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    • Apr 5, 1933
    Guitarist, fiddler and mandolin player Charlie Collins is born in Pioneer, Tennessee. He becomes a member of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys and plays on Tom T. Hall's 1976 hit "Fox On The Run"
    Jul 13, 1976
    Tom T. Hall records "Fox On The Run" at Nashville's US Studios with a band that includes Donna Stoneman, Charlie Collins, Kenny Baker and Bill Monroe
    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
    Mar 14, 1987
    Steve Wariner and Nicolette Larson perform "That's How You Know When Love's Right" on "Hee Haw." Marie Osmond stands in as Roy Clark's co-host on the show, which also features Gene Watson, guitarist Charlie Collins and Loretta Lynn
    Apr 2, 2002
    Billy Collins dies at his home in Nashville. He is the son of guitarist Charlie Collins, a former member of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys
    Jan 7, 2012
    Former Smoky Mountain Boy Charlie Collins performs with the Opry Square Dance Band at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville in what proves to be his final appearance on the Grand Ole Opry
    Jan 8, 2012
    Former Smoky Mountain Boys guitarist Charlie Collins suffers a stroke in Tennessee
    Jan 12, 2012
    Guitarist Charlie Collins dies at his Tennessee home days after suffering a stroke. A longtime member of Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys, he also played on Tom T. Hall's 1976 hit "Fox On The Run"
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