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Roy Linwood Clark April 15 1933 – November 15 2018 Was An American Singer And Musician. He Is Best Known For Hosting Hee Haw A Nationally Televised Country Variety Show From 1969 To 1997. Roy Clark Has Been An Important And Influential Figure In Country Music Both As A Performer And Helping To Popularize The Genre.
During The 1970s Clark Frequently Guest-Hosted For Johnny Carson On The Tonight Show And Enjoyed A 30-Million Viewership For Hee Haw. Clark Is Highly Regarded And Renowned As A Guitarist And Banjo Player And Is Also Skilled On Classical Guitar And Several Other Instruments. Although He Has Had Hit Songs As A Pop Vocalist E.G. "Yesterday When I Was Young" And "Thank God And Greyhound" His Instrumental Skill Has Had An Enormous Effect On Generations Of Bluegrass And Country Musicians. He Was A Member Of The Grand Ole Opry Since 1987 And In 2009 Was Inducted Into The Country Music Hall Of Fame. Clark Was Born In Meherrin Virginia. Roy Also Grew Up In Staten Island New York And Lived As A Teenager In Southeast Washington D.C. Where His Father Worked At The Washington Navy Yard. At 14 Clark Began Playing Banjo Guitar And Mandolin And By Age 15 He Had Already Won Two National Banjo Championships And World Banjo/guitar Flatpick Championships. He Was Simultaneously Pursuing A Sporting Career First As A Baseball Player And Then As A Boxer Before Dedicating Himself Solely To Music. At 17 He Had His First Appearance On The Grand Ole Opry. At The Age Of 23 Clark Obtained His Pilot's License And Then Bought A 1953 Piper Tri-Pacer N1132C Which He Flew For Many Years. This Plane Was Raffled Off On December 17 2012 To Benefit The Charity Wings Of Hope. He Has Owned Other Planes Including A Mitsubishi MU-2 Stearman PT-17 And Mitsubishi MU-300 Diamond 1A Bizjet. By 1955 He Was A Regular On Jimmy Dean's Washington D.C. Television Program. Dean Who Valued Punctuality Among Musicians In His Band The Texas Wildcats Fired Clark For Habitual Tardiness Telling Him "You're The Most Talented Person I've Ever Fired." Clark Married Barbara Joyce Rupard On August 31 1957. In 1960 Clark Went Out To Las Vegas Where He Worked As A Guitarist In A Band Led By Former West Coast Western Swing Bandleader-Comedian Hank Penny. During The Very Early 1960s He Was Also Prominent In The Backing Band For Wanda Jackson—known As The Party Timers—during The Latter Part Of Her Rockabilly Period. When Dean Was Tapped To Host The Tonight Show In The Early 1960s He Asked Clark To Appear Introducing Him To A National Audience For The First Time. Subsequently Clark Appeared On The Beverly Hillbillies As A Recurring Character Actually Two He Played Businessman Roy Halsey And Roy's Mother Myrtle . Once In An Episode Of The Sunday Evening Jackie Gleason Show Dedicated To Country Music Clark Played A Blistering Rendition Of "Down Home". Later He Appeared In An Episode Of The Odd Couple Where He Played "Malagueña". In 1963 Clark Signed To Capitol Records And Had Three Top Ten Hits. He Switched To Dot Records And Again Scored Hits. He Later Recorded For ABC Records Which Had Acquired Dot And MCA Records Which Absorbed The ABC Label. In The Mid '60s He Was A Co-Host Along With Molly Bee And Rusty Draper Of A Weekday Daytime Country Variety Series For NBC Entitled "Swingin' Country" Which