Roy 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.

  • Title: Roy Acuff
  • Popularity: 0.91
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1903-09-15
  • Place of Birth: Maynardville, Tennessee, USA
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  • Also Known As: Roy Claxton Acuff
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Roy Acuff Movies

  • 1952
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    Hank Williams: Kate Smith TV Shows

    Hank Williams: Kate Smith TV Shows

    1 1952 HD

    Hank Williams made two appearances on the Kate Smith TV Show in 1952, on 03/26/1952 and on 04/23/1952. The recordings from these two episodes provide...

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  • 1979
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    Concrete Cowboys

    Concrete Cowboys

    4.8 1979 HD

    Two Montana saddletramps head to Nashville to open up a detective agency. At first, the agency begins on a lark but, soon, they get involved in a...

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  • 2015
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    Country's Family Reunion 2: Volume Three

    Country's Family Reunion 2: Volume Three

    6 2015 HD

    Country music stars share stories and perform their hits. After the success of the first Country's Family Reunion, we had to do it again.

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  • 1944
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    Sing, Neighbor, Sing

    Sing, Neighbor, Sing

    1 1944 HD

    Country radio singers of the '40s appear in this tale about a lothario who poses as a professor to seduce coeds.

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  • 1946
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    Night Train to Memphis

    Night Train to Memphis

    1 1946 HD

    A mountain community is thrown into turmoil as the townspeople debate the advantages and disadvantages of having a railroad.

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  • 1943
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    O, My Darling Clementine

    O, My Darling Clementine

    1 1943 HD

    "Dapper Dan" Franklin and his small troupe of actors become stranded in the small town of Harmony, Tennessee. The town is shackled by Blue Laws...

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  • 1993
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    Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music

    Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music

    10 1993 HD

    No single figure in American music so dominated a genre as did Bill Monroe with bluegrass. BILL MONROE: FATHER OF BLUEGRASS MUSIC features...

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  • 1944
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    Cowboy Canteen

    Cowboy Canteen

    1 1944 HD

    Song and comedy revue, featuring Western talents, along with a theatrical troupe taking their vacation on the Lazy B Ranch run by Steve Bradley....

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  • 1940
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    Grand Ole Opry

    Grand Ole Opry

    7 1940 HD

    Aided by musicians at the Grand Ole Opry, a small-town mayor in the Ozarks takes on a group of crooked politicians.

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  • 1948
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    Smoky Mountain Melody

    Smoky Mountain Melody

    6 1948 HD

    Country-western favorite Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys star in the Columbia musical western Smoky Mountain Melody. Not much happens plotwise:...

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  • 1980
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    Coal Miner's Daughter

    Coal Miner's Daughter

    7.3 1980 HD

    Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame.

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  • 1949
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    Home in San Antone

    Home in San Antone

    1 1949 HD

    Posing as unemployed musicians, Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys, are being helped by Ted Gibson owner of the Harmony Inn in San Antonio, Texas....

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  • 2001
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    Welcome to the Club: The Women of Rockabilly

    Welcome to the Club: The Women of Rockabilly

    1 2001 HD

    Sure, Elvis was the King, but who was the Queen? The Women Of Rockabilly – Welcome To The Club is a documentary search for the "Female Elvis",...

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  • 1980
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    Uncle Dave Macon

    Uncle Dave Macon

    3 1980 HD

    Uncle Dave Macon, also known as "The Dixie Dewdrop"—was an American old-time banjo player, singer, songwriter, and comedian. Known for his chin...

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  • 2004
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    Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues

    Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues

    6 2004 HD

    The authoritative documentary on Country Music's most influential figure.

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  • 2007
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    Opry Video Classics: Pioneers

    Opry Video Classics: Pioneers

    10 2007 HD

    The Carter Family, Roy Acuff and the Sons of the Pioneers belong to a select group of the earliest and most successful country recording artists....

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  • 1972
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    Bluegrass Country Soul

    Bluegrass Country Soul

    1 1972 HD

    Capturing the sights, sounds, and magic of Carlton Haney’s 1971 Labor Day Festival in Camp Springs, North Carolina; a three-day outdoor...

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  • 1969
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    Hee Haw

    Hee Haw

    7.6 1969 HD

    Hee Haw was an American variety show featuring a mixture of country music and comedy skits. Co-hosted by Buck Owens and Roy Clark for most of the...

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  • 1969
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    The Johnny Cash Show

    The Johnny Cash Show

    6.5 1969 HD

    The Johnny Cash Show was an American television music variety show hosted by Johnny Cash. The Screen Gems 58-episode series ran from June 7, 1969 to...

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  • 1956
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    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    5.3 1956 HD

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on NBC from October 1956 to June 1963. The series was...

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  • 1978
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    The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

    7.333 1978 HD

    The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.

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  • 1981
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    The Nashville Palace

    The Nashville Palace

    1 1981 HD

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  • 2019
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    Country Music

    Country Music

    8.1 2019 HD

    Explore the history of a uniquely American art form: country music. From its deep and tangled roots in ballads, blues and hymns performed in small...

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