Roy Acuff’s captivating vocal delivery and electrifying stage presence made him the heart and soul of one of country music’s longest running and most revered institutions, the Grand Ole Opry.

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,” ”The ...

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 … ...

Roy Acuff (1903–1992) was a musical giant and, in the title of a 1962 album, dubbed “The King of Country Music”. He was famous, from 1938 a long-time star of the Grand Ole Opry, a mean fiddler and ...

On July 24, 1948, Roy Acuff declared his candidacy for governor of Tennessee. Skip to main content Skip to site footer. ... Patty Loveless Earns First Gold Album With ‘Honky Tonk Angel ...

Roy Acuff was synonymous with the fiddle. It was his constant companion, and when he wasn’t playing it on songs like “Night Train to Memphis,” it was in his hand.

Week 39: Roy Acuff, King Of Country. Skip to the content. ... Acuff-Rose appears in the credits of albums by Hank Williams, who employed Rose as his regular producer and close collaborator.

My love for Roy Acuff comes from dad who bought over a dozen of his 78 RPM records. During my father’s final days at Parkridge Medical Center, I took some of our Roy Acuff compact discs to the ...

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 ...

Roy Acuff, the Grand Old Man of the Grand Ole Opry, died on Monday in Nashville, the scene of his greatest triumphs. He was 89. He had been hospitalized several times recently for heart problems.

In 1942, Roy Acuff set up Acuff-Rose Music in partnership with Nashville-based songwriter and talent scout Fred Rose. The new publishing company was dedicated to treating songwriters decently. They ...