Yet it’s Roy Acuff who turned top billing into a glamorous lifestyle chased in the coming years by Ernest Tubb and others. Along the way, Acuff’s captivating vocal delivery and electrifying ...

Before he was one of the pioneers in country and bluegrass music, Roy Acuff’s mission was to be a big-league ballplayer. A bout with sunstroke and the subsequent inability to be in sunlight for ...

So, he hired a 48-year-old Roy Acuff. The play-by-play announcer became known as “The Voice of the Missions” during his 25-year career in the Alamo City. “Roy was a big part of our staff and ...

It's not terribly unusual for country stars to be involved in local and state politics in Nashville and in Tennessee, but Roy Acuff took it a step further when he announced he would run for ...

Sam Bush with Suns of Stars on the Pisgah Outdoor Stage Gates: 6:00 pm Show: 6:30 pm. SAM BUSH BAND There was only one ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Tuesday, Aug. 20, marked the grand opening of the new WSM studio in the Roy Acuff Theatre. WSM, which had previously broadcasted from the Opry Resort, now has a permanent ...

Country music star Roy Acuff paused his busy schedule on Sept. 13, 1958, to meet local Republican candidates at the SEMO District Fair, captured in a rare photo from the Southeast Missourian archive.

LGBTQ+ musicians have always played a part in country music, but even today they are being kept just outside the spotlight.

Arkansas incoming freshman point guard Darius Acuff Jr. finished the 2025 recruiting cycle as the No. 5 overall player and top-rated point guard in the country, according to 247Sports. Acuff's ...

On the 2024-25 team, IMG has five Division I commits, including Acuff, signed with Arkansas, and three more uncommitted four-stars. So the St. Mary's star, who signed with Michigan basketball in ...

Randy Travis and Roy Acuff inducted Jackson into the institution. After accepting the honor, he sang “Here in the Real World,” his first hit single. “I worked with this guy on about 54 shows ...