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  • Sep 17, 1968
    Funeral services are held in Nashville for Roy Orbison's two sons, Dewayne and Tony Orbison, who died in a fire three days earlier. In attendance are Roy Acuff, Tex Ritter, Leroy Van Dyke and manager Wesley Rose
    Sep 22, 1968
    The Jordanaires sing "(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)" during Red Foley's funeral at the Madison Church of Christ in Tennessee. Others in attendance include Minnie Pearl, Porter Wagoner, Roy Acuff, Brenda Lee, Grandpa Jones, Webb Pierce and Pat Boone
    Aug 17, 1969
    Roy Acuff begins his third tour of South Vietnam with the USO
    Sep 3, 1969
    Roy Acuff returns from his third USO-sponsored tour of American military bases in South Vietnam
    Sep 17, 1969
    Roy Acuff's mother, Ida Acuff, dies at the Hendersonville Nursing Home in Tennessee
    Jan 18, 1970
    Months after he suffered a stroke, Bob Wills is celebrated with a star-studded benefit concert in Tulsa. The lineup includes Tex Ritter, Ernest Tubb, Roy Acuff, Hank Thompson, Stonewall Jackson, actor Chill Wills and Texas Playboy Eldon Shamblin
    May 13, 1970
    The 30th installment of "The Johnny Cash Show" airs on ABC-TV, with guests Marty Robbins, Roy Acuff, Tex Ritter, The Carter Family and mother Carrie Cash, who joins her son to sing the gospel classic "Uncloudy Day"
    May 16, 1970
    Former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Dizzy Dean appears on the Grand Ole Opry, performing "Wabash Cannonball" with Roy Acuff at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium
    Jun 30, 1970
    Roy Acuff oversees groundbreaking at Opryland. After Acuff blows a whistle, Bashful Brother Oswald splits the turf with a plow pulled by a pair of mules
    Jul 28, 1970
    While campaigning for Senate candidate Tex Ritter, Roy Acuff's car is hit by a milk truck near Kingsport, Tennessee. Acuff receives a bruised kneecap and chin, and is gouged below his lower lip

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