When San Antonio Missions President Burl Yarbrough was hired in 1987, he knew that one of his first hires had to be someone who galvanized fans. So, he hired a 48-year-old Roy Acuff. The play-by-play ...

Several artists have permanently etched their names into the annals of country music history. One of those is Roy Acuff, of whom the great Hank Williams once said, “He’s the biggest singer this music ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A fiddle that Goodwill believes was once owned by country music legend Roy Acuff is expected to generate thousands of dollars for the charitable organization in the Kansas City ...

On this day (June 7) in 1991, Alan Jackson joined the Grand Ole Opry. Far from being the country legend he would later become, Jackson was just two albums and a few years into his career. With songs ...

Country music star Roy Acuff paused his busy schedule on Sept. 13, 1958, to meet local Republican candidates at the SEMO District Fair, captured in a rare photo from the Southeast Missourian archive.

KINGSPORT — Roy Acuff reigned as the undisputed king of country music. A native of Maynardville, Tennessee, the Grand Ole Opry patriarch died in 1992 at age 89. Acuff’s massive legacy continues in ...