So popular was Roy Acuff during the 1940’s that Tennessee's GOP offered him the gubernatorial nomination twice before he finally accepted in 1948. He lost big. On the bright side, though, he didn't have to trade his $100,000/yr. as an entertainer for the governor's $8,000 salary.
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