Roy Acuff

September 15, 1903 · Maynardville, Tennessee, USA

From Wikipedia

Roy Claxton Acuff (September 15, 1903 – November 23, 1992) 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 star 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."

Often works with

Harry Cheshire
3 titles together
Smoky Mountain Melody, Sing, Neighbor, Sing, O, My Darling Clementine
George Lindsey
2 titles together
Hee Haw, The Nashville Palace
Minnie Pearl
2 titles together
Hee Haw, The Nashville Palace
Charley Pride
2 titles together
Hee Haw, The Nashville Palace
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
2 titles together
Smoky Mountain Melody, Cowboy Canteen
Fred F. Sears
2 titles together
Smoky Mountain Melody, Home in San Antone

Full filmography · 12

Coal Miner's Daughter
as Roy Acuff (uncredited)
19807.2
Uncle Dave Macon
cast
1980
Hank Williams: Kate Smith TV Shows
cast
1952
Home in San Antone
as Roy Acuff aka Jack Jones
1949
Smoky Mountain Melody
as Roy Acuff
1948
Night Train to Memphis
as Roy Acuff
1946
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
as Roy Acuff
1944
Cowboy Canteen
as Roy Acuff
1944
O, My Darling Clementine
as Sheriff Roy Acuff
1943
Grand Ole Opry
as Roy Acuff
1940