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Tracey E. W. Laird currently serves as Professor of Music and Chair at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia. She is a native of the Hayride's hometown of Shreveport, LA and is the author of Austin City Limits: A History (2014) and co-author of Austin City Limits: A Monument to Music (2015).
By tracing the dynamic history of the radio show Louisiana Hayride and its sponsoring station, ethnomusicologist Tracey Laird reveals the critical role that this part of northwestern Louisiana played in the development of both country music and rock and roll.
Introduction: A Cradle of the Stars