- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRoy Claxton Acuff
- Nickname
- King of Country Music
- Roy Acuff was born on September 15, 1903 in Maynardville, Tennessee, USA. He was an actor, known for Night Train to Memphis (1946), Home in San Antone (1949) and Les rois de la glisse (2007). He was married to Mildred Louise Douglas. He died on November 23, 1992 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
- SpouseMildred Louise Douglas(December 25, 1936 - June 17, 1981) (her death, 2 children)
- RelativesEddie Acuff(Sibling)
- Hits "Wabash Cannonball" and "Great Speckled Bird"
- Acuff's budding career as a baseball player was cut short due to sunstroke.
- Sang "I Saw the Light" at the funeral of Hank Williams alongside C&W greats Red Foley and Ernest Tubb who, respectively sang, "Peace in the Valley" and "Beyond the Sunset"
- He was the first LIVING person to be elected as a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. (Before Acuff, you had to be deceased to be elected a member.).
- Among country music's pioneers.
- Recorded many golden classic country hits. The songs "Wabash Cannonball" and "Great Speckle Bird" were recorded at his first session in 1936.
- The greatest thing the Democrats have ever done for me was to defeat me for the governor of Tennessee.
- Don't be a blueprint. Be an original.
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