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person_profile-Roy Acuff

Roy Acuff Died at age: 89

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Roy Acuff

Date of Birth:

Sep 15, 1903

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Nov 23, 1992

Biography of

Roy Acuff

    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.

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Roy Acuff

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Filmography of

Roy Acuff

Found 16 Movies in total

... 2015

Opry Video Classics: Pioneers

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2007

Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2004

Welcome to the Club: The Women of Rockabilly

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2001

Coal Miner's Daughter

Roy Acuff (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1980

... 1980

Concrete Cowboys

Self ( Actor )

... 1979

... 1972

Home in San Antone

Roy Acuff aka Jack Jones ( Actor )

... 1949

Smoky Mountain Melody

Roy Acuff ( Actor )

... 1948

Night Train to Memphis

Roy Acuff ( Actor )

... 1946

Sing, Neighbor, Sing

Roy Acuff ( Actor )

... 1944

Cowboy Canteen

Roy Acuff ( Actor )

... 1944

O, My Darling Clementine

Sheriff Roy Acuff ( Actor )

... 1943

Grand Ole Opry

Roy Acuff ( Actor )

... 1940