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Acuff Hospitalized: Grand Ole Opry patriarch Roy Acuff has been hospitalized in Nashville and is being treated for congestive heart failure, a hospital spokeswoman said Wednesday. Acuff, who turns 89 in two weeks, was listed in satisfactory condition. “He’s alert and active and doing well,” the spokeswoman said. Acuff, who has been a member of the Opry since 1938, was admitted to Baptist Hospital on Monday night for a checkup after being exhausted for several days.
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