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.

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 ...

Before he was one of the pioneers in country and bluegrass music, Roy Acuff’s mission was to be a big-league ballplayer. A bout with sunstroke and the subsequent inability to be in sunlight for ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Tuesday, Aug. 20, marked the grand opening of the new WSM studio in the Roy Acuff Theatre. WSM, which had previously broadcasted from the Opry Resort, now has a permanent ...

Today in Music History for Sept. 15: ...

East Tennessee native Roy Acuff was born Sept. 15, 1903 in Maynardville. He died in 1992 in Nashville. Last year, as documentarian Ken Burns looked on, musician Ketch Secor played a little tune live ...

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 ...