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Vinony catalogs Roy Acuff in its Kennedy Center Honors collection (238 entries). It also appears in Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Within Vinony's link graph, Roy Acuff is referenced by 892 other articles, and connects out to The Everly Brothers, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and National Medal of Arts.
Vinony files it under 1903 births, 1992 deaths and 20th-century American businesspeople.
Its subject is documented across 24 Wikipedia language editions.
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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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Article · Italiano
Roy Claxton Acuff (Maynardville, 15 settembre 1903 – 23 novembre 1992) è stato un cantante statunitense. Conosciuto con il nome di King of Country Music, è considerato uno dei più importanti interpreti di musica country, avendo trasportato il country dalla sua vecchia forma folkloristica delle origini a una nuova forma più popolare, influenzando molti importanti artisti di tale genere venuti dopo di lui.
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