Country Music Hall of Fame: 1962

by Roy Acuff

Overview

Roy Acuff loved country music before it was even called that, and he shaped the genre as much as anyone in the 1940s and 1950s. Acuff started out playing fiddle in a traveling medicine show and ended up the face of the Grand Ole Opry. Along the way he founded (with Fred Rose) the legendary Acuff-Rose song publishing company and helped lay the groundwork for the massive commercial juggernaut that country became in the 21st century. This brief set, commemorating Acuff's induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame, features his signature songs, including "The Great Speckled Bird" and "Wabash Cannonball," making for a concise introduction to his recorded work. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	07/11/2000
Label:	King / King
UPC:	0792014381625
Rank:	181151

Tracks

1. Introduction: Minnie Pearl
2. The Great Speckled Bird
3. The Precious Jewel
4. Tennessee Waltz
5. The Prodigal Son
6. Wabash Cannonball
7. I Saw the Light
8. Pins and Needles (In My Heart)
9. Freight Train Blues
10. The Waltz of the Wind

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Roy Acuff   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Roy Acuff   Composer
Roy Carter   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Fred Rose   Composer
Pee Wee King   Composer
Redd Stewart   Composer
A.P. Carter   Composer
Guy Smith   Composer
Hank Williams   Composer
Floyd Jenkins   Composer