Roy Claxton Acuff’s musical journey began in 1932 ... regional radio fame and powerful renditions of traditional tunes “The Great Speckled Bird” and “Wabash Cannonball” positioned ...

Before he was one of the pioneers in country and bluegrass music, Roy Acuff’s mission was to be a big-league ballplayer. A bout with sunstroke and the subsequent inability to be in sunlight for ...

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.

So, he hired a 48-year-old Roy Acuff. The play-by-play announcer became ... credits this as a huge part of his success now. “He had a great deal to do with all the foundation pieces of my ...

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 ...