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  • 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
    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
    Dec 15, 1945
    Lonnie Wilson, of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys, ends his enlistment with the U.S. Navy. He worked as a radar technician in the South Pacific during World War II

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