Elvis with Stan Lewis and fans at his record store Stan’s Record Shop was known for selling tickets for live music performances, including the Louisiana Hayride.
The first location of Stan’s Record Shop was 728 Texas St., on the corner of Texas and Common streets in downtown Shreveport. The business would expand to six local stores between 1948 and 1984 in Shreveport and Bossier City.
Lewis was credited with co-writing and recording songs. He shared co-authorship with Dale Hawkins on the song “Susie-Q.”
In the 1950s, Lewis’ sponsored radio shows that featured blues and gospel music, which was available for mail-order. The shows were broadcast widely across the U.S.
The music rotation included many black rhythm and blues artists and cutting-edge musicians deemed controversial at the time, such as Etta James and Elvis Presley
