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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I Just Work Here: Luther Cox, “Take a Dance Class”
Luther Cox never intended to become a dance teacher. As an accounting student at Florida A&M University, he literally wandered into a West African dance class in progress and the course of his life was changed forever. Cox went on…
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All Y’all Live – Ladies Night – March 14, 2015 – 7:00 PM
The fourth All Y’all Live storytelling event, “Ladies Night,” will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 14 at the beautiful and historic Women’s Department Club theater.
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New ‘Round Here: Limbert Fabian, “Relocation Experiments”
What if you met a beautiful person at a party, swept them off of their feet and the two of you eloped to a remote city in Mexico with 121 churches and wild packs of chihuahuas roaming the streets? “New…
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Brush With Fame: Judy Williams and Orson Welles
Even as we enter the final stages of preparing for our third live event, “Under the Influence,” Sara and I are beginning to dabble with ideas for our fourth event (I know, it’s awful, we can’t help ourselves!). That event,…
Read MoreMistakes Were Made: Bruce Allen, “The Discount”
Bruce Allen is a professor of art at Centenary College of Louisiana (where, by the way, both All Y’all organizers, Chris and Sara, received Bachelor of the Arts degrees). He grew up in Shreveport, where he graduated from Centenary and…
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Episode 5: Jon Mackey, “Plus ça Cheng’s”
Jon Mackey is a naturally charismatic guy. Whenever I cross paths with Jon, he’s either returning from some thrilling adventure or planning his next personal or professional move. The world just seems like a more interesting place when he’s around.…
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