The storms continued to intensify as they got into more heat and humidity, and converged on the foothills of theSmokies.
CNN: Crews search Smoky Mountain wilderness after deadly storm
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If theSmokies are where country music bubbles up, then Nashville, 200 miles to the west along highway I-40, is where it comes roaring down the valley and thunders over the cliff.
BBC: America??s country music heartland
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In 1956, at age 26, he was made player-manager of the Knoxville Smokies.