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Roy Acuff
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Birthday
1903-09-15,Maynardville, Tennessee, USA
Gender
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Biography
From Wikipedia 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 star singer-based format that helped make it internationally successful. In 1952 Hank Williams told Ralph Gleason, "He's the biggest singer this music ever knew. You booked him and you didn't worry about crowds. For drawing power in the South, it was Roy Acuff, then God." Acuff began his music career in the 1930s, and gained regional fame as the singer and fiddler for his group, the Smoky Mountain Boys. He joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1938, and although his popularity as a musician waned in the late 1940s, he remained one of the Opry's key figures and promoters for nearly four decades. In 1942, Acuff co-founded the first major Nashville-based country music publishing company—Acuff-Rose Music—which signed acts such as Hank Williams, Roy Orbison, and The Everly Brothers. In 1962, Acuff became the first living inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Filmography

Hank Williams: Kate Smith TV Shows

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Hank Williams: Kate Smith TV Shows
1952-01-01

Concrete Cowboys

4.8

Concrete Cowboys
1979-10-17

Country's Family Reunion 2: Volume Three

6

Country's Family Reunion 2: Volume Three
2015-05-15

Sing, Neighbor, Sing

0

Sing, Neighbor, Sing
1944-08-12

Night Train to Memphis

0

Night Train to Memphis
1946-07-12

O, My Darling Clementine

0

O, My Darling Clementine
1943-12-31

Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music

10

Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
1993-05-31

0

Cowboy Canteen
1944-02-09

7

Grand Ole Opry
1940-06-25

Smoky Mountain Melody

6

Smoky Mountain Melody
1948-12-16

Coal Miner's Daughter

7.3

Coal Miner's Daughter
1980-03-07

Home in San Antone

0

Home in San Antone
1949-04-14

Welcome to the Club: The Women of Rockabilly

0

Welcome to the Club: The Women of Rockabilly
2001-01-01

Uncle Dave Macon

3

Uncle Dave Macon
1980-01-01

Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues

6

Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues
2004-06-23

Opry Video Classics: Pioneers

10

Opry Video Classics: Pioneers
2007-11-21

Bluegrass Country Soul

0

Bluegrass Country Soul
1972-07-01

7.6

Hee Haw
1969-06-15

The Johnny Cash Show

6.5

The Johnny Cash Show
1969-06-07

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

4

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956-10-05

The Kennedy Center Honors

7.2

The Kennedy Center Honors
1978-12-28

The Nashville Palace

0

The Nashville Palace
1981-10-24

8.1

Country Music
2019-09-15