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
Roy Acuff quotes about
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.