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  • Feb 8, 1921
    Banjo player Rachel Veach is born near Peytonville, Tennessee. She joins Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys, taking part in such hits as "Fireball Mail," "Wreck On The Highway" and "Night Train To Memphis"
    Apr 1, 1939
    Banjo player and comedienne Rachel Veach joins Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys
    Jun 6, 1979
    Several members of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys are added to the Country Music Hall of Fame's Walkway of Stars: Joe Zinkan, Rachel Veach, Curley Rhodes, Onie Wheeler, Charlie Collins and Gene Martin
    Jul 20, 1980
    Rachel Veach, a former banjo player for Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys, dies of breast cancer in Nashville. She played on such Acuff titles as "Wreck On The Highway," "The Precious Jewel" and "Night Train To Memphis"

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