In 1992, country legend Roy Acuff died in Nashville at age 89. He had joined the Grand Ole Opry in the 1930s and appeared regularly up until several months before he died. In 1995, director Louis ...

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When The War and Treaty ventured into Italy for the duo's second USO tour, a stop in Naples on Oct. 25 led to an unexpected ...

Texas' youthful Attorney General Gerald Mann announced last week: "If I remain in public life, it will be as Governor of Texas." Enthusiastic, rumple-haired Jerry Mann first ...

On November 1, Steven Curtis Chapman will see a dream come true as the Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter becomes the ...

Opryland was a place of pure joy for so many, from the performances and rides to the overall experience, it was ...

And that was my big moment." His parents were in the audience. They'd driven down from Paducah to see their son perform. "Roy Acuff introduced me and my mind is blown" Chapman tells The Tennessean ...

Austin Peay State University’s Department of Theatre & Dance, with support from the Center of Excellence for the Creative ...

Grayson County's own master fiddle player Jimmy Mattingly has been inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame. Mattingly was inducted Saturday night at the Renfro Valley Entertainment Center i ...

In 1962, Motown Records released “You’ve Really Got a Hold On Me” by The Miracles. In 1962, Roy Acuff was inducted as the first living member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 1966, Paul McCartney ...

I told him, “Where I’m from its Dolly Parton, Roy Acuff, Loretta Lynn and Ernest Tubb.” All of a sudden he burst into laughter. I wondered to myself, what did I say wrong. The sergeant ...

Soon after, he debuted on the Opry stage. And while being chastised for his appearance by Roy Acuff, Ernest Tubb praised jis voice. Anderson's improbable journey to country stardom found him being ...