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    • Apr 1, 1939
    Banjo player and comedienne Rachel Veach joins Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys
    Apr 5, 1939
    Guitarist June Stearns is born in Albany, Ketucky. At age 21, she becomes a member of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys, although she quits the business after a near-fatal wreck in 1965
    Feb 7, 1942
    Harmonica player Jimmie Riddle, of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys, has a daughter, Susan
    May 28, 1942
    Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys record "Wreck On The Highway," "Fireball Mail" and "Night Train To Memphis" at radio station KNX in Los Angeles
    Jun 1, 1942
    Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys record "The Prodigal Son" and "Write Me Sweetheart" at radio station KNX in Los Angeles
    Jun 4, 1942
    Roy Acuff & His Smoky Mountain Boys record "I'll Forgive You But I Can't Forget" at radio station KNX in Los Angeles
    Jul 27, 1942
    Roy Acuff & His Smoky Mountain Boys appear in the movie "Hi, Neighbor," also featuring Lulu Belle & Scotty
    Mar 31, 1943
    Roy Acuff has the starring role with the debut of the movie "O' My Darling, Clementine," in which he plays a sheriff. Also appearing on screen is his band, The Smoky Mountain Boys
    Apr 1, 1943
    Guitarist Lonnie Wilson, of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys, begins service with the U.S. Navy, in which he serves as a radar technician in the South Pacific
    Apr 24, 1944
    Jimmie Riddle, of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys, receives notice from the Army for a physical. After a deferment, he serves nearly two years during World War II
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