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    • Oct 27, 1911
    Bass player Oral "Curley" Rhodes is born in Tomahawk, Wisconsin. He becomes a member of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys during the 1940s, later finding a spot among Pee Wee King's Golden West Cowboys
    Dec 26, 1911
    Dobro player Beecher Kirby is born in Sevier County, Tennessee. Under the name Bashful Brother Oswald, he becomes a key member of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys, eventually joining the Grand Ole Opry as a solo act in 1995
    Dec 11, 1914
    Dobro player Clell Summey is born near Sevierville, Tennessee. Under the stage name Cousin Jody, he becomes a key member of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys and is credited as the first person to play a Dobro on the Grand Ole Opry
    Sep 3, 1918
    Harmonica player Jimmie Riddle is born in Dyersburg, Tennessee. He joins Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys in September 1943, remaining with the group for all but four years of his career. He also becomes one-half of the comedic duo Riddle & Phelps, joining the cast of "Hee Haw"
    Dec 16, 1918
    Stand-up bass player Joe Zinkan is born in Indianapolis, Indiana. A member of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys for more than 10 years, he plays on hits by Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Marty Robbins and Tammy Wynette, among others
    Nov 10, 1921
    Harmonica player Onie Wheeler is born in Senath, Missouri. He becomes a longtime member of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys
    Jul 20, 1927
    Bass player and guitarist Velma Williams Smith is born in Logan County, Kentucky. She appears with Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys and later becomes a session musician, playing on hits by Bobby Bare, Skeeter Davis and Eddy Arnold
    Apr 4, 1936
    Smoky Mountain Boy Bashful Brother Oswald and his first wife, Lola, are married
    Feb 26, 1938
    Fearing that local residents will be insulted by having his band named The Crazy Tennesseans, Roy Acuff makes his first Grand Ole Opry appearance in which the group is billed under a new name, The Smoky Mountain Boys
    Jan 4, 1939
    Following the departure of Dobro player Cousin Jody, Roy Acuff sends a telegram to Knoxville, enlisting Bashful Brother Oswald to take the role. Acuff also summons comedian Jake Tindell and guitarist Lonnie Wilson to join his Smoky Mountain Boys
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