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1. www.countrymusichalloffame.org › hall-of-fame › roy-acuffRoy Acuff - Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

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   September 15, 1903. Died. November 23, 1992. Birthplace. Maynardville, Tennessee. Emerging as a star during the early 1940s, Roy Acuff ranked among the Grand Ole Opry’s most popular performers and the longtime ambassador of that institution and country music generally.

2. www.cmt.com › news › wv3zyq100 Years After His Birth, Roy Acuff Still King of Country Music

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   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 dignity it...

3. www.nytimes.com › 1992/11/24 › artsRoy Acuff, 89, Singer, Dies; The King of Country Music

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   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...

4. www.youtube.com › playlistRoy Acuff's Greatest Hits - YouTube

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5. www.tennessean.com › story › entertainmentRoy Acuff: 5 things to know about 'The King of Country Music'

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   Sep 12, 2019 · 1:30. It's hard to imagine the Grand Ole Opry without Roy Acuff. The Maynardville, Tennessee native (and his fiddle) has a statue at its former home, The Ryman, next to Minnie Pearl, and his...

6. www.legacy.com › news › celebrity-deathsRoy Acuff, King of Country Music - Legacy.com

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   Nov 23, 2012 · Roy Acuff, King of Country Music. By Legacy Staff November 23, 2012. 0. Roy Acuff helped contribute the star power that was needed to bring country music – and the Grand Ole Opry – into the...

7. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-1992/11/24-mn-1125-storyRoy Acuff, First Superstar of Country Music, Dies : Entertainment...

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   Nov 24, 1992 · Roy Acuff, the grand old man of the Grand Ole Opry, died Monday in Nashville, Tenn., the scene of his greatest triumphs. He was 89 and had been hospitalized several times recently for heart...