Episode three of Once Upon a Time in Shreveport is a deep dive into one of the strangest factoids pertaining to Elvis Presley’s relationship with Shreveport: When he was 21 years old, Presley bought Shreveport a swimming pool. For this episode, host and producer Chris Jay is joined by piano entertainer and Shreveport music history expert Winston Hall (like his Facebook page here).
Unlike the first two episodes, which have included peg-legged sasquatches and butt-naked assassins, this episode is a history-heavy exploration of one of the weirdest tidbits of Shreveport trivia you’re ever likely to encounter. With Winston’s help, Chris tracks down the exact location of the Elvis Presley Swimming Pool, explains why exactly Elvis Presley was required to buy Shreveport a swimming pool, and recaps the insane live performance where the money for the pool was raised.
This episode also has a surprise twist ending that you’ll have to hear to believe. Only in Shreveport.
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Chris works about 40 hours on each episode of Once Upon a Time in Shreveport, which is only possible thanks to sponsorship support from Sainte Terre, Sartin Law Firm and Putman Restoration. If you’d like to chip in a few bucks to support the creation of future episodes, that would really help. You can leave a safe, secure “tip” (even $5 helps!) via PayPal. Producing independent media in Shreveport isn’t our hobby; it accounts for about 75% of Chris’s income during an average month, between freelance writing, blogging and podcast production.
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