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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 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."Acuff began his music career in the 1930s and gained regional fame as the singer and fiddler for his group, the Smoky Mountain Boys. He joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1938, and although his popularity as a musician waned in the late 1940s, he remained one of the Opry's key figures and promoters for nearly four decades. In 1942, Acuff and Fred Rose founded Acuff-Rose Music, the first major Nashville-based country music publishing company, which signed such artists as Hank Williams, Roy Orbison, and the Everly Brothers. In 1962, Acuff became the first living inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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George Jones & the Smoky Mountain Boys [2017]
Song | Duration |
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We Live in Two Different Worlds | 2:36 |
Wreck on the Highway | 2:32 |
Forever [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Mule Skinner Blues | 2:49 |
Waltz of the Wind [#2] [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Easy Rockin' Chair | 2:11 |
King of the Hillbillies, Vol. 1 [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel #8) | 2:52 |
Country Music Legends [Castle Pulse] [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Beautiful Brown Eyes | 2:49 |
Beautiful Brown Eyes [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Will the Circle Be Unbroken | 2:18 |
The Streamlined Cannonball | 2:44 |
The Precious Jewel | 2:48 |
Mule Skinner Blues | 2:52 |
Be Honest With Me | 2:45 |
It Won't Be Long (Til I'm Leaving) | 2:50 |
Fireball Mail [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Wreck on the Highway | 2:46 |
Fireball Mail | 2:34 |
Night Train to Memphis | 2:51 |
The Prodigal Son | 2:46 |
Low and Lonely | 2:34 |
Easy Rockin' Chair | 2:33 |
Wait for the Light to Shine | 2:36 |
We Live in Two Different Worlds | 2:48 |
King of Country Music [Proper Box] [2004]
Wabash Canonball [Proper] [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Freight Train Blues | 2:38 |
Wabash Cannonball | 2:36 |
Waltz of the Wind | 2:36 |
Tennessee Waltz | 2:58 |
King of Country Music (1936-1947) [1998]
That's Country [1975]
Song | Duration |
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We Live in Two Different Worlds |
Night Train to Memphis [1970]
Song | Duration |
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Beautiful Brown Eyes | 2:47 |
Unknown Album
Song | Duration |
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Beautiful Brown Eyes | 2:46 |
We Live in Two Different Worlds | 2:47 |
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