Roy Acuff - Wabash Cannonball | Evergreen Songs Lyric

#MusicIsFaith ▶ In the late 1950s, Grand Ole Opry linchpin Roy Acuff led an Australia-bred variety series called "Roy Acuff's Open House," sharing a stage with a mix of other Opry performers including the Wilburn Brothers, June Webb, and the Smoky Mountain Boys and Girls. Episodes offered playing, singing, and dancing (the latter from the Open House Square Dancers), mixing country, gospel, and pop standards. During this 1959 episode, Acuff and his "Open House" collaborators (including Connie Ell

On the first night at the brand-new Opry House: "They projected a film, of Roy Acuff singing “The Wabash Cannonball” from back in the 40s and they’re showing this on the screen in the new Opry House. And all of a sudden, that screen begins to lift and there’s Roy Acuff singing the same song. It never missed a beat. It was from the old film in the 40s to here’s Roy Acuff now in his 70s still singing “The Wabash Cannonball.” I stood there and cried." - Bill Anderson on Ken Burns: Country Music PBS

As Roy Acuff said, 'Always play the song that made ya famous!' and Old Crow Medicine Show does just that. Happy 6th Opry Member anniversary, guys! 🎉 | Grand Ole Opry