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Roy Claxton Acuff (September 15, 1903 – November 23, 1992) was an American country music singer, fiddler, and promoter. Known as the "King of Country Music", Acuff is often credited with moving the genre from its early string band and "hoedown" format to the singer-based format that helped make it internationally successful.
Roy Acuff helped intensify the star system at the Grand Ole Opry and remained the show’s leading personality until his death. In addition, he co-founded Acuff-Rose Publications, thus laying an important cornerstone of the Nashville music industry.
Roy Acuff was an American vocalist, songwriter, and fiddle player, called the “King of Country Music,” who in the mid-1930s reasserted the mournful musical traditions of Southeastern rural whites and became a national radio star on the “Grand Ole Opry” broadcasts.
Sep 12, 2019 · Roy Acuff was considered 'The King of Country Music.' After his death in 1992, country music stars mourned the Grand Ole Opry mainstay.
Oct 21, 2014 · 5.3K. 705K views 9 years ago. Music video by Roy Acuff performing The Wabash Cannonball (Live). ...more.
Nov 24, 1992 · Roy Acuff, the singer and fiddler who was known to millions of Grand Ole Opry listeners as the King of Country Music, died yesterday at Baptist Hospital in Nashville. He was 89 years old. He died...
Sep 12, 2019 · A beloved Grand Ole Opry member, Roy Acuff was proclaimed "The King of Country Music" over his decades long career.
Grand Ole Opry star Roy Acuff draws on his experience to describe and analyze the differences in country music entertainment from past to present. He contrasts the early years of his career with current trends in country music.
Sep 15, 2003 · But Roy Acuff will forever be the King of Country Music. With his tear-clogged vocal delivery, buoyant personality and movie-star good looks, he gave country music an identity and a...
Nov 23, 2012 · Roy Acuff joined the Opry in 1938 when it was less than a decade old, still struggling under country music’s hayseed reputation. Acuff helped contribute the star power that was needed to...
