Jimmie Rodgers deserves credit for innovating the role of a touring, band-leading solo star. Yet it’s Roy Acuff who turned top billing into a glamorous lifestyle chased in the coming years by Ernest ...
A rare piece of Tennessee music history is on sale in Missouri. One of Country Music Hall of Famer Roy Acuff's favorite instruments will be sold to help Goodwill continue its mission to help others.
Those of us in broadcasting have the opportunity to meet many famous people; it’s part of the business. At the top of my list of celebrities would have to be Roy Claxton Acuff, named by the late ...
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 death in 1992 ...
A prized fiddle played by Country Music Hall of Famer Roy Acuff nearly sold to the highest bidder at a Goodwill auction. Before the fiddle sold, the family who donated it realized they were about to ...
It survived the bombs of World War II, flew across the Atlantic Ocean and sang in the hands of a country music legend for decades. Now, Roy Acuff’s prized fiddle has found a permanent home at the ...
MAYNARDVILLE — If not for that blazing summer sun, Roy Acuff might have made it to baseball's big leagues — and country music might never have known one of its greatest stars. Acuff was born Sept. 15, ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. A rare fiddle that received national attention when it was mistakenly donated to a ...
Roy Acuff was synonymous with the fiddle. It was his constant companion, and when he wasn’t playing it on songs like “Night Train to Memphis,” it was in his hand. Or sometimes, balanced on his chin.
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