Latest Release
- 1 FEB 2024
- 25 Songs
- The Essential Roy Acuff · 1938
- Country Classics · 1941
- The Essential Roy Acuff (1936-1949) · 1941
- The History Country & Western Music: 1958, Pt. 3 · 2008
- Roy Acuff Sings Gospel · 1966
- The Great Speckled Bird · 1953
- Country Music - A Film by Ken Burns (The Soundtrack) [Deluxe] · 1966
- The Essential Roy Acuff · 1938
- The Essential Roy Acuff · 1938
- The Essential Roy Acuff (1936-1949) · 1941
Singles & EPs
- 2019
- 2018
- 2014
- 2014
About Roy Acuff
One of the primary influences of virtually every first-generation honky tonk singer, Roy Acuff is a seminal figure in country music. Acuff provided a bridge between the gospel- and folk-influenced sounds of the Depression era and the post-war honky tonk sound. He was one country's biggest stars in the '40s, so well-loved that he was persuaded to run for governor of Tennessee in 1948. He became a fixture of the Grand Ole Opry almost until his death in 1992. In addition to being one of country music's most popular performers, Acuff was also one-half of the country's most well-known publishing teams, Acuff-Rose. ~ Rovi Staff
- HOMETOWN
- Maynardville, TN, United States
- BORN
- 15 September 1903
- GENRE
- Country