Roy Acuff (1903–1992)

As the Grand Ole Opry is Country Music and singing legend Roy Acuff was the main man there, he is then a one man history of Country Music! He was a fixture on the TV series Hee Haw as well. So this autobiographical work is basically the one volume you must read if you're a fan of the music. He tells it like it is and name drops a lot! As the matriarch of the Opry, who did he want as a replacement? Roy Clark.

The King of Country Music / Roy Acuff

Great Speckled Bird 5.0
Tell Mother I'll Be There 4.5
Wait for the Light to Shine 4.5
Wreck on the Highway 4.5
I Saw the Light 5.0
The Precious Jewel 4.5
The Great Shining Light 4.5
If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again 4.5
The Great Judgment Morning 4.5
Great Speckled Bird No. 2 4.5
Wabash Cannonball 5.0
Lonesome Old River Blues 4.5
Be Honest with Me 4.5
Fire Ball Mail 4.0
Tennessee Waltz 4.0
Mule Skinner Blues 3.5
Low and Lonely 4.5
Pins and Needles 4.0
Freight Train show more Blues 4.5
Night Train to Memphis 4.5

Overall: 4.50 (4.45)

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Tracklist
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1 Great Speckle Bird
Written-By – Roy Acuff, Roy Carter (5)
2:56
2 Steel Guitar Blues
Written-By – Roy Acuff
2:52
3 Just To Ease My Worried Mind
Written-By – Roy Acuff
2:39
4 Lonesome Old River Blues
Written-By – Traditional
2:49
5 The Precious Jewel
Written-By – Roy Acuff
2:46
6 It Won't Be Long (Till I'll Be Leaving)
Written-By – Roy Acuff

3:01
7 Wreck On The Highway
Written-By – Dorsey Dixon
2:48
8 Fireball Mail
Written-By – Floyd Jenkins
2:34
9 Night Train To show more Memphis
Written-By – Beasley Smith, Marvin Hughes, Owen Bradley
2:51
10 The Prodigal Son
Written-By – Floyd Jenkins
2:48
11 Not A Word From Home
Written-By – Roy Acuff
2:27
12 I'll Forgive You, But I Won't Forget You
Written-By – Joe L. Frank*, Pee Wee King
2:41
13 Freight Train Blues
Written-By – Traditional
3:06
14 Wabash Cannon Ball
Written-By – A. P. Carter
2:37
15 Jole Blon
Written-By – Roy Acuff
3:13
16 This World Can't Stand Long
Written-By – Roy Acuff
2:42
17 Waltz Of The Wind
Written-By – Fred Rose
2:38
18 A Sinners Death (I'm Dying)
Written-By – Roy Acuff
2:41
19 Tennessee Waltz
Written-By – Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart
2:53
20 Black Mountain Rag
Written-By – Tommy Magness
2:51 show less

A1 Wabash Cannonball
A2 Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
A3 Night Train To Memphis
A4 Lonesome Old River Blues
A5 Ida Red
A6 Be Honest With Me
A7 Wreck On The Highway
A8 When I Lay My Burden Down
A9 Fire Ball Mail
B1 Great Speckled Bird
B2 Tennessee Waltz
B3 I Saw The Light
B4 Tell Mother I'll Be There
B5 The Precious Jewel
B6 Low And Lonely
B7 Freight Train Blues
B8 Pins And Needles (In My Heart)
B9 That Glory Bound Train