It took Acuff two years to recover, but during that time he honed his fiddling and singing skills. Touring with a medicine show, forming the Crazy Tennesseans, performing on WROL and WNOX radio ...

Acuff was one of the pioneers in country and bluegrass music. His daughter will attend the tribute.

"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.

WSM celebrates grand opening of permanent studio in the Roy Acuff Theatre Since its start, WSM has become a broadcasting giant in Nashville.

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 ...

Thirty-three years ago today, Alan Jackson was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry by Roy Acuff and Randy Travis.

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 ...