Roy Acuff, 89, the singer and fiddler who was known to millions of Grand Ole Opry listeners as the ”King of Country Music”; he performed his best-known songs, ”Wabash Cannonball,&… ...

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 … ...

Paul Gossett, grandson of Thelma Acuff Gossett (Roy’s daughter and lone surviving family member) was thrilled with the idea and promised his grandmother would be there.

A beloved Grand Ole Opry member, Roy Acuff was proclaimed "The King of Country Music" over his decades long career.

If not for the summer sun, Roy Acuff might have made it to baseball's big leagues — and country music might never know one of its greatest stars.

Longtime Roy Acuff band member Charlie Collins died on Jan. 12, 2012, days after suffering a massive stroke. The 78-year-old was playing music up to his ...

Roy Acuff's fiddle is now a permanent addition to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, thanks to a donation from Vince Gill.

Acuff joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1938 and remained an active member until his death on Nov. 23, 1992. My love for Roy Acuff comes from dad who bought over a dozen of his 78 RPM records.

Roy Acuff, who left most of his part of the performance to members of his band during the program Nov. 16, 1973, is offering his own personal tribute to his late close friend David (Stringbean ...

Roy Acuff was considered 'The King of Country Music.' After his death in 1992, country music stars mourned the Grand Ole Opry mainstay.

The fiddle, once owned by late country music legend Roy Acuff, was donated to Goodwill by one of the current owner's family members, who did not realize its historical significance.

Acuff, a singer, fiddle player, bandleader, songwriter, music executive and Opry favorite, became the first living member of the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1962.