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American basketball player (born 2006)
Darius Eugene Acuff Jr. (born November 16, 2006) is an American basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA)
Darius_Acuff_Jr.
American country music singer and fiddler (1903–1992)
Roy Claxton Acuff (September 15, 1903 – November 23, 1992) was an American country music singer, fiddler, and promoter. Known as the "King of Country
Roy_Acuff
Surname list
Acuff is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Amy Acuff (born 1975), American athlete Darius Acuff Jr. (born 2006), American basketball
Acuff
American basketball player
Tyson Acuff (born September 16, 2002) is an American professional basketball player who mostly recently played for BC Kalev of the Korvpalli Meistriliiga
Tyson_Acuff
American track and field athlete
Amelia Lyn "Amy" Acuff (born July 14, 1975) is a track and field athlete from the United States. A high jump specialist, she competed in the 1996, 2000
Amy_Acuff
American singer-songwriter
Colby Acuff (born October 15, 1996) is an American country singer-songwriter from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. His major label debut album Western White Pines
Colby_Acuff
American actor (1903–1956)
Edward DeKalb Acuff (June 3, 1903 – December 17, 1956) was an American stage and film actor. He frequently was cast as a droll comic relief, in the support
Eddie_Acuff
American basketball player and coach
Lennie Acuff (born January 24, 1965) is an American basketball coach who is currently the head men's basketball coach at Samford University. Acuff attended
Lennie_Acuff
1994 United States Supreme Court case
Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., 510 U.S. 569 (1994), was a United States Supreme Court copyright law case that established that a commercial parody
Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.
Campbell_v._Acuff-Rose_Music,_Inc.
Nashville C&W Music Publisher 1942-2002
Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. was an American music publishing firm formed in 1942 by Roy Acuff and Fred Rose in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Currently
Acuff-Rose_Music
American singer-songwriter
Ruth Acuff is an American singer-songwriter, harpist, and rock musician. Ruth was born in Columbia, Missouri. She has performed at venues in Missouri
Ruth_Acuff
Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
Acuff is an unincorporated farming community in northeastern Lubbock County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had
Acuff,_Texas
American singer, songwriter, and musician (1923–1953)
Williams learned guitar from blues musician Rufus Payne. Both Payne and Roy Acuff significantly influenced his musical style. After winning an amateur talent
Hank_Williams
English musician and songwriter (born 1942)
Bernstein 1986 Benny Goodman The Rolling Stones Andrés Segovia 1987 Roy Acuff Benny Carter Enrico Caruso Ray Charles Fats Domino Woody Herman Billie Holiday
Paul_McCartney
American basketball player (born 2001)
2021: H. Jones 2022: Tshiebwe 2023: Miller 2024: Knecht 2025: Broome 2026: Acuff v t e Julius Erving Award winners 2015: Johnson 2016: Valentine 2017: Hart
Dalton_Knecht
American singer-songwriter (1946–2026)
well as mentioning her love for other artists such as Kitty Wells, Roy Acuff and Rose Maddox. Though unable to read sheet music, Parton was raised in
Dolly_Parton
American musical duo
Brothers to Wesley Rose of Acuff-Rose music publishers. Rose told them he would secure them a recording deal if they signed to Acuff-Rose as songwriters. They
The_Everly_Brothers
American singer and actress (1963–2012)
Bernstein 1986 Benny Goodman The Rolling Stones Andrés Segovia 1987 Roy Acuff Benny Carter Enrico Caruso Ray Charles Fats Domino Woody Herman Billie Holiday
Whitney_Houston
American college basketball season
and made it to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 round. Freshman guard Darius Acuff earned SEC Freshman of the Year and SEC Player of the Year honors, and was
2025–26 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
2025–26_Arkansas_Razorbacks_men's_basketball_team
American college basketball season
to the Sweet 16 for the second consecutive season. Freshman guard Darius Acuff would earn SEC Freshman of the Year and SEC Player of the Year honors, and
2026–27 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
2026–27_Arkansas_Razorbacks_men's_basketball_team
American college basketball team
