Roy Acuff
Roy Acuff
Roy Claxton Acuffwas 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCountry Singer
Date of Birth15 September 1903
CityMaynardville, TN
CountryUnited States of America
There were people coming in here from New York, California, Chicago, all different places that had publishing companies, trying to buy my songs.
Im going to be eighty soon, and I guess the one thing that puzzles me most is how quick it got here.
Don't be a blueprint. Be an original.
Put your trust in the Lord and go ahead. Worry gets you no place.
I'm just another Opry entertainer. I'm not the start of the Opry, and I'm not the ending. I'm not the Alpha, and I'm not the Omega. It's been a pleasure taking part in the Opry and country music these many years. I'm part of a big operation.
You've got to capture an audience. You don't go out there and just sing, or just play. If you can't capture an audience, you might as well not be out there.
Television made a lot of difference in country music. It's progress. I believe in progress.
I've done a whole lot of things. I've had the pleasure of introducing two presidents, several senators and congressmen.