Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys
Band · Active 1940–1992
Old-Time (Traditional)
Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys was the band of Roy Acuff, the singer and fiddler known as the “King of Country Music.”
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- Acuff became a star of the Grand Ole Opry in 1938 and performed there until his death in 1992.
- The band's signature sideman was the dobro player Beecher “Bashful Brother Oswald” Kirby.
- Recorded enduring songs including “Wabash Cannonball” and “The Great Speckled Bird.”
- Roy Acuff was the first living performer inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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Roy AcuffPlayed on recordings with Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys
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Bashful Brother OswaldPlayed on recording with Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys
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Jess EasterdayPlayed on recording with Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys
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Lonnie WilsonPlayed on recording with Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys
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Rachel VeachPlayed on recording with Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys
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Velma WilliamsPlayed on recording with Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys
