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b. Raymond Atkins, 19 February 1927, Erwin, Tennessee, USA, d. 1 February 1997. Ray ‘Duck’ Atkins was so influenced by Pete Kirby’s dobro playing with Roy Acuff that he decided to learn the instrument…