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Doc and Chickie Williams were inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame
Musician Doc Williams (June 26, 1914 - January 31, 2011) was born Andrew John Smik of Slovak immigrant parents in Cleveland, Ohio. After growing up in the mining town of Kittaning, Pennsylvania, and gaining early radio experience in Pittsburgh, Wi...
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