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Tennessee has been inextricably associated with country music ever since the commercial roots of the genre, but do you remember which country icon actually ran for governor in his home state? It s not terribly unusual for country stars to be involved in local and state politics in Nashville and in Tennessee, but Roy Acuff took it a step further when he announced he would run for governor in 1948 on the Republican ticket. The Maynardville, Tenn., native was one of the biggest stars in country music at the time following the success of records including The Great Speckled Bird and The Wabash Cannonball, and with his quick wit, he eventually became the host of the Grand Ole Opry, which included a national radio show. Acuff also founded the world s largest country music publisher, Acuff-Rose Publishing Company, with songwriter Fred Rose in 1942.

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