Adding to the Story: The Master from Flint Hill: Earl Scruggs – by Steve Martin, the New Yorker

It is really nice to read about the life of Earl Scruggs, and the manner in which he was open to, and tried out, new musical styles – like adding drums to his Earl Scruggs Revue “a bluegrass no-no,” as…

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Posted: January 19, 2012
Categories: Blog, News
Tags: Bill Monroe, bluegrass, Earl Scruggs, Rovers Wrestlers and Stars, Steve Martin

Sputnik Monroe and professional wrestling – their place in the Civil Rights Movement

Grappling with controversial issues is nothing new to wrestling. This Memphis Moment post describes the real-life impact that professional wrestler Sputnik Monroe had in desegregating Ellis Auditorium in the 1950s. Pete Daniel has also written about the role of sports (including pro wrestling) and…

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Posted: January 6, 2012
Categories: Blog
Tags: civil rights movement, professional wrestling, Quonset Auditorium, Rovers Wrestlers and Stars

picture I like

Screenshot of Mary Ann Fisher, singer with the Ray Charles Band between 1955-1958, taken from the documentary Rovers, Wrestlers and Stars. This picture of Mary Ann Fisher was taken from my documentary, Rovers, Wrestlers and Stars, which PBS-KET keeps on…

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Posted: December 12, 2011
Categories: Blog, News
Tags: documentary film, Mary Ann Fisher, Quonset Auditorium, Rovers Wrestlers and Stars

see “Rovers, Wrestlers and Stars” at the SVA Film & Media Festival in Montreal

Download the program for the SVA Film & Media Festival.

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Posted: September 5, 2011
Categories: Blog, News
Tags: documentary film, Quonset Auditorium, Rovers Wrestlers and Stars

KET Rebroadcast of Rovers, Wrestlers and Stars in Sept. and Oct. 2011

More info on the film Upcoming KET Airdates

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Posted: August 17, 2011
Categories: Blog, News
Tags: documentary film, oral history, Quonset Auditorium, Rovers Wrestlers and Stars, visual media

KET to re-air Quonset documentary July 2-22, 2011

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Posted: July 1, 2011
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Tags: Quonset Auditorium, Rovers Wrestlers and Stars

WKU screening Monday October 18 @ 4 pm – Rovers, Wrestlers and Stars

The WKU Folk Studies Program and Amber Ridington cordially invite you to a screening of Rovers, Wrestlers, and Stars: The Quonset Auditorium on Monday, October 18 at 4pm. This 35-minute documentary chronicles the life of Bowling Green’s Quonset Auditorium, which…

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Posted: October 13, 2010
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Tags: Quonset Auditorium, Rovers Wrestlers and Stars

LVAA – Louisville Screening Sunday Oct. 17 @2:00 PM of Rovers, Wrestlers and Stars. Nelligan Hall, 2010 Portland Avenue, Louisville KY

Check out these links for more details and directions: LeoWeekly LVAA Blog

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Posted: October 13, 2010
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Tags: Quonset Auditorium, Rovers Wrestlers and Stars

Film looks at Quonset Auditorium

Daily News; Bowling Green, Ky., Oct 3, 2010 | by SWITZER, LIZ Bowling Green’s old Quonset Auditorium – aka “The Most Happening Place in Town” in the mid-1940s to late ’50s – might be gone, but it is far from…

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Posted: October 3, 2010
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Tags: Quonset Auditorium, Rovers Wrestlers and Stars

Documentary on Quonset Auditorium to debut next month on KET

http://wkunews.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/quonset/

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Posted: September 30, 2010
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Tags: Quonset Auditorium, Rovers Wrestlers and Stars

Amber Ridington | Folklorist & Consultant

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