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    • Feb 5, 1938
    Roy Acuff makes his Grand Ole Opry debut at the Dixie Tabernacle in Nashville. Within days, sacks of mail begin arriving at WSM radio, requesting the boy who sang "Great Speckled Bird" be invited back. Acuff sideman Clell Summey becomes the first to play Dobro on the Opry
    Feb 14, 1938
    Following his February 5 debut, Roy Acuff receives a letter from the Grand Ole Opry asking him to return. Acuff later calls it "the greatest thrill I ever had in my life"
    Feb 19, 1938
    Roy Acuff & His Crazy Tennesseans make their first appearance as a regular act on the Grand Ole Opry. Acuff is the first vocalist to front his own band on the Opry
    Feb 20, 1938
    Roy Acuff begins touring with The Delmore Brothers, playing their first show in Dawson Springs, Kentucky
    Feb 26, 1938
    Fearing that local residents will be insulted by having his band named The Crazy Tennesseans, Roy Acuff makes his first Grand Ole Opry appearance in which the group is billed under a new name, The Smoky Mountain Boys
    Nov 3, 1938
    Roy Acuff records "The House Of The Rising Sun." Dolly Parton has a country hit with the song in 1981
    Jan 4, 1939
    Following the departure of Dobro player Cousin Jody, Roy Acuff sends a telegram to Knoxville, enlisting Bashful Brother Oswald to take the role. Acuff also summons comedian Jake Tindell and guitarist Lonnie Wilson to join his Smoky Mountain Boys
    Apr 1, 1939
    Banjo player and comedienne Rachel Veach joins Roy Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys
    Oct 14, 1939
    NBC's 26-station "Red" network of radio stations carries a half-hour segment of the Grand Ole Opry for the first time, with Roy Acuff hosting. Acts include Uncle Dave Macon, The Fruit Jar Drinkers and DeFord Bailey
    Apr 12, 1940
    Roy Acuff & His Smoky Mountain Boys record one of his best-known classics, "The Precious Jewel," in Saginaw, Texas
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