AJ Haynes, a Shreveport native and founder of the acclaimed rock group Seratones, is not one to mince words. For the sixth and final episode in our podcast series exploring the cultural impact of The Louisiana Hayride, Haynes joined All Y’all co-host Sara Hebert for a free-wheeling conversation that covers the history of Texas Avenue, racial erasure in pop culture, Shreveport music venues, the state of modern country music, and more.
To Haynes, the idea of “reviving The Louisiana Hayride” sounds anachronistic, exclusionary and dull. She’d rather re-imagine the Hayride than re-create it, and daydreams of a Louisiana Hayride lineup featuring genre-hopping artists like Margo Price, Black Pumas, Sturgill Simpson, and The Suffers.
“It’s difficult to grapple with our history, right? But, if we don’t, so much of our identity goes undiscovered.”
-AJ HAYNES
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For our next series of new episodes, All Y’all will take a deep dive into an often-overlooked chapter of Shreveport history: the unbelievable rise and fall of pioneering software company Softdisk. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram to keep up with the latest updates.
Photo of AJ Haynes is credited to Chad Cochran
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