Roy Acuff, the singer and fiddler who was known to millions of Grand Ole Opry listeners as the ”King of Country Music,” died Monday at Baptist Hospital in Nashville. He was 89. He died of ...

Country music star Roy Acuff paused his busy schedule on Sept. 13, 1958, to meet local Republican candidates at the SEMO District Fair, captured in a rare photo from the Southeast Missourian archive.

Roy Acuff’s prized fiddle has found a ... revered instruments in the museum’s permanent collection—including Maybelle Carter’s 1928 Gibson L-5 guitar and Bill Monroe’s 1923 Gibson F ...

It was given to Acuff by soldiers who found it near the end of World War II. Vince Gill donates Roy Acuff fiddle to Country Music Hall of Fame Skip to main content Skip to main content ...

For the first time ever, the doors to the home built for Roy Acuff will open to showcase a limited-time exhibit. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Tuesday, Aug. 20, marked the grand opening of the new WSM studio in the Roy Acuff Theatre. WSM, which had previously broadcasted from the Opry Resort, now has a permanent ...

Acuff, whose unique voice made him stand out among his peers, will be honored by his alma mater at 6 p.m. May 20. The Bobcat Ambassadors, a group of about 35 of Central’s best and brightest, are ...

President Richard Nixon gets a yo-yo lesson from Roy Acuff at the Grand Ole Opry in 1974 A daily briefing on what matters in the music industry Send us a tip using our anonymous form. A daily ...

It certainly wasn’t God who was performing in the “gigantic fireproof tent,” but according to Hank Williams Sr., it was the next best thing.

N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper has asked a federal court to dismiss claims that Catawba County District Attorney Jay Gaither sexually harassed a former assistant prosecutor.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Tuesday, Aug. 20, marked the grand opening of the new WSM studio in the Roy Acuff Theatre. WSM, which had previously broadcasted from the Opry Resort, now has a permanent ...