On the third occasion he did not get back up, felled by sunstroke. It took Acuff two years to recover, but during that time he honed his fiddling and singing skills. Touring with a medicine show, ...

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 ...

"Wabash Cannonball," recorded by Roy Acuff, 1936 "Will the Circle Be Unbroken," recorded by The Carter Family, written by Charles Gabriel and Aba Habershon, 1935 ...

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.

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 ...

When San Antonio Missions President Burl Yarbrough was hired in 1987, he knew that one of his first hires had to be someone who galvanized fans. So, he hired a 48-year-old Roy Acuff. The play-by ...

On this day (June 7) in 1991, Alan Jackson joined the Grand Ole Opry. Far from being the country legend he would later become, Jackson was just two albums and a few years into his career. With ...

Roy Acuff played “The Wabash Cannonball” in front of 4,000 fans to break in the new building. Additionally, Nixon played piano and sang “My Wild Irish Rose” and “God Bless America.” ...

Twenty-four hours later, Roy Acuff performed "The Wabash Cannonball" in front of 4,000-plus, including, among many, the President and Mrs. Richard Nixon, in an evening marked the first time a U.S ...

“Roy Acuff opened the first show in the new 4,440-seat Grand Ole Opry House with a performance of ‘The Wabash Cannonball.’ President Richard Nixon was in attendance and lead the Opry audience in ...