Performers who appeared on "Talent Scouts" included Lenny Bruce, Don Adams, Tony Bennett, Patsy Cline, Pat Boone, opera singer Marilyn Horne, Roy Clark, and Irish vocalist Carmel Quinn. Later, he promoted "Little Godfrey" Janette Davis to a management position as the show's talent coordinator. Three notable acts rejected for the show were Buddy Holly, The Four Freshmen, and Elvis Presley. Following his appearances on the "Louisiana Hayride", Presley traveled to New York for an unsuccessful "Talent Scouts" audition in April 1955. After the "Talent Scouts" staff rejected The Orioles, they went on to have a hit record with their version of "Crying in the Chapel" (a cover of the song by Darrell Glenn, written by his father Artie, and a subsequent hit for Presley as well). That success kicked off the "bird group" trend of early rock 'n' roll.