Fletcher was a professor at what was then known as Mary Baldwin College. Margaret was a writer. In 1954, the two started Oak ...

Gailard Sartain, the character actor and comedian whose breakthrough role on Hee Haw launched a career of playing Southern good-ol’-boy that included his memorable performance as The Big Bopper in ...

Roy Acuff, one of the biggest country stars of the 1940s, cut it before Nelson, and he wasn’t the first. Elton Britt released the original version in 1946, a year before Acuff popularized the ...

The next night, Roy Acuff opened the first show at the new venue. A video of Acuff singing in the 1940s played before the screen lifted to reveal Acuff himself, singing live in the same spot.

The next night, Roy Acuff opened the first show at the new venue. A video of Acuff singing in the 1940s played before the screen lifted to reveal Acuff himself, singing live in the same spot.

Acuff, whose unique voice made him stand out among his peers, will be honored by his alma mater at 6 p.m. May 20. The Bobcat Ambassadors, a group of about 35 of Central’s best and brightest, are ...

It wasn’t long until Ms. Roman was back at Hee Haw and the first person to greet her was Roy Acuff. “He was extremely genuine; all he wanted to talk about was God and how He’d blessed him daily.

Her professional career kicked off after her family trio won a Nashville talent show where Roy Acuff was a judge. Acuff then offered Montgomery a job and she toured with his band from 1958 to 1962.

You’re sitting in the same pews as someone sat in to watch Harry Houdini do escape tricks on our stage as they have seen Roy Acuff do yo-yo tricks.

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.