Donelson in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
The Roy Acuff House
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 1, 2022
1. The Roy Acuff House Marker
Inscription.
The Roy Acuff House. . Roy Acuff (1903-1992), known as the "King of Country Music", reigned over the Grand Ole Opry for 50 years. Acuff was known for his heartfelt and sincere style of country music. His hits included "Pins and Needles", "Beneath That Lonely Mound of Clay", "The Precious Jewel", "The Wreck on the Highway", "Fire Ball Mail","Wait for That Light to Shine", "Two Different Worlds and "The Wabash Cannonball". For many years he served as a master of ceremonies and ambassador to the Opry and he was loved by fans from around the world. During his lifetime, Acuff was an inductee in the Country Music Hall of Fame and he received Kennedy Center Honors, a National Medal of Art and a Lifetime Achievement Grammy award., After Acuff's wife Mildred died in 1981, the Opry provided Roy Acuff with a home on the Opryland grounds from 1984 until his passing in 1992. Acuff would often stand on the front stoop to greet Grand Ole Opry and Opryland theme park visitors and he enjoyed being only paces away from his second home - the Opry stage. Acuff's indelible legacy lives on at the Grand Ole Opry in many ways and his home continues to stand as a testament to a life and career well lived.
Roy Acuff (1903-1992), known as the "King of Country Music", reigned over the Grand Ole Opry for 50 years. Acuff was known for his heartfelt and sincere style of country music. His hits included "Pins and Needles", "Beneath That Lonely Mound of Clay", "The Precious Jewel", "The Wreck on the Highway", "Fire Ball Mail","Wait for That Light to Shine", "Two Different Worlds and "The Wabash
Cannonball". For many years he served as a master of ceremonies and
ambassador to the Opry and he was loved by fans from around the world.
During his lifetime, Acuff was an inductee in the Country Music Hall of Fame
and he received Kennedy Center Honors, a National Medal of Art
and a Lifetime Achievement Grammy award.
After Acuff's wife Mildred died in 1981, the Opry provided
Roy Acuff with a home on the Opryland grounds from 1984
until his passing in 1992. Acuff would often stand on the
front stoop to greet Grand Ole Opry and Opryland
theme park visitors and he enjoyed being only paces
away from his second home - the Opry stage.
Acuff's indelible legacy lives on at the
Grand Ole Opry in many ways and his home
continues to stand as a testament to a life
and career well lived.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1981.
Location.
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36° 12.429′ N, 86° 41.579′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Donelson. It can be reached from Opryland Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2804 Opryland Dr, Nashville TN 37214, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 1, 2022
2. The Roy Acuff House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 9,691 times since then and 649 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 1, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
