Roy Acuff

(1903-1992)

American country music singer and fiddler

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Roy Claxton Acuff (September 15, 1903 – November 23, 1992) was an American country music singer, fiddler, promoter, and freemason. 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 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 God."

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Born	Roy Claxton Acuff 15 September 1903 Maynardsville, Tennessee, USA
Died	23 November 1992 (aged 89) Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Zodiac	Virgo
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Mildred Louise Douglas 1914-1981 · · m. 1948 info edit

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Roy Neill info 1st child with Mildred Louise Douglas Male b. 25 Jul 1943 · Age: 82 · 1943- · Celebrity Baby

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Infant Girl info 2nd child with Mildred Louise Douglas Female b. May 1949 · Age: 76 · 1949- · Celebrity Baby

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