in the Southern Conference. They are currently led by head coach Lennie Acuff and play their home games at the Pete Hanna Center. The Bulldogs have appeared
Samford Bulldogs men's basketball
Samford_Bulldogs_men's_basketball
Australian country rock group
Acuff's Rose were an Australian country rock group formed in 1991 by Jack Coleman on bass guitar, James Hurst on drums, Martin Lewis on guitar, Kay-Louise
Acuff's_Rose
1972 studio album by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
with many famous bluegrass and country-and-western players, including Roy Acuff, "Mother" Maybelle Carter, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Merle
Will the Circle Be Unbroken (album)
Will_the_Circle_Be_Unbroken_(album)
2017 studio album by George Jones
music artists George Jones and The Smoky Mountain Boys, who served as Roy Acuff's long-time backing band. The album was recorded in one session in the early
George Jones & The Smoky Mountain Boys
George_Jones_&_The_Smoky_Mountain_Boys
American singer and actor (1935–1977)
Snow's songs, and he loved records by other country singers such as Roy Acuff, Ernest Tubb, Ted Daffan, Jimmie Rodgers, Jimmie Davis, and Bob Wills. The
Elvis_Presley
American musician and songwriter (1958–2016)
Bernstein 1986 Benny Goodman The Rolling Stones Andrés Segovia 1987 Roy Acuff Benny Carter Enrico Caruso Ray Charles Fats Domino Woody Herman Billie Holiday
Prince_(musician)
American singer and songwriter (1958–2009)
Bernstein 1986 Benny Goodman The Rolling Stones Andrés Segovia 1987 Roy Acuff Benny Carter Enrico Caruso Ray Charles Fats Domino Woody Herman Billie Holiday
Michael_Jackson
English rock band (1968–1980)
Bernstein 1986 Benny Goodman The Rolling Stones Andrés Segovia 1987 Roy Acuff Benny Carter Enrico Caruso Ray Charles Fats Domino Woody Herman Billie Holiday
Led_Zeppelin
American musician
popularized the use of the resonator guitar and Dobro. He played with Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys and was a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Though he released
Bashful_Brother_Oswald
Canadian singer-songwriter and poet (1934–2016)
Bernstein 1986 Benny Goodman The Rolling Stones Andrés Segovia 1987 Roy Acuff Benny Carter Enrico Caruso Ray Charles Fats Domino Woody Herman Billie Holiday
Leonard_Cohen
American actor and director (1936–2025)
Beverly Sills Southeastern Bell Corporation 1991 Maurice Abravanel Roy Acuff Pietro Belluschi John Carter Brown III Charles "Honi" Coles John Crosby
Robert_Redford
American college basketball season
men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first-year head coach Lennie Acuff, played their home games at the Pete Hanna Center in Homewood, Alabama as
2025–26 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team
2025–26_Samford_Bulldogs_men's_basketball_team
1964 single by Roy Orbison and the Candy Men
adaptation. Acuff-Rose Music's lawsuit over a parody of "Oh, Pretty Woman" by 2 Live Crew led to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling (Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music
Oh,_Pretty_Woman
80th edition of the NBA draft
eligibility. On June 16, three more candidates withdrew their eligibility. Darius Acuff Jr. – G, Arkansas (freshman) Nate Ament – F, Tennessee (freshman) / Christian
2026_NBA_draft
1946 film by Lesley Selander
Memphis", which Acuff first recorded in 1942. Roy Acuff as Roy Acuff Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys as Roy Acuff Band Allan Lane as Dan Acuff Adele Mara as
Night_Train_to_Memphis
American former basketball player and sports analyst (born 1972)
2021: H. Jones 2022: Tshiebwe 2023: Miller 2024: Knecht 2025: Broome 2026: Acuff v t e McDonald's All-American Game – Boys' MVPs 1978: Woods 1979: Daye 1980:
Shaquille_O'Neal
American singer and actress (born 1946)
Bernstein 1986 Benny Goodman The Rolling Stones Andrés Segovia 1987 Roy Acuff Benny Carter Enrico Caruso Ray Charles Fats Domino Woody Herman Billie Holiday
Cher
American singer and actor (1915–1998)
Bernstein 1986 Benny Goodman The Rolling Stones Andrés Segovia 1987 Roy Acuff Benny Carter Enrico Caruso Ray Charles Fats Domino Woody Herman Billie Holiday
Frank_Sinatra
American country music duo
as Jeannie Kendall, one of the original founding members, joined by Carl Acuff Jr. with a newly released CD “You Got Me” in 2022 recorded on Leaping Hawk
The_Kendalls
Defunct theme park in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
