Gary Ellison interview
Creator: Nathaniel Lucy, Gary Ellison (May, 2014)
This is an interview conducted by Nathaniel Lucy as part of his research for his master's thesis, "Ozark Jubilee: The Impact of a Revional Identity at a Crossroads," written in 2014. The subject of the interview is Gary Ellison, who explains, "In 1959 and in 1960, the last two years, I was the square dance caller for the Wagon Wheelers, which was the high school square dance group on the Jubilee. And the last year though we alternated weeks [with] the college group, the Promenaders." Lucy's thesis is a broader look at the role played by the popular television show in promoting an Ozark identity and its influence in creating the later Nashville sound.
Collection: Southern Appalachian
Subjects: Southern / Ozark & Midwest
Tags: Gary Ellison, L. D. Keller, Nathaniel Lucy, Ozark Jubilee, Promenaders, Wagon Wheelers
Subjects: Southern / Ozark & Midwest
Tags: Gary Ellison, L. D. Keller, Nathaniel Lucy, Ozark Jubilee, Promenaders, Wagon Wheelers
Item Relations
| This Item | is related to | Item: Jubilee U.S.A. square dancers, 1 - Ozark |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Jubilee U.S.A. square dancers, 2 - Ozark |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Jubilee U.S.A. square dancers, 3 - Ozark |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Lake of the Ozarks Square Dancers - 1953 |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Old-Time Ozark Square Dancing |
Citation
Nathaniel Lucy, Gary Ellison, “Gary Ellison interview,” Square Dance History Project, accessed February 23, 2025, https://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/1327.
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Gary Ellison interview
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Description
This is an interview conducted by Nathaniel Lucy as part of his research for his master's thesis, "Ozark Jubilee: The Impact of a Revional Identity at a Crossroads," written in 2014. The subject of the interview is Gary Ellison, who explains, "In 1959 and in 1960, the last two years, I was the square dance caller for the Wagon Wheelers, which was the high school square dance group on the Jubilee. And the last year though we alternated weeks [with] the college group, the Promenaders." Lucy's thesis is a broader look at the role played by the popular television show in promoting an Ozark identity and its influence in creating the later Nashville sound.
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Source
Lucy's Master's thesis,
Date Created
May, 2014