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Covington once hosted Blues legends B.B. King, Bobby “Blue” Bland and Muddy Waters

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This article, written by Echo Day, was originally printed int he Covington Leader on Feb 11, 2021 The Blue Flame is no longer standing and the memories of the time when it hosted legendary Blues musicians have begun to fade. Located near present-day WKBL Drive in Covington, the nightclub was once the place where B.B. …

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New Munford Theatre Opens

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MUNFORD THEATRE TO OPEN TONIGHT From the Covington Leader, Dec. 14, 1939 Munford’s newest build in enterprise is a motion picture theatre which has just been completed in time for its initial opening tonight. The building is modern in every respect with the latest equipment and facilities for the showing of up-to-date pictures. Quadrangular in …

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