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Roy Acuff featured on stamp

From: Ginny G.
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Remote Name: 169.207.135.32
Date: 12-Oct-2002
Time: 02:21 PM

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Stumbled on this news on a CMT site today. Thought you might be interested.

Roy Acuff to Be Featured on Stamp

Roy Acuff, a longtime member of the Grand Ole Opry, will be featured on a postage stamp in 2003. An extremely popular entertainer during World War II, Acuff's hits include "The Wabash Cannonball" and "The Great Speckled Bird." He also co-founded Acuff-Rose Publications, Nashville's first music publisher. Acuff joined the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1962 and died in 1992. 10/10/0

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