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    • May 18, 1985
    U.S. vice president George Bush makes a brief appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, offering a hug to country icon Roy Acuff
    May 28, 1985
    Roy Acuff sells Acuff-Rose Music--including songs written by Hank Williams, Don Gibson, Roy Orbison and The Everly Brothers--to Gaylord Entertainment, which forms the Opryland Music Group
    Jun 16, 1985
    Roy Acuff is diagnosed with a clot in his right lung at Nashville's HCA-Edgefield Hospital. He underwent tests after coughing up blood
    Jul 24, 1985
    Kenny Rogers is named the first winner of the Roy Acuff Humanitarian Award by the Country Music Foundation
    Sep 15, 1985
    For his 82nd birthday, Roy Acuff is sent by WSM Radio to Atlanta, where he sits in owner Ted Turner's box at Fulton County Stadium for the Braves' 4-1 victory against the San Francisco Giants
    Oct 19, 1985
    Roy Acuff performs "I'll Fly Away" and "Night Train To Memphis" on the Grand Ole Opry, his first appearance on the stage in 18 weeks, following diagnosis of a blood clot. The night also marks the last Opry performance by Lonzo & Oscar, who bow out with a Hank Williams medley that wraps with "Cold, Cold Heart"
    Jan 3, 1987
    Vince Gill and Holly Dunn make their first appearances on "Hee Haw," co-hosted by Roy Clark and guest George Jones. Also performing: Kenny Rogers and Roy Acuff
    Feb 14, 1987
    Glen Campbell co-hosts "Hee Haw" with Roy Clark, welcoming Judy Rodman, Mel Tillis, Roy Acuff and George Jones
    Oct 12, 1987
    Roy Acuff undergoes cataract surgery in Nashville. Four days later, he performs on the Grand Ole Opry
    Oct 16, 1987
    Four days after cataract surgery, Roy Acuff performs on the Grand Ole Opry
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