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<p><b>Roy Claxton Acuff</b> (September 15, 1903 - November 23, 1992) was an American <a href="page.php?w=country_music">country music</a> singer, fiddler, and promoter. Known as the "King of Country Music", Acuff is often credited with moving the genre from its early <a href="page.php?w=string_band">string band</a> and "hoedown" format to the singer-based format that helped make it internationally successful. In 1952, <a href="page.php?w=Hank_Williams">Hank Williams</a> told Ralph Gleason, "He's the biggest singer this music ever knew. You booked</p><p>
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