Roy Acuff’s captivating vocal delivery and electrifying stage presence made him the heart and soul of one of country music’s longest running and most revered institutions, the Grand Ole Opry.

Roy Acuff, the singer and fiddler who was known to millions of Grand Ole Opry listeners as the ”King of Country Music,” died Monday at Baptist Hospital in Nashville. He was 89.

Roy Acuff, the Grand Old Man of the Grand Ole Opry, died on Monday in Nashville, the scene of his greatest triumphs. He was 89. He had been hospitalized several times recently for heart problems.

My love for Roy Acuff comes from dad who bought over a dozen of his 78 RPM records. During my father’s final days at Parkridge Medical Center, I took some of our Roy Acuff compact discs to the ...

East Tennessee native Roy Acuff was born Sept. 15, 1903 in Maynardville. He died in 1992 in Nashville. Last year, as documentarian Ken Burns looked on, musician Ketch Secor played a little tune ...

Roy Acuff was synonymous with the fiddle. It was his constant companion, and when he wasn’t playing it on songs like “Night Train to Memphis,” it was in his hand.

A rare Roy Acuff fiddle is making its way to East Tennessee, to be on display at the Mountain Music Museum in Kingsport. To stream WBIR on your phone, you need the WBIR app.

On July 24, 1948 -- 74 years ago today -- Roy Acuff declared his candidacy for governor of Tennessee. But it wasn't the first time the country legend had become embroiled in state politics.

More: Roy Acuff's fiddle donated at Kansas City Goodwill, up for auction. Kevin Bentley is interim president and CEO of the Kansas City Goodwill organization.

Country music star Roy Acuff paused his busy schedule on Sept. 13, 1958, to meet local Republican candidates at the SEMO District Fair, captured in a rare photo from the Southeast Missourian archive.

The fiddle has a story. It was given to Acuff by soldiers who found it near the end of World War II.