Acuff
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Acuff is a surname most prominently associated with Roy Acuff, a pioneering and influential American country music singer and fiddler often called the "King of Country Music."
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roy Acuff | 0 |
| Acuff-Rose Publications | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
country musician
ⓘ
family name ⓘ fiddler ⓘ human ⓘ music publishing company ⓘ singer ⓘ surname ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1980s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Grand Ole Opry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1903-09-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1992-11-23 ⓘ |
| familyName | Acuff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Acuff-Rose Publications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | country music ⓘ |
| givenName | Roy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | Country Music Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | music publishing ⓘ |
| influenced |
Nashville country sound
ⓘ
multiple generations of country musicians ⓘ |
| instrument |
fiddle
ⓘ
vocals ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname | King of Country Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering role in country music
ⓘ
popularizing the Grand Ole Opry ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Great Speckled Bird
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Wreck on the Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ Wabash Cannonball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
country singer
ⓘ
fiddler ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Maynardville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Nashville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalActivity | ran for governor of Tennessee ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Republican Party ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
ⓘ
Okeh Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Vocalion Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| spouse | Mildred Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfOrigin | Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Roy Acuff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfHallOfFameInduction | 1962 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.