| Birth: | Sep. 15, 1903 | | Death: | Nov. 23, 1992 | 
Country Music Singer. A native of Maynardsville, Tennessee, he sold more records in the 1930s and 1940s than any country music star. A semi-professional baseball player in his 20's, his career cut short by injury. He then began playing his father's fiddle and soon began traveling the south with a "medicine show." In 1938 he became a regular on the "Grand Ole Opry" country music radio program, and his two biggest hit songs were "The Great Speckled Bird" and "Wabash Cannonball." He ran unsuccessfully for governor of Tennessee in 1948, co-founded the Acuff-Rose Publishing Company, founded a recording company, and a booking agency. Dubbed "The King of Country Music" by baseball Hall of Famer and native Southerner Dizzy Dean, a theater and museum at Opryland theme park in Nashville, Tennessee are named in his honor. Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1962, he remained active in the music business until his death at age 89. (bio by: Bigwoo)
Search Amazon for Roy Acuff | | | Burial:
Spring Hill Cemetery
Nashville
Davidson County
Tennessee, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jan 01, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 1435 |
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Hopefully you walk with god in his heavenly clouds, while where apart
-Anonymous
Added: May. 9, 2013 |
From one fiddler to another, really enjoyed your music. Have childhood memories of listening to the Grand Ole Opry on the radio on Saturday night!
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Birdgirl
Added: May. 5, 2013 |
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Lance
Added: Apr. 30, 2013 |
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