Roy Clark
BY J Poet
Roy Clark is probably best known for his stint co-hosting the country variety show Hee Haw from 1969 to 1991, which attracted some 30 million viewers during its most popular years. While best known for his comic turns on the program, he also showed off his considerable chops on guitar, banjo and fiddle. It was his instrumental prowess that first got him noticed, playing lead guitar for acts like Jimmy Dean, Marvin Rainwater, Wanda Jackson and Hank Thompson. In 1976 he was one of the first country stars to play in the Soviet Union, and his Roy Clark Celebrity Theatre in Branson, Missouri, helped transform that sleepy little town into a country music Mecca. He became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1987.His record sales have never... Read More
- City Of Origin:
- Meherrin, Virginia, United States
- Genre:
- Country
- Birthdate:
- 04/15/1933
