Hee Haw has been a weekly event in American households for nearly thirty years. The country-themed television show – which was a part variety show, part sketch comedy show, and part musical performance show – first aired on the CBS ...
CBS’ Hee Haw made its prime-time debut a little over five decades ago. The comedy-variety show featured country music and humor set on the fictitious Kornfield Kounty. Eventually, it became one of the most beloved television shows running for two ...
Back in 1973, a variety of greats gave a stellar performance of the gospel tune “I’ll Fly Away.” The Hee Haw show had always featured gospel singers performing gospel songs and church song standards. And in one memorable episode, Roy ...
Featured in and further popularized through the 1972 film “Deliverance,” “Dueling Banjos” has quite a fascinating history. First Release The tune was originally composed and played by Country star Arthur “Guitