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    Roy Claxton Acuff (September 15, 1903 – November 23, 1992) was an American country music singer, fiddler, and promoter. Known as the "King of Country...
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  • Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. was an American music publishing firm formed in 1942 by Roy Acuff and Fred Rose in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Currently...
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    Golden Plate Award, presented by Johnny Cash, alongside fellow awardee Roy Acuff, at an awards ceremony in Nashville. She was friends with performers outside...
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  • carnival games, as well as the Wabash Cannonball (named after the famous Roy Acuff tune) roller coaster, Country Bumpkin Bump Cars, and Tennessee Waltz (a...
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    traditional country artists as Mother Maybelle Carter, Earl Scruggs, Roy Acuff, Doc Watson, Merle Travis, and Jimmy Martin. A follow-up album based on...
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    Tull "London Underground" by Amateur Transplants "Lonesome Joe" (Roy Acuff) by Roy Acuff, Boxcar Willie "Lonesome Pine Special" (Sara Carter) by the Carter...
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    from 1955 until his death in 2013. His earliest musical influences were Roy Acuff and Bill Monroe[citation needed], although the artistry of Hank Williams...
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    recorded by artists including Paul Robeson, Marion Williams, Johnny Cash, Roy Acuff, Phil Keaggy, Max Roach, Diamanda Galás, Harry Belafonte, The Seldom Scene...
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    guitar from African-American blues musician Rufus Payne. Both Payne and Roy Acuff significantly influenced his musical style. After winning an amateur talent...
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  • states. The name Roy is also found in Scotland, an anglicisation from the Scottish Gaelic nickname ruadh, meaning "red". Roy Acuff (1903–1992), American...
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    of Fame. In 1991, Wells became the third country music artist, after Roy Acuff and Hank Williams, and the eighth woman to receive the Grammy Lifetime...
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    Jackson became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1991; he was inducted by Roy Acuff and Randy Travis. Jackson was the most nominated artist at the 29th annual...
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  • usually Tapp, Grandpa Jones, George Lindsey, Kenny Price, Roni Stoneman, Roy Acuff, or Dub Taylor) on the chorus, and the guest star's name would often (but...
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  • Freight Train Blues (category Roy Acuff songs)
    subsequently recorded by several musicians, with popular renditions by Roy Acuff in 1936 and 1947. Bob Dylan later adapted it for his self-titled debut...
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    Roy Linwood Clark (April 15, 1933 – November 15, 2018) was an American singer, musician, and television presenter. He is best known for having hosted...
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  • D'Angelo and Levon Helm are featured in supporting roles. Ernest Tubb, Roy Acuff, and Minnie Pearl make cameo appearances as themselves. A film on Lynn's...
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  • The Great Speckled Bird (song) (category Roy Acuff songs)
    the beasts of the field, come to devour." It was recorded in 1936 by Roy Acuff. It was also later recorded by Johnny Cash and Kitty Wells (both in 1959)...
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  • from many famous bluegrass and country-and-western players, including Roy Acuff, "Mother" Maybelle Carter, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Merle...
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    he became involved in Acuff-Rose Music, a music publishing house established by his father and his father's partner, Roy Acuff. Following his father's...
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    Roy Fox Lichtenstein (/ˈlɪktənˌstaɪn/; October 27, 1923 – September 29, 1997) was an American pop artist. During the 1960s, along with Andy Warhol, Jasper...
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  • I Saw the Light (Hank Williams song) (category Roy Acuff songs)
    as 60,000 fans can be heard clapping along to the beat of the music. Roy Acuff covered the song in a recording session on November 11, 1947. The single...
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  • and written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan. The film stars Roy Acuff, Isabel Randolph, Harry Cheshire, Frank Albertson, Lorna Gray, and Irene...
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    Hank Snow's songs, and he loved records by other country singers such as Roy Acuff, Ernest Tubb, Ted Daffan, Jimmie Rodgers, Jimmie Davis, and Bob Wills...
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  • Hearts 4 Runner 8 Ball Aitken The Abrams Brothers Ace in the Hole Band Roy Acuff (1903–1992) Kay Adams (born 1941) Ryan Adams (born 1974) Doug Adkins (born...
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  • Grand Ole Opry in 1971. His first job as a touring musician was with Roy Acuff as one of his Smoky Mountain Boys. Eventually his work spanned a range...
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  • Leonard Bernstein 1986 Benny Goodman The Rolling Stones Andrés Segovia 1987 Roy Acuff Benny Carter Enrico Caruso Ray Charles Fats Domino Woody Herman Billie...
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    Colter, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Elvis Presley, Robert Duvall, and Roy Orbison. At the end of his life, she and her husband attended the First Baptist...
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  • Wreck on the Highway (1938 song) (category Roy Acuff songs)
    the Highway" is a classic bluegrass song most commonly associated with Roy Acuff. "Wreck on the Highway" tells the story of an automobile accident, with...
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    Watson The Whites Mark Wills Trisha Yearwood Chris Young Former members Roy Acuff David "Stringbean" Akeman Jack Anglin Eddy Arnold Ernest Ashworth Chet...
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  • teaming up with Grand Ole Opry star Roy Acuff, to create the first Nashville-based music publishing company. Their Acuff-Rose Music was almost immediately...
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