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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 and the Smoky Mountain Boys † February 9, 1938 Left the Opry in 1946 and returned in the early 1960s. Bashful Brother Oswald represented the Smoky Mountain Boys after Acuff's 1992 death until his own death in 2002. [2] 35 Cousin Jody † 36 Jamup and Honey † January 7, 1939 37 Bill Monroe † October 28, 1939
Alabama, George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Tanya Tucker, and The Oak Ridge Boys took up residency during the summer of 1994, occupying the Chevrolet-Geo Celebrity Theater and Theater By The Lake, while the conventional concert series, featuring traveling artists, moved to the Roy Acuff Theater. During the day, the Roy Acuff Theater hosted a live ...
Roy Acuff (1970); Anna Maria Alberghetti; Ann-Margret; The Australian Beaumarks; Carroll Baker; Madeleine Hartog-Bel; Johnny Bench; Polly Bergen; Joey Bishop; Vida Blue
Between 1930 and 1952, Macon was often accompanied by his son Dorris who played the guitar. In 1940 Macon— together with Opry founder George D. Hay, rising Opry star Roy Acuff, and Dorris Macon— received an invitation from Hollywood to take part in the Republic Pictures movie Grand Ole Opry. The film contains rare footage of Macon ...
He shared the cornfield with Buck Owens, Roy Clark, Minnie Pearl, Junior Samples, Roy Acuff, Archie Campbell, Lulu Roman, Don Harron and a bevy of “Hee Haw Honeys.” ... He died Feb. 19 at age ...
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The young star on the hit series and his celeb sister said goodbye to their father, Roy Rodriguez, last week. 'Modern Family' star Rico Rodriguez's father dies: 'He was like a super hero' Skip to ...