Kix Brooks, the Shreveport native and bona fide country music superstar, was only five years old when the original Louisiana Hayride produced by KWKH came to an end in 1960. He grew up in the Highland and Shreve Island neighborhoods,…
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“Lost Chapters of Hayride History”: Joey Kent on Documenting The Louisiana Hayride
As an author and as owner of The Louisiana Hayride Archives, Joey Kent has played a pivotal role in telling the Hayride’s story.
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“Hoopin’ and Hollerin’”: Big Rob Gentry on Loving The Louisiana Hayride
Marthaville native Big Rob Gentry discusses his lifelong love of The Louisiana Hayride and reflects on personal friendships with Johnny Horton, Roy Acuff, Horace Logan, and others.
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“A Kind of Crossroads”: Dr. Tracey Laird on The Louisiana Hayride
Part one of All Y’all’s six-part series on The Louisiana Hayride features an interview with Shreveport native and music professor Dr. Tracey Laird.
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Share Your Louisiana Hayride Memories with All Y’all and LPB
Do you or does someone you know have a great story about the Louisiana Hayride? Were you in the audience when Elvis whipped the girls into a frenzy? Did your daddy share a mail route in Highland with Slim Whitman,…
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