shows at the Acuff, which usually required a separately-purchased ticket. This allowed the general public to attend shows at the Acuff without having
Opryland_USA
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
Bernstein 1986 Benny Goodman The Rolling Stones Andrés Segovia 1987 Roy Acuff Benny Carter Enrico Caruso Ray Charles Fats Domino Woody Herman Billie Holiday
Bob_Dylan
In the general election, Browning easily defeated Republican nominee Roy Acuff, a famous country musician, with 66.9% of the vote. Before this election
1948 Tennessee gubernatorial election
1948_Tennessee_gubernatorial_election
House elections for the 110th U.S. Congress
(defeated) 1996 Incumbent re-elected. ▌Y David Price (Democratic) 65.0% ▌Steven Acuff (Republican) 35.0% North Carolina 5 R+15 Virginia Foxx Republican 2004 Incumbent
2006 United States House of Representatives elections
2006_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections
Song written by Fred Rose
First recorded by Elton Britt in early 1947, then made more popular by Roy Acuff later that year, the song has been covered by many artists, including Hank
Blue_Eyes_Crying_in_the_Rain
American basketball player (born 2006)
Darius Acuff as a Michigan native, although he had transferred from Detroit Cass Tech to IMG Academy in Florida as a junior. McKenney and Acuff played
Trey_McKenney
American rock band (1987–1994)
Bernstein 1986 Benny Goodman The Rolling Stones Andrés Segovia 1987 Roy Acuff Benny Carter Enrico Caruso Ray Charles Fats Domino Woody Herman Billie Holiday
Nirvana_(band)
Award
October 21, 2025. "Freshman stars Cameron Boozer, AJ Dybantsa and Darius Acuff Jr. picked for AP All-America first team". "Standout freshmen join Smith
2026 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans
2026_NCAA_Men's_Basketball_All-Americans
English musician and actor (1947–2016)
Bernstein 1986 Benny Goodman The Rolling Stones Andrés Segovia 1987 Roy Acuff Benny Carter Enrico Caruso Ray Charles Fats Domino Woody Herman Billie Holiday
David_Bowie
American country singer (1932–2003)
Bernstein 1986 Benny Goodman The Rolling Stones Andrés Segovia 1987 Roy Acuff Benny Carter Enrico Caruso Ray Charles Fats Domino Woody Herman Billie Holiday
Johnny_Cash
American music producer, publisher and songwriter (1898–1954)
teamed with Grand Ole Opry star Roy Acuff to create the first Nashville-based music publishing company. Their Acuff-Rose Music was almost immediately successful
Fred_Rose_(songwriter)
American college basketball season
seed Iowa State. On April 9, 2025, it was announced that head coach Lennie Acuff would be leaving the program, after six seasons, in order to take the head
2025–26 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team
2025–26_Lipscomb_Bisons_men's_basketball_team
NBA professional basketball team season
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 7 Darius Acuff Jr. PG United States Arkansas 2 34 Meleek Thomas SG/PG United States Arkansas 2 45 Emanuel
2026–27 Sacramento Kings season
2026–27_Sacramento_Kings_season
American basketball player (born 2001)
2016: Ulis 2017: Mason III 2018: Brunson 2019: Morant 2020: Pritchard 2021: Dosunmu 2022: Gillespie 2023: Nowell 2024: Newton 2025: Smith 2026: Acuff
Tristen_Newton
American record label
Hickory Records is an American record label founded in 1954 by Acuff-Rose Music, which operated the label up to 1979. Sony Music Publishing (then Sony/ATV)
Hickory_Records
American basketball coach
2025, Carroll was named the next head coach at Lipscomb, replacing Lennie Acuff. Organ, Mike. "Trevecca men's basketball hires Lipscomb assistant Kevin
Kevin_Carroll_(basketball)
American music industry executive and record producer (1918–1990)
he became involved in Acuff-Rose Music, a music publishing house established by his father and his father's partner, Roy Acuff. Following his father's
Wesley_Rose
American country music singer (1919–2012)
of Fame. In 1991, Wells became the third country music artist, after Roy Acuff and Hank Williams, and the eighth woman, to receive the Grammy Lifetime
Kitty_Wells
American country musician and record producer (born 1958)
music singer, songwriter and record producer. Initially a songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music, he gained a recording contract with RCA Nashville in 1990. His
Aaron_Tippin
American singer-songwriter (1936–1988)
months in 1958. During the period of 1958–1959, Orbison made his living at Acuff-Rose Music, a songwriting firm concentrating mainly on country music. After
