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Apr 15, 1949"Home In San Antone," starring Roy Acuff & His Smoky Mountain Boys, opens in movie houses. Guitarist Doye O'Dell has a minor roleNov 13, 1949A Grand Ole Opry revue heads to Europe to entertain Air Force enlistees. The tour lineup includes Red Foley, Roy Acuff, Little Jimmy Dickens, Minnie Pearl, Rod Brasfield and Hank WilliamsNov 27, 1949A two-week Grand Ole Opry tour of American military bases in Europe, sponsored by the Air Force, comes to a close. On the bill: Roy Acuff, Hank Williams, Red Foley, Minnie Pearl, Little Jimmy Dickens and Grant TurnerMar 19, 1950Roy Acuff begins a 10-day tour of Alaska with shows for U.S. military personnel, sponsored by the Air ForceMar 28, 1950Roy Acuff closes a 10-day tour of Alaska, where he performed for Air Force personnelJan 1, 1952Wesley Rose, future Country Music Hall of Famer, is cut in on the family business, as father Fred Rose gives him part of his share of Acuff-Rose, a publishing company he built with Roy AcuffMar 26, 1952NBC's "The Kate Smith Evening Hour" presents a package of country guests: The Carter Sisters, Roy Acuff and Hank Williams, who performs "Hey, Good Lookin'" and "I Saw The Light"Aug 11, 1952Roy Acuff makes the cover of NewsweekNov 3, 1952On the eve of the American presidential election, Roy Acuff leads a campaign rally for the Dwight Eisenhower/Richard Nixon Republican ticket at the Tennessee state capitol in NashvilleNov 3, 1952Roy Acuff and Eddy Arnold host the first live telecast from Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. The half-hour "Celebrities For Eisenhower," financed by the Republican party, airs in five Southern states
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