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Fact #26596

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Charlie Collins, a guitarist and fiddler who played with Roy Acuff's Smokey Mountain Boys, dies following a stroke, aged 78. He was originally with the Pinnacle Mountain Boys and joined Acuff's group in 1966 where he remained for 25 years. Collins was also a regular at the Grand Ole Opry as part of the Square Dance Band.