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  • Don`t be a blueprint. Be an original.
  • The greatest thing the Democrats have ever done for me was to defeat me for the governor of Tennessee.
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  • He was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 1991 by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington D.C.
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  • Sang "I Saw the Light" at the funeral of Hank Williams alongside C&W greats Red Foley and Ernest Tubb who, respectively sang, "Peace in the Valley" and "Beyond the Sunset"
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  • Was famous for his yo-yo trick demonstrations during his personal appearences.
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  • Recorded for several different labels over the years, most notably for Columbia, Capitol, and Hickory records.
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  • For many years was the owner/operator of the Dunbar Cave Hotel, a popular tourist spot just outside of Nashville.
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  • Acuff`s budding career as a baseball player was cut short due to sunstroke.
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  • Won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1987 for his contributions to the music industry.
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  • With Fred Rose, formed the Hickory Records recording label in 1953, from which Acuff`s later recordings came.
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  • Had one of the earliest hit versions of "The Tennesee Waltz," whose best known version was from Patti Page.
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  • Recorded many golden classic country hits. The songs "Wabash Cannonball" and "Great Speckle Bird" were recorded at his first session in 1936.
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  • Among country music`s pioneers.
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  • Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1962.
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  • Born in Maynardsville, Tennessee, USA
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