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Neil Levang is born in Adams, North Dakota, USA. He will learn to play banjo, guitar and fiddle, and then in 1959, he will be hired as a temporary replacement for Buddy Merrill on Lawrence Welk's show. Levang's one-week engangement will turn into a permanent position, lasting until the show ends in 1982. He will also build a career as an accomplished studio musician.
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