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  • Apr 15, 1949
    "Home In San Antone," starring Roy Acuff & His Smoky Mountain Boys, opens in movie houses. Guitarist Doye O'Dell has a minor role
    Nov 13, 1949
    A Grand Ole Opry revue heads to Europe to entertain Air Force enlistees. The tour lineup includes Red Foley, Roy Acuff, Little Jimmy Dickens, Minnie Pearl, Rod Brasfield and Hank Williams
    Nov 27, 1949
    A two-week Grand Ole Opry tour of American military bases in Europe, sponsored by the Air Force, comes to a close. On the bill: Roy Acuff, Hank Williams, Red Foley, Minnie Pearl, Little Jimmy Dickens and Grant Turner
    Mar 19, 1950
    Roy Acuff begins a 10-day tour of Alaska with shows for U.S. military personnel, sponsored by the Air Force
    Mar 28, 1950
    Roy Acuff closes a 10-day tour of Alaska, where he performed for Air Force personnel
    Jan 1, 1952
    Wesley Rose, future Country Music Hall of Famer, is cut in on the family business, as father Fred Rose gives him part of his share of Acuff-Rose, a publishing company he built with Roy Acuff
    Mar 26, 1952
    NBC's "The Kate Smith Evening Hour" presents a package of country guests: The Carter Sisters, Roy Acuff and Hank Williams, who performs "Hey, Good Lookin'" and "I Saw The Light"
    Aug 11, 1952
    Roy Acuff makes the cover of Newsweek
    Nov 3, 1952
    On the eve of the American presidential election, Roy Acuff leads a campaign rally for the Dwight Eisenhower/Richard Nixon Republican ticket at the Tennessee state capitol in Nashville
    Nov 3, 1952
    Roy Acuff and Eddy Arnold host the first live telecast from Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. The half-hour "Celebrities For Eisenhower," financed by the Republican party, airs in five Southern states

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