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    • Aug 30, 1948
    Roy Acuff begins a barnstorming campaign for governor in Crossville, Tennessee. Acuff ends all of his Saturday appearances by noon so he can be back in Nashville in time to appear on the Grand Ole Opry
    Sep 7, 1948
    Roy Acuff is hit by a grapefruit when unidentified assailants throw eggs and fruit as he campaigns for governor in Kingsport, Tennessee
    Nov 2, 1948
    Roy Acuff loses the Tennessee governor's race by a 2-1 margin to his friend, Democrat Gordon Browning
    Nov 7, 1948
    Having lost his bid for governor of Tennessee five days earlier, Roy Acuff heads to Hollywood to make his 10th movie for Columbia, "Home In San Antone"
    Nov 9, 1948
    Filming begins on "Home In San Antone," starring Roy Acuff. It represents his eighth, and final, movie
    Nov 23, 1948
    Filming wraps on the movie "Home In San Antone," starring Roy Acuff
    Dec 16, 1948
    "Smoky Mountain Melody" debuts in movie theaters with Roy Acuff and Carolina Cotton in key roles
    Jan 15, 1949
    Roy Acuff & His Smoky Mountain Boys record "Tennessee Waltz" at the Castle Studio in downtown Nashville
    Feb 26, 1949
    The Maddox Brothers & Rose make their Grand Ole Opry debut. The sight of Fred Maddox' two-tone gray Cadillac Fleetwood spurs Chrysler owner Roy Acuff to buy one just like it
    Mar 5, 1949
    A photograph of Roy Acuff appears in Collier's magazine. In 2003, the image serves as the basis for a U.S. postage stamp
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