Roy Acuff

About

Roy Claxton Acuff (September 15, 1903 – November 23, 1992) was an American country musician known around the world as the "King of Country Music". Roy Acuff was born in Maynardville, Tennessee, to Ida Carr and Simon E. Neil Acuff (a Baptist preacher, judge and tenant farmer), the third of their five children. Originally, Acuff didn't plan to be a singer. Acuff sang in the church choir as a schoolboy, but he was more interested in sports, particularly baseball.

Top Tracks

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   Wabash Cannonball

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2. 2

   Tennessee Waltz

   13790 plays
3. 3

   Great Speckled Bird

   9584 plays
4. 4

   Night Train to Memphis

   9485 plays
5. 5

   Wabash Cannon Ball

   9063 plays
6. 6

   Wreck On the Highway

   7279 plays
7. 7

   Freight Train Blues

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8. 8

   Fireball Mail

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