NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Country Music Hall of Fame ® and Museum announced that Country Music Hall of Fame member Roy Acuff's cherished fiddle has been added to the ...

Those of us in broadcasting have the opportunity to meet many famous people; it’s part of the business. At the top of my list of celebrities would have to be Roy Claxton Acuff, named by the late ...

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville has a new artifact for its permanent collection, courtesy of Oklahoma country music artist Vince Gill. The artifact? It’s a fiddle once owned by ...

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.

Click to open image viewer. Roy Acuff''s first break came with his recording of "The Great Speckled Bird," in 1936. In 1937 he became a regular member of the Grand Ole Opry. CC0 Usage Conditions ...

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 ...

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.