Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
17
Gender
Male
Birthday
September 15, 1903 ( 89 years old )
Place of Birth
Maynardville, Tennessee, USA
Also Known As
Roy Claxton Acuff
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.
Known For
Hank Williams: Kate Smith TV Shows
1952-01-01Concrete Cowboys
1979-10-17Country's Family Reunion 2: Volume Three
2015-05-15Sing, Neighbor, Sing
1944-08-12Night Train to Memphis
1946-07-12O, My Darling Clementine
1943-12-31Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
1993-05-31Cowboy Canteen
1944-02-09Grand Ole Opry
1940-06-25Smoky Mountain Melody
1948-12-16