Was Cancelled After Two Seasons. In 1969 Clark And Buck Owens Were The Hosts Of Hee Haw. The Show Was Dropped By CBS Television In 1971 But Continued To Run In Syndication For 21 More Years. During Its Tenure Clark Was A Member Of The Million Dollar Band And Participated In A Host Of Comedy Sketches. In 1983 Clark Opened The Roy Clark Celebrity Theatre In Branson Missouri Becoming The First Country Music Star To Have His Own Venue There Thus Beginning A Trend Which Led To Branson Becoming A Center Of Live Music Performance As It Is Today. Many Of The Celebrities Who Play In Branson First Performed At The Roy Clark Celebrity Theatre. Clark Frequently Played In Branson During The 1980s And 1990s. He Has Since Sold The Venue Now Owned By The Hughes Brothers And Renamed The Hughes American Family Theatre And Gone Back To A Fairly Light Touring Schedule Which Usually Includes A Performance With Ramona Jones And The Jones Family Band At Their Annual Tribute To Clark's Old Hee Haw Co-Star Grandpa Jones In Mountain View Arkansas. In Addition To His Musical Skill Clark Has Often Displayed His Talents As A Comedian And Actor. During His Years On Hee Haw Clark Entertained With Numerous Comedy Sketches Including A Recurring Feature Where He Played The Reservation Desk Clerk Of The "Empty Arms Hotel". Clark Released Several Albums Of His Comedic Performances To Varying Critical Acclaim And Commercial Success. Clark Endorsed Mosrite Gretsch And Many Other Brands Of Guitars During His Career. He Also Endorsed Heritage Guitars Which Makes A Roy Clark Model. On August 22 1987 Clark Was Made A Member Of The Grand Ole Opry. He Played An Annual Benefit Concert At Longwood University In Farmville Virginia The Proceeds Of Which Go To Fund Scholarships For Aspiring Musicians. Clark Was Married To His Wife Barbara Whom He Married In 1957 And They Have 4 Children. For Many Years Clark Has Made His Home In Tulsa Oklahoma. Roy Clark Elementary School In Tulsa's Union School District Was Named In His Honor In 1978. Fellow Oklahoma Resident Mickey Mantle Arranged For Clark To Sing "Yesterday When I Was Young" At His Funeral Which Clark Did In 1995 . Clark Died At His Home In Tulsa Due To Complications Of Pneumonia On November 15 2018 Aged 85. Clark Published An Autobiography My Life In Spite Of Myself In 1994. On May 17 2009 Clark Was Inducted Into The Country Music Hall Of Fame Along With Barbara Mandrell And Charlie McCoy. On September 23 2010 Clark Sang "God Bless America" During The Seventh-Inning Stretch At Dodger Stadium In A Game Featuring The Los Angeles Dodgers Versus The San Diego Padres. On April 12 2011 Clark Was Honored By The Oklahoma House Of Representatives. He Was Honored By The Oklahoma Music Hall Of Fame As Oklahoma's Music Ambassador For Children And Presented With A Commendation From Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin. In 2007 He Was Inducted Into The Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall Of Fame.
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Roy Linwood Clark April 15 1933 – November 15 2018 Was An American Singer And Musician. He Is Best Known For Hosting Hee Haw A Nationally Televised Country Variety Show From 1969 To 1997. Roy Clark Has Been An Important And Influential Figure In Country Music Both As A Performer And Helping To Popularize The Genre.
