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    • Jun 28, 1940
    The movie "Grand Ole Opry" debuts at Nashville's Paramount Theater, starring Roy Acuff. Also appearing: Uncle Dave Macon and Opry founder George D. Hay
    Jan 1, 1941
    Minnie Pearl goes on her first tour with Roy Acuff, playing Evansville, Indiana, as part of a package that also features Eddy Arnold and Pee Wee King
    Feb 28, 1942
    "The Roy Acuff Songbook Show" debuts on the Grand Ole Opry at Nashville's War Memorial Auditorium. Sales of the folio eventually approach 1 million copies, providing seed money for the founding of Acuff-Rose Publishing
    May 28, 1942
    Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys record "Wreck On The Highway," "Fireball Mail" and "Night Train To Memphis" at radio station KNX in Los Angeles
    Jun 1, 1942
    Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys record "The Prodigal Son" and "Write Me Sweetheart" at radio station KNX in Los Angeles
    Jun 4, 1942
    Roy Acuff & His Smoky Mountain Boys record "I'll Forgive You But I Can't Forget" at radio station KNX in Los Angeles
    Jul 27, 1942
    Roy Acuff & His Smoky Mountain Boys appear in the movie "Hi, Neighbor," also featuring Lulu Belle & Scotty
    Oct 30, 1942
    Acuff-Rose Music Publishing is founded in Nashville on a handshake by Roy Acuff and Fred Rose. The first music publisher in the city, Acuff-Rose handles copyrights for Hank Williams, Roy Orbison and Don Gibson, among others
    Mar 31, 1943
    Roy Acuff has the starring role with the debut of the movie "O' My Darling, Clementine," in which he plays a sheriff. Also appearing on screen is his band, The Smoky Mountain Boys
    Apr 29, 1943
    Roy Acuff's father, judge Neill Acuff, dies from ulcers at St. Mary's Hospital in Knoxville
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