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    • Oct 5, 1960
    Roy Acuff arrives in Frankfurt, Germany, for a USO tour that keeps him in Europe for more than two months
    Dec 16, 1960
    Roy Acuff performs in France, the final show of a USO tour of Europe that lasted more than two months
    Feb 3, 1961
    Tex Ritter records "I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven," namechecking late comedian Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post. Also referenced: Roy Acuff, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Andy Griffith, Roy Rogers and Eddie Dean, among others
    Aug 5, 1961
    Jackie Phelps debuts as a guitarist with Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys during a show in Altamont, Illinois, remaining with the band for nine years
    Dec 12, 1961
    Roy Acuff begins a one-month tour of Spain and Morocco, sponsored by the USO, to perform for American troops
    Jan 10, 1962
    Roy Acuff ends a one-month tour of Spain and Morocco, sponsored by the USO
    Oct 20, 1962
    Roy Acuff begins a seven-week USO tour that features performances before American military personnel in more than 10 nations, including Ethiopia, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Greece, Lebanon and Libya
    Nov 9, 1962
    Roy Acuff becomes the first living artist named to the Country Music Hall Of Fame
    Dec 12, 1962
    Roy Acuff concludes a seven-week USO tour in which he performed for American troops in more than 10 nations, including Ethiopia, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Greece, Lebanon and Libya
    Mar 5, 1963
    Roy Acuff declines a flight in a small airplane that would return him from Kansas City to Nashville. A fortuitous move on his part: The plane crashes, claiming the lives of Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins and Cowboy Copas
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