The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville has a new artifact for its permanent collection, courtesy of Oklahoma country music artist Vince Gill. The artifact? It’s a fiddle once owned by ...

Those of us in broadcasting have the opportunity to meet many famous people; it’s part of the business. At the top of my list of celebrities would have to be Roy Claxton Acuff, named by the late ...

KINGSPORT — Roy Acuff reigned as the undisputed king of country music. A native of Maynardville, Tennessee, the Grand Ole Opry patriarch died in 1992 at age 89. Acuff’s massive legacy continues in ...

On this day (June 7) in 1991, Alan Jackson joined the Grand Ole Opry. Far from being the country legend he would later become, Jackson was just two albums and a few years into his career. With songs ...

Click to open image viewer. Often called the King of Country Music, Roy Acuff (1903-1992) had a career both as a performer and as the first publisher of country sheet music. In 1937 Acuff became a ...

Click to open image viewer. Roy Acuff''s first break came with his recording of "The Great Speckled Bird," in 1936. In 1937 he became a regular member of the Grand Ole Opry. CC0 Usage Conditions ...

It survived the bombs of World War II, flew across the Atlantic Ocean and sang in the hands of a country music legend for decades. Now, Roy Acuff’s prized fiddle has found a permanent home at the ...

Roy Acuff was synonymous with the fiddle. It was his constant companion, and when he wasn’t playing it on songs like “Night Train to Memphis,” it was in his hand. Or sometimes, balanced on his chin.