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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 was an American vocalist, songwriter, and fiddle player, called the “King of Country Music,” who in the mid-1930s reasserted the mournful musical traditions of Southeastern rural whites and became a national radio star on the “Grand Ole Opry” broadcasts.
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Learn about Roy Acuff, the first living member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and a Grand Ole Opry star. Explore his musical roots, career highlights, and legacy in country music history.
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Sep 12, 2019 · The Tennessean ran a collection of remembrances from the genre's biggest names after Roy Acuff died in 1992. See how Randy Travis, Skeeter Davis, Lorrie Morgan and others paid tribute to the King of Country Music.
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Nov 24, 1992 · Roy Acuff, the singer and fiddler who was known to millions of Grand Ole Opry listeners as the King of Country Music, died yesterday at Baptist Hospital in Nashville. He was 89 years old. He...