Roy_Orbison
American musician (born 1950)
Bernstein 1986 Benny Goodman The Rolling Stones Andrés Segovia 1987 Roy Acuff Benny Carter Enrico Caruso Ray Charles Fats Domino Woody Herman Billie Holiday
Stevie_Wonder
American singer and actress (born 1942)
Bernstein 1986 Benny Goodman The Rolling Stones Andrés Segovia 1987 Roy Acuff Benny Carter Enrico Caruso Ray Charles Fats Domino Woody Herman Billie Holiday
Barbra_Streisand
American singer (1929–2003)
Mark Wills Lainey Wilson Trisha Yearwood Chris Young Former members Roy Acuff David "Stringbean" Akeman Jack Anglin Eddy Arnold Ernest Ashworth Chet Atkins
June_Carter_Cash
1937 film by Nick Grinde
Grinde and starring Ronald Reagan (in his film debut), June Travis, Eddie Acuff, Robert Barrat, Raymond Hatton and Willard Parker. It was the first of three
Love_Is_on_the_Air
English rock band
Bernstein 1986 Benny Goodman The Rolling Stones Andrés Segovia 1987 Roy Acuff Benny Carter Enrico Caruso Ray Charles Fats Domino Woody Herman Billie Holiday
The_Rolling_Stones
American musician (1940–1993)
Bernstein 1986 Benny Goodman The Rolling Stones Andrés Segovia 1987 Roy Acuff Benny Carter Enrico Caruso Ray Charles Fats Domino Woody Herman Billie Holiday
Frank_Zappa
American comedian and country singer (1912–1996)
Golden Plate Award, presented by Johnny Cash, alongside fellow awardee Roy Acuff, at an awards ceremony in Nashville. She was friends with performers outside
Minnie_Pearl
Military unit
was joined in early 1942 by Lt. Earl C. Acuff, a University of Idaho graduate and rival football player. Acuff had been stationed on a remote Aleutian
Castner's_Cutthroats
American musician (1918–1982)
local beer joint. He moved to Texas in 1939 where he later met Roy Acuff. He joined Acuff's Smokey Mountain Boys group in 1943 and left to serve in WWII in
Jimmy_Riddle
American musician (1870–1952)
1940 Macon together with Opry founder George D. Hay, rising Opry star Roy Acuff, and Dorris Macon, received an invitation from Hollywood to take part in
Uncle_Dave_Macon
Song performed by Roy Acuff
Highway" is a classic bluegrass song most commonly associated with Roy Acuff. "Wreck on the Highway" tells the story of an automobile accident, with
Wreck on the Highway (1938 song)
Wreck_on_the_Highway_(1938_song)
1944 film by Frank McDonald
McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan. Starring Stanley Brown, Ruth Terry, Roy Acuff, Virginia Brissac, Rachel Veach, Myrtle Wiseman and Scotty Wiseman, it was
Sing_Neighbor_Sing
Singer-songwriter and actress (1939–2023)
Bernstein 1986 Benny Goodman The Rolling Stones Andrés Segovia 1987 Roy Acuff Benny Carter Enrico Caruso Ray Charles Fats Domino Woody Herman Billie Holiday
Tina_Turner
Country rock group
were named after the song, "The Great Speckled Bird", as recorded by Roy Acuff (1936). The group was featured in the film Festival Express, a documentary
Great_Speckled_Bird_(band)
1943 film by Frank McDonald
and written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan. The film stars Roy Acuff, Isabel Randolph, Harry Cheshire, Frank Albertson, Lorna Gray, and Irene
O,_My_Darling_Clementine
1980 film by Michael Apted
Helm are featured in supporting roles. Country musicians Ernest Tubb, Roy Acuff, and Minnie Pearl make cameo appearances as themselves. A film on Lynn's
Coal_Miner's_Daughter_(film)
Fictional private detective in the Perry Mason novels and TV series
novels, The Case of the Curious Bride and The Case of the Lucky Legs. Eddie Acuff took over the Spudsy role in the 1936 film The Case of the Velvet Claws
Paul_Drake
American basketball player (born 1999)
2021: Dosunmu 2022: Gillespie 2023: Nowell 2024: Newton 2025: Smith 2026: Acuff v t e NCAA Division I men's basketball season assists leaders 1951: Walker
Ja_Morant
American college basketball season
men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second-year head coach Lennie Acuff, play their home games at the Pete Hanna Center in Homewood, Alabama as
2026–27 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team
2026–27_Samford_Bulldogs_men's_basketball_team
Country music band
and track) after Lubbock's nickname, the "Hub City"; "Rt. 1 Acuff" (1980 album) after Acuff, Texas, and "Panhandle Dancer" (1982 album) after the Texas
The_Maines_Brothers_Band
American television variety show (1969–93 and 1996–97)
S. exposure on Hee Haw. Other cast members over the years included: Roy Acuff, Cathy Baker, Willie Ackerman, Billy Jim Baker, Barbi Benton, Kelly Billingsley
