Second Cup Cafe: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Nov 22, 2009
Their multi-platinum album, "Will the Circle be Unbroken," a three-LP set that featured country greats Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, Merle Travis, Roy Acuff, and Mother Maybelle Carter, was brought back to life nearly 30 years after its original release. It had such an impact that it became one of 50 recordings to be honored and preserved by the Library of Congress. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Smith: A grand time at the Opry Oct 24, 2009
Guests invited backstage sit on aging church-style pews, which begged for June Carter and Johnny Cash to appear and warm hearts with "Will the Circle be Unbroken?" Johnny Cash, in his all-black ensemble; Roy Acuff; Ernest Tubb; and Minnie Pearl have all gone to that Grand Ole Opry in the sky, but the Opry continues to fill up its 4,400 seat auditorium most weekend nights year round. Bill Anderson, the Decatur native with a journalism degree from the University of Georgia, now qualifies as the... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Cash, Skaggs honor their dads with new albums Oct 11, 2009
As the title indicates, Skaggs has chosen material - old fiddle tunes, ancient hymns, chestnuts from Roy Acuff and the Monroe and Stanley brothers - that meant something to his father, and thus to the son from the time he was a boy. Skaggs s instrumental dexterity and deep familiarity with these songs result in treatments, especially of gospel standards such as The City That Lies Foursquare and Green Pastures in the Sky, that are heartfelt, resonating, and subtly fresh. (Boston Globe)
Opp's Lew Childre kept Alabama at heart (3) Sep 14, 2009
He performed with such Opry greats as Red Foley, Roy Acuff and Whitey Ford, better known as "The Duke Of Paducah." He did commercials for several nationally known companies on the Opry. His commercials were heard and seen throughout the entire country. (Atmore Advance, AL)
Carlton couple convertsbarn into music hall Aug 26, 2009
We had Roy Acuff, Bill Monroe, Ernest Tubb," Drake said of Shoal Creek, located in Hart County and operating in the 1950s and '60s as a country music park that also attracted stars such as Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn. Drake said he came to know many musicians and singers through the years. "Me and Bill (Monroe) was good friends. I was sick when he died, and I wasn't able to go to the funeral. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Named American Trains in Folk Music Jul 23, 2009
It also became one of the signature songs of Country Musician Roy Acuff. Woody Guthrie used the melody from Wabash Cannonball for his song Grand Coulee Dam. (Suite101.com)
On the Road with Bob and Sheila Everhart Jun 20, 2009
"Country music today, or at least what they call country music," says Bob Everhart, the lead singer of the duo, "is definitely not the country music we grew up with. Today it's mostly 50's rock and roll, and that's a great tragedy for those who love the music of Hank Williams, Sr., and Jimmie Rodgers, and Roy Acuff, and all those that made country music what it once was. All of the sincerity and honesty seems to have been removed from what we hear as country music today.". ADVERTISEMENT. (Atlantic News-Telegraph, IO)
O'Brien's blog Apr 12, 2009
I can just bet Roy Acuff is rolling around in his grave by the way the country music scene is today. PWHjort. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Discovered country music recordings prove to be a reel find Mar 22, 2009
Tapes of George Jones, Dolly Parton, Hank Williams Jr., Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, Roy Acuff, Tammy Wynette, Buck Owens, Charley Pride, and other icons - a veritable all-star spectacular - were among those rumored to be languishing in obscurity ... Franze checked out the sample, found it was a reel-to-reel recording of a show by Grand Ole Opry star Roy Acuff, and called Pittman to tell him it was the real thing. (Boston Globe)
