Roy Acuff Quotes

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I like to think I was the first person to bring voice to the Opry," Mr. Acuff once said. "I was one of the first fellows who reared back and hit a microphone with a strong voice.

Roy Acuff

I was born in Dixie in a boomer's shack,
Just a little shanty by the railroad track,
The humming of the drivers was my lullaby And a freight train whistle taught me how to cry.

Roy Acuff

You look like a boy, dress like a boy, and sing like a bird.

Roy Acuff

Roy Acuff

Roy Acuff

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Born: September 15, 1903

Died: November 23, 1992 (aged 89)

Bio: Roy Claxton Acuff was an American country music singer, fiddler, and promoter.

Known for:

Concrete Cowboys (1979)
Night Train to Memphis (1946)
Hee Haw (1969 – 1992)
O, My Darling Clementine (1943)
The Nashville Sound (1979)

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