Conversation so far:
where was Roy Acuff born?
Maynardville, Tennessee.
who were his parents?
Ida (nee Carr) and Simon E.
Neill Acuff.
did he have sibings?
the third of their five children.
where did he go to school?
Roy attended Central High School.
did he go to college?
was offered a scholarship to Carson-Newman University but turned it down.
Why did he turn it down?
CANNOTANSWER.

Question: what else did he do during his early years?
Self-contained rewrite: Besides attending Central High School, what else did Roy Acuff do during his early years?