During The 1970s Clark Frequently Guest-Hosted For Johnny Carson On The Tonight Show And Enjoyed A 30-Million Viewership For Hee Haw. Clark Is Highly Regarded And Renowned As A Guitarist And Banjo Player And Is Also Skilled On Classical Guitar And Several Other Instruments. Although He Has Had Hit Songs As A Pop Vocalist E.G. "Yesterday When I Was Young" And "Thank God And Greyhound" His Instrumental Skill Has Had An Enormous Effect On Generations Of Bluegrass And Country Musicians. He Was A Member Of The Grand Ole Opry Since 1987 And In 2009 Was Inducted Into The Country Music Hall Of Fame. Clark Was Born In Meherrin Virginia. Roy Also Grew Up In Staten Island New York And Lived As A Teenager In Southeast Washington D.C. Where His Father Worked At The Washington Navy Yard. At 14 Clark Began Playing Banjo Guitar And Mandolin And By Age 15 He Had Already Won Two National Banjo Championships And World Banjo/guitar Flatpick Championships. He Was Simultaneously Pursuing A Sporting Career First As A Baseball Player And Then As A Boxer Before Dedicating Himself Solely To Music. At 17 He Had His First Appearance On The Grand Ole Opry. At The Age Of 23 Clark Obtained His Pilot's License And Then Bought A 1953 Piper Tri-Pacer N1132C Which He Flew For Many Years. This Plane Was Raffled Off On December 17 2012 To Benefit The Charity Wings Of Hope. He Has Owned Other Planes Including A Mitsubishi MU-2 Stearman PT-17 And Mitsubishi MU-300 Diamond 1A Bizjet. By 1955 He Was A Regular On Jimmy Dean's Washington D.C. Television Program. Dean Who Valued Punctuality Among Musicians In His Band The Texas Wildcats Fired Clark For Habitual Tardiness Telling Him "You're The Most Talented Person I've Ever Fired." Clark Married Barbara Joyce Rupard On August 31 1957. In 1960 Clark Went Out To Las Vegas Where He Worked As A Guitarist In A Band Led By Former West Coast Western Swing Bandleader-Comedian Hank Penny. During The Very Early 1960s He Was Also Prominent In The Backing Band For Wanda Jackson—known As The Party Timers—during The Latter Part Of Her Rockabilly Period. When Dean Was Tapped To Host The Tonight Show In The Early 1960s He Asked Clark To Appear Introducing Him To A National Audience For The First Time. Subsequently Clark Appeared On The Beverly Hillbillies As A Recurring Character Actually Two He Played Businessman Roy Halsey And Roy's Mother Myrtle . Once In An Episode Of The Sunday Evening Jackie Gleason Show Dedicated To Country Music Clark Played A Blistering Rendition Of "Down Home". Later He Appeared In An Episode Of The Odd Couple Where He Played "Malagueña". In 1963 Clark Signed To Capitol Records And Had Three Top Ten Hits. He Switched To Dot Records And Again Scored Hits. He Later Recorded For ABC Records Which Had Acquired Dot And MCA Records Which Absorbed The ABC Label. In The Mid '60s He Was A Co-Host Along With Molly Bee And Rusty Draper Of A Weekday Daytime Country Variety Series For NBC Entitled "Swingin' Country" Which Was Cancelled After Two Seasons. In 1969 Clark And Buck Owens Were The Hosts Of Hee Haw. The Show Was Dropped By CBS Television In 1971 But Continued To Run In Syndication For 21 More Years. During Its Tenure Clark Was A Member Of The Million Dollar Band And Participated In A Host Of Comedy Sketches. In 1983 Clark Opened The Roy Clark Celebrity Theatre In Branson Missouri Becoming The First Country Music Star To Have His Own Venue There Thus Beginning A Trend Which Led To Branson Becoming A Center Of Live Music Performance As It Is Today. Many Of The Celebrities Who Play In Branson First Performed At The Roy Clark Celebrity Theatre. Clark Frequently Played In Branson During The 1980s And 1990s. He Has Since Sold The Venue Now Owned By The Hughes Brothers And Renamed The Hughes American Family Theatre And Gone Back To A Fairly Light Touring Schedule Which Usually Includes A Performance With Ramona Jones And The Jones Family Band At Their Annual Tribute To Clark's Old Hee Haw Co-Star Grandpa Jones In Mountain View Arkansas. In