Hee_Haw
Australian and American musician (born 1967)
Mark Wills Lainey Wilson Trisha Yearwood Chris Young Former members Roy Acuff David "Stringbean" Akeman Jack Anglin Eddy Arnold Ernest Ashworth Chet Atkins
Keith_Urban
American playwright and essayist (1915–2005)
Beverly Sills Southeastern Bell Corporation 1991 Maurice Abravanel Roy Acuff Pietro Belluschi John Carter Brown III Charles "Honi" Coles John Crosby
Arthur_Miller
American basketball player (born 1999)
2016: Ulis 2017: Mason III 2018: Brunson 2019: Morant 2020: Pritchard 2021: Dosunmu 2022: Gillespie 2023: Nowell 2024: Newton 2025: Smith 2026: Acuff
Markquis_Nowell
American singer (born 1934)
Bernstein 1986 Benny Goodman The Rolling Stones Andrés Segovia 1987 Roy Acuff Benny Carter Enrico Caruso Ray Charles Fats Domino Woody Herman Billie Holiday
Frankie_Valli
1988 film by Bill Hinzman
Bob Leslie Ann Wick as Sally Kevin Kindlin as Ralph Charis Kirkpatrick Acuff as Lisa James J. Rutan as Eddie Lisa Smith as Kim Denise Morrone as Carrie
Flesheater
Musical artist
Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys. He designed a pedal steel guitar with Buddy Emmons, marketing it under the name Sho-Bud. Eventually Jackson left Acuff to
Shot_Jackson
American singer and actor (1903–1977)
Bernstein 1986 Benny Goodman The Rolling Stones Andrés Segovia 1987 Roy Acuff Benny Carter Enrico Caruso Ray Charles Fats Domino Woody Herman Billie Holiday
Bing_Crosby
American country singer (born 1962)
Mark Wills Lainey Wilson Trisha Yearwood Chris Young Former members Roy Acuff David "Stringbean" Akeman Jack Anglin Eddy Arnold Ernest Ashworth Chet Atkins
Garth_Brooks
American country singer (1939–2009)
Wright with Roy Acuff, her parents, Kitty Wells and Johnnie Wright, and her uncle, Jack Anglin, as they played the RKO Palace in New York in 1955
Ruby_Wright_(country_singer)
American folk song
released until 1932. Another popular version was recorded by Roy Acuff in 1936. The Acuff version is one of the fewer than forty singles to have ever sold
Wabash_Cannonball
American javelin thrower
Richardson (r) Michelle Rohl Amy Rudolph Marla Runyan Women's field athletes Amy Acuff Erin Aldrich Lynda Blutreich Dawn Burrell Shelia Burrell Jesseca Cross Karol
Breaux_Greer
American college basketball season
Johnston's first 2-point basket of season". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2026. "Acuff scores 36 as Arkansas holds off No. 12 seed High Point 94-88 to reach the
2026–27 High Point Panthers men's basketball team
2026–27_High_Point_Panthers_men's_basketball_team
1949 song
acquired by Acuff-Rose Music. When the initial term of copyright ended in 1983, it was renewed for a second term. Between 1983 and 1985 Acuff-Rose paid
Release Me (Eddie Miller song)
Release_Me_(Eddie_Miller_song)
American college basketball season
men's basketball season. The Bisons, led by sixth-year head coach Lennie Acuff, played their home games at the Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee as members
2024–25 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team
2024–25_Lipscomb_Bisons_men's_basketball_team
American country singer (1954–1989)
Mark Wills Lainey Wilson Trisha Yearwood Chris Young Former members Roy Acuff David "Stringbean" Akeman Jack Anglin Eddy Arnold Ernest Ashworth Chet Atkins
Keith_Whitley
English rock band (1960–1970)
Bernstein 1986 Benny Goodman The Rolling Stones Andrés Segovia 1987 Roy Acuff Benny Carter Enrico Caruso Ray Charles Fats Domino Woody Herman Billie Holiday
The_Beatles
American musician (born 1957)
Mark Wills Lainey Wilson Trisha Yearwood Chris Young Former members Roy Acuff David "Stringbean" Akeman Jack Anglin Eddy Arnold Ernest Ashworth Chet Atkins
Vince_Gill
American college basketball postseason tournament
Arkansas (2nd title) Winning coach John Calipari (7th title) MVP Darius Acuff Jr. (Arkansas) Television SEC Network, ESPN SEC men's basketball tournaments
2026 SEC men's basketball tournament
2026_SEC_men's_basketball_tournament
American country singer (1927–2010)
Maynardville, Tennessee, in 1927 (the same town in which fellow country icon Roy Acuff had been born), and started to aspire to a musical career after hearing
Carl_Smith_(musician)
1979 TV film
Eubanks Morgan Fairchild as Kate / Carla Claude Akins as Woody Stone Roy Acuff as Himself Barbara Mandrell as Herself Ray Stevens as Himself Lucille Benson
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