU-FM since 2015.