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Roy Acuff
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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…
Known for
- Country Music — Himself (archive footage)2019
- Country's Family Reunion 2: Volume Three — Self2015
- Opry Video Classics: Pioneers — Self (archive footage)2007
- Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues — Self (archive footage)2004
- Welcome to the Club: The Women of Rockabilly — Self (archive footage)2001
- Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music — Self1993
- The Nashville Palace1981
- Uncle Dave Macon1980
- Coal Miner's Daughter — Roy Acuff (uncredited)1980
- Concrete Cowboys — Self1979
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Roy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Maynardville
- Place of death
- Nashville
- Occupation
- violinist
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- country music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Image
- Roy Acuff 1950.JPG
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- date of birth
- 1903-09-15
- date of death
- 1992-11-23
- Commons category
- Roy Acuff
- birth name
- Roy Claxton Acuff
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- start of work period
- 1936-00-00
- partner in business or sport
- Fred Rose
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Roy Claxton Acuff (* 15. September 1903 in Maynardville, Tennessee; † 23. November 1992 in Nashville, Tennessee) war ein US-amerikanischer Countrysänger und Musikverleger. Er war einer der größten und einflussreichsten Stars der Countrymusik in der Zeit zwischen dem Tod von Jimmie Rodgers 1933 und dem Aufstieg von Hank Williams Ende der 1940er Jahre. Er verkaufte mehr als dreißig Millionen Schallplatten und wurde mit den größten Ehrungen seines Genres ausgezeichnet.
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