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Roy Acuff

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American country music singer and fiddler (1903-1992)

United StatesMusiciansLived 1903 to 1992 · aged 89
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Roy Claxton Acuff 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 singer-based format that helped make it internationally successful.

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Historical marker along Maynardville Highway (TN-33) in Maynardville, Tennessee, near where Acuff was bornHistorical marker along Maynardville Highway (TN-33) in Maynardville, Tennessee, near where Acuff was bornA life-sized statue of Acuff sits on a pew alongside a statue of Minnie Pearl in the lobby of Ryman Auditorium.A life-sized statue of Acuff sits on a pew alongside a statue of Minnie Pearl in the lobby of Ryman Auditorium.

Awards 4

1987Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
1960star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
National Medal of Arts
Kennedy Center Honors

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Roy Claxton Acuff 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 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."

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Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1903 to 1992 · aged 89
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24 languages

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