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Title: Seymour Ray (“Ray Idol”). Independent Professional Wrestler. Bristol, Tennessee.
Speakers: ,Seymour Ray, Delainey Bowers, Nancy Groce
Series: America Works
Date: April 27, 2023
Running Time: 4:52 minutes
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Description:
This is AFC staff folklorist Nancy Groce and this America Works episode features excerpts from a longer interview with the independent professional wrestler Seymour Ray – a respected athlete who is widely known by his professional name: “Ray Idol.” He was interviewed at his home in Bristol, Tennessee, by folklorist Delainey Bowers as part of her project documenting “Independent Professional Wrestlers in Central Appalachia.”