Roy Acuff, a San Antonio Missions announcer for 25 years, died on Wednesday ... They were married for 27 years. He leaves behind three daughters, five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren ...

The New York Times reports Acuff actually first appeared on a Tennessee gubernatorial ballot in 1943, when he was entered on both the Democratic and Republican ballots as a protest candidate after ...

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 ...

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 ...

Acuff and his band, the Crazy Tennesseans, auditioned for the Grand Ole Opry in 1938 and were offered a contract later that year. He would be a mainstay there the rest of his life, even though he ...

There is a perfectly logical explanation why Detroit Cass Tech senior Tyson Acuff plays basketball. “I have a lot of family that played basketball,” he said. “So growing up around it, it was ...

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 ...

East Tennessee native Roy Acuff was born Sept. 15, 1903 in Maynardville. He died in 1992 in Nashville. Last year, as documentarian Ken Burns looked on, musician Ketch Secor played a little tune ...

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.