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    • Nov 10, 1921
    Harmonica player Onie Wheeler is born in Senath, Missouri. He becomes a longtime member of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys
    Mar 12, 1947
    Harmonica player Onie Wheeler, a future member of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys, has a daughter, Karen Wheeler, in Sikeston, Missouri
    Aug 28, 1953
    Onie Wheeler records four songs in his first session. One of them, "Run 'Em Off," becomes a hit the following year after being re-recorded by Lefty Frizzell
    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
    Oct 1, 1983
    Alabama takes a little trip into the "Hee Haw" lineup, joined by Big Al Downing and harmonica player Onie Wheeler
    Feb 18, 1984
    Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band perform "Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer To You)" on "Hee Haw." Also featured: The Kendalls, Onie Wheeler, comedic duo Pinkard & Bowden and Atlanta, who offer "Sweet Country Music"
    May 26, 1984
    Onie Wheeler, the harmonica player in Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys, dies of cardiac arrest during videotaping of "Grand Ole Gospel Time" on the stage at the Grand Ole Opry House
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