Roy Acuff was in a broadcast booth in Wichita, Kan., in July 1990 when wind and rain chased the teams off the field. The Missions' play-by-play radio announcer began filling time at the microphone ...

At the top of my list of celebrities would have to be Roy Claxton Acuff, named by the late baseball legend Dizzy Dean as “King of Country Music.” As I remember, I met Mr. Acuff four times.

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 … ...

Roy Claxton Acuff, who was thought to have been designated “The King of Country” by baseball legend Dizzy Dean, had hoped to become a ballplayer himself.

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 ...