More celebrities have followed who have included country music stars Buck Owens, Ernest Tubb, Dottie West and Willie Nelson, and television personalities Ed McMahon and Pernell Roberts. During the 1960s, President Lyndon B. Johnson made an official visit. During the 1970s, crowds surpassed 200,000 and the festival added high school band competitions, which have become the largest in the world. A bluegrass festival was introduced in 1990 and a golf tournament in 1994. The success of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival can be attributed to the energy of its 2,500 volunteers, working with four full-time professionals.
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