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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,&… ...
Tennessee has long inextricably associated with country music, but do you remember which country icon actually ran for governor in his home state?
Roy Acuff graduated from Knoxville Central High 100 years ago. A salute is planned May 20.
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.
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 ...