Roy Acuff

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<td bgcolor="lightblue"><center><h2>Southern-Born Musicians</td></tr></center></h2>

Roy Acuff

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Roy Acuff

Roy Acuff, the “King of Country Music” was born November 23, 1903 in <a href=” http://tennessee.hometownlocator.com/tn/union/maynardville.cfm “>Maynardville, Tennessee</a> His musical career span the years 1932 until his death on November 23, 1992.

Acuff was one of the most influential singers and songwriters of his era and was a key figure at the <a href=” http://www.opry.com/ “> Grand Ole Opry</a> for most of his life. He was the first living person to be inducted into the <a href=” http://www.countrymusichalloffame.com/site/ “>Country Music Hall of Fame.</a>

One of Acuff’s first jobs in the entertainment industry was with Dr. Hauer’s medicine show. The show travelled throughout the Appalachian region. Roy’s career as a touring medicine show entertainer lasted for about two years. After leaving the medicine show, Acuff teamed with other musicians, calling themselves <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001N67CD8?ie=UTF8&tag=worldwidemerch09&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001N67CD8">Roy Acuff and the Crazy Tennesseeans</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=worldwidemerch09&l=as2&o=1&a=B001N67CD8" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> and began to produce country music classics, including <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001384GBM?ie=UTF8&tag=worldwidemerch09&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B001384GBM">Great Speckled Bird </a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=worldwidemerch09&l=as2&o=1&a=B001384GBM" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> and <a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ggvZJRx4G0>Wabash Cannonball</a>

In 1938, Roy Acuff and his band, “Smoky Mountain Boys” received a contract to play at the <a href=”http://www.opry.com/ “> Grand Ole Opry. </a>Acuff and his band soon appeared in the motion picture, Grand Ole Opry. Acuff appeared in several movies, including O, My Darling Clementine (1943) and Night Train to Memphis (1946).

The following is some of Roy Acuff’s music:

The Prodigal Son

<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00137Y1E0?ie=UTF8&tag=worldwidemerch09&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00137Y1E0">Steel Guitar Blues</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=worldwidemerch09&l=as2&o=1&a=B00137Y1E0" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />

<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00137RR14?ie=UTF8&tag=worldwidemerch09&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00137RR14">I'll Forgive You, But I Can't Forget You</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=worldwidemerch09&l=as2&o=1&a=B00137RR14" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />

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Write Me Sweetheart

(Our Own) Jole Blon

The Waltz of the Wind

Unloved and Unclaimed

This World Can't Stand Long

Tennessee Waltz

A Sinner's Death

Once More

So Many Times

Come and Knock (On the Door of My Heart)

Freight Train Blues

Back in the Country

Old Time Sunshine Song

The Precious Jewel

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Albums

Once More - It's Roy Acuff

Back in the Country

Will the Circle Be Unbroken</center>

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