Addition To His Musical Skill Clark Has Often Displayed His Talents As A Comedian And Actor. During His Years On Hee Haw Clark Entertained With Numerous Comedy Sketches Including A Recurring Feature Where He Played The Reservation Desk Clerk Of The "Empty Arms Hotel". Clark Released Several Albums Of His Comedic Performances To Varying Critical Acclaim And Commercial Success. Clark Endorsed Mosrite Gretsch And Many Other Brands Of Guitars During His Career. He Also Endorsed Heritage Guitars Which Makes A Roy Clark Model. On August 22 1987 Clark Was Made A Member Of The Grand Ole Opry. He Played An Annual Benefit Concert At Longwood University In Farmville Virginia The Proceeds Of Which Go To Fund Scholarships For Aspiring Musicians. Clark Was Married To His Wife Barbara Whom He Married In 1957 And They Have 4 Children. For Many Years Clark Has Made His Home In Tulsa Oklahoma. Roy Clark Elementary School In Tulsa's Union School District Was Named In His Honor In 1978. Fellow Oklahoma Resident Mickey Mantle Arranged For Clark To Sing "Yesterday When I Was Young" At His Funeral Which Clark Did In 1995 . Clark Died At His Home In Tulsa Due To Complications Of Pneumonia On November 15 2018 Aged 85. Clark Published An Autobiography My Life In Spite Of Myself In 1994. On May 17 2009 Clark Was Inducted Into The Country Music Hall Of Fame Along With Barbara Mandrell And Charlie McCoy. On September 23 2010 Clark Sang "God Bless America" During The Seventh-Inning Stretch At Dodger Stadium In A Game Featuring The Los Angeles Dodgers Versus The San Diego Padres. On April 12 2011 Clark Was Honored By The Oklahoma House Of Representatives. He Was Honored By The Oklahoma Music Hall Of Fame As Oklahoma's Music Ambassador For Children And Presented With A Commendation From Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin. In 2007 He Was Inducted Into The Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall Of Fame. read less
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During The 1970s Clark Frequently Guest-Hosted For Johnny Carson On The Tonight Show And Enjoyed A 30-Million Viewership For Hee Haw. Clark Is Highly Regarded And Renowned As A Guitarist And Banjo Player And Is Also Skilled On Classical Guitar And Several Other Instruments. Although He Has Had Hit Songs As A Pop Vocalist E.G. "Yesterday When I Was Young" And "Thank God And Greyhound" His Instrumental Skill Has Had An Enormous Effect On Generations Of Bluegrass And Country Musicians. He Was A Member Of The Grand Ole Opry Since 1987 And In 2009 Was Inducted Into The Country Music Hall Of Fame. Clark Was Born In Meherrin Virginia. Roy Also Grew Up In Staten Island New York And Lived As A Teenager In Southeast Washington D.C. Where His Father Worked At The Washington Navy Yard. At 14 Clark Began Playing Banjo Guitar And Mandolin And By Age 15 He Had Already Won Two National Banjo Championships And World Banjo/guitar Flatpick Championships. He Was Simultaneously Pursuing A Sporting Career First As A Baseball Player And Then As A Boxer Before Dedicating Himself Solely To Music. At 17 He Had His First Appearance On The Grand Ole Opry. At The Age Of 23 Clark Obtained His Pilot's License And Then Bought A 1953 Piper Tri-Pacer N1132C Which He Flew For Many Years. This Plane Was Raffled Off On December 17 2012 To Benefit The Charity Wings Of Hope. He Has Owned Other Planes Including A Mitsubishi MU-2 Stearman PT-17 And Mitsubishi MU-300 Diamond 1A Bizjet. By 1955 He Was A Regular On Jimmy Dean's Washington D.C. Television Program. Dean Who Valued Punctuality Among Musicians In His Band The Texas Wildcats Fired Clark For Habitual Tardiness Telling Him "You're The Most Talented Person I've Ever Fired." Clark Married Barbara Joyce Rupard On August 31 1957. In 1960 Clark Went Out To Las Vegas Where He Worked As A Guitarist In A Band Led By Former West Coast Western Swing Bandleader-Comedian Hank Penny. During The Very Early 1960s He Was Also Prominent In The Backing Band For Wanda Jackson—known As The Party Timers—during The Latter Part Of Her Rockabilly Period. When Dean Was Tapped To Host The Tonight Show In The Early 1960s He Asked Clark To Appear Introducing Him To A National Audience For The First Time. Subsequently Clark Appeared On The Beverly Hillbillies As A Recurring Character Actually Two He Played Businessman Roy Halsey And Roy's Mother Myrtle . Once In An Episode Of The Sunday Evening Jackie Gleason Show Dedicated To Country Music Clark Played A Blistering Rendition Of "Down Home". Later He Appeared In An Episode Of The Odd Couple Where He Played "Malagueña". In 1963 Clark Signed To Capitol Records And Had Three Top Ten Hits. He Switched To Dot Records And Again Scored Hits. He Later Recorded For ABC Records Which Had Acquired Dot And MCA Records Which Absorbed The ABC Label. In The Mid '60s He Was A Co-Host Along With Molly Bee And Rusty Draper Of A Weekday Daytime Country Variety Series For NBC Entitled "Swingin' Country" Which Was Cancelled After Two Seasons. In 1969 Clark And Buck Owens Were The Hosts Of Hee Haw. The Show Was Dropped By CBS Television In 1971 But Continued To Run In Syndication For 21 More Years. During Its Tenure Clark Was A Member Of The Million Dollar Band And Participated In A Host Of Comedy Sketches. In 1983 Clark Opened The Roy Clark Celebrity Theatre In Branson Missouri Becoming The First Country Music Star To Have His Own Venue There Thus Beginning A Trend Which Led To Branson Becoming A Center Of Live Music Performance As It Is Today. Many Of The Celebrities Who Play In Branson First Performed At The Roy Clark Celebrity Theatre. Clark Frequently Played In Branson During The 1980s And 1990s. He Has Since Sold The Venue Now Owned By The Hughes Brothers And Renamed The Hughes American Family Theatre And Gone Back To A Fairly Light Touring Schedule Which Usually Includes A Performance With Ramona Jones And The Jones Family Band At Their Annual Tribute To Clark's Old Hee Haw Co-Star Grandpa Jones In Mountain View Arkansas. In Addition To His Musical Skill Clark Has Often Displayed His Talents As A Comedian And Actor. During His Years On Hee Haw Clark Entertained With Numerous Comedy Sketches Including A Recurring Feature Where He Played The Reservation Desk Clerk Of The "Empty Arms Hotel". Clark Released Several Albums Of His Comedic Performances To Varying Critical Acclaim And Commercial Success. Clark Endorsed Mosrite Gretsch And Many Other Brands Of Guitars During His Career. He Also Endorsed Heritage Guitars Which Makes A Roy Clark Model. On August 22 1987 Clark Was Made A Member Of The Grand Ole Opry. He Played An Annual Benefit Concert At Longwood University In Farmville Virginia The Proceeds Of Which Go To Fund Scholarships For Aspiring Musicians. Clark Was Married To His Wife Barbara Whom He Married In 1957 And They Have 4 Children. For Many Years Clark Has Made His Home In Tulsa Oklahoma. Roy Clark Elementary School In Tulsa's Union School District Was Named In His Honor In 1978. Fellow Oklahoma Resident Mickey Mantle Arranged For Clark To Sing "Yesterday When I Was Young" At His Funeral Which Clark Did In 1995 . Clark Died At His Home In Tulsa Due To Complications Of Pneumonia On November 15 2018 Aged 85. Clark Published An Autobiography My Life In Spite Of Myself In 1994. On May 17 2009 Clark Was Inducted Into The Country Music Hall Of Fame Along With Barbara Mandrell And Charlie McCoy. On September 23 2010 Clark Sang "God Bless America" During The Seventh-Inning Stretch At Dodger Stadium In A Game Featuring The Los Angeles Dodgers Versus The San Diego Padres. On April 12 2011 Clark Was Honored By The Oklahoma House Of Representatives. He Was Honored By The Oklahoma Music Hall Of Fame As Oklahoma's Music Ambassador For Children And Presented With A Commendation From Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin. In 2007 He Was Inducted Into The Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall Of Fame. read less
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