The Life of a Musician: Darin & Brooke Aldridge. Season 3 Episode 6 | 27m 43s Video has Closed Captions | CC. At MerleFest, host Brandon Lee Adams sits down with bluegrass stars Darin & Brooke ...

However, the genre as we know it today didn’t take shape until a Kentucky-born country singer named Bill Monroe came along in the 1940s. ... “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” by Roy Acuff (1947) ...

The next night, Roy Acuff opened the first show at the new venue. A video of Acuff singing in the 1940s played before the screen lifted to reveal Acuff himself , singing live in the same spot.

On March 15, 1974, the Grand Ole Opry country music radio show closed its run at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, with Johnny and June Carter Cash leading the song "Will the Circle Be ...

Award-winning gospel music legend Bill Gaither will bring his “Love Like I’m Leaving” Tour to Jonesboro. (Gaither.com) By K8 Newsdesk. Published: May 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM CDT ...

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 ...

Gospel singer Bill Gaither, who has created legendary songs such as “Because He Lives” that have taken on the status of universal hymns of the Christian faith, recently turned 89 and could ...

EFFINGHAM -- On July 21 at the Effingham Performing Arts Center, multi-Grammy Award-winner Bill Gaither will host an evening of music, laughter and encouragement featuring the Gaither Vocal Band. The ...

Acuff said to the packed house. ... "The gig at Opryland would end up introducing me to Bill Gaither, ... George, Bill and Roy, Minnie Pearl, and Porter.

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.

Bill Gaither, center, and his Gaither Vocal Band will bring their “Moments To Remember Tour” to Maranatha Fellowship Church in St. Albans, W.Va., at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024.