Roy Acuff

Roy Claxton Acuff ( Maynardville ( Tennessee ), September 15th 1903 -, November 23 1992 ) was an American country singer. He was born inMaynardville , Tennessee, the third of five children. ==[Biography  edit ] == Acuff played semi-professional baseball, but an injury in 1929 and a mental breakdown in 1930 ended his aspirations for the New York Yankees play.

He decided to focus on the music and traveled to the south of the United States . He eventually formed a band, The Crazy Tennesseans. Acuff became a fixture in country temple Grand Ole Opry, where he incidentally, in 1953 several times shared the stage with Bobbejaan Schoepen .

He had a brief career in politics and lost the battle for Governor of Tennessee in 1948.

Acuff has an entry on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1541 Vine St. and was incorporated in 1962 into the Country Music Hall of Fame and in 1979 inAmerica's Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame .