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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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Filmography (Movies)
Country's Family Reunion 2: Volume Three
Character:Self
Release Date:15/05/2015
Opry Video Classics: Pioneers
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:21/11/2007
Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:23/06/2004
Welcome to the Club: The Women of Rockabilly
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2001
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
Character:Self
Release Date:31/05/1993
Coal Miner's Daughter
Character:Roy Acuff (uncredited)
Release Date:07/03/1980
Uncle Dave Macon
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1980
Concrete Cowboys
Character:Self
Release Date:17/10/1979
Bluegrass Country Soul
Character:Self
Release Date:01/07/1972
Hank Williams: Kate Smith TV Shows
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1952
Home in San Antone
Character:Roy Acuff aka Jack Jones
Release Date:14/04/1949
Smoky Mountain Melody
Character:Roy Acuff
Release Date:16/12/1948
Night Train to Memphis
Character:Roy Acuff
Release Date:12/07/1946
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
Character:Roy Acuff
Release Date:12/08/1944
Cowboy Canteen
Character:Roy Acuff
Release Date:09/02/1944
O, My Darling Clementine
Character:Sheriff Roy Acuff
Release Date:31/12/1943
Grand Ole Opry
Character:Roy Acuff
Release Date:25/06/1940
Television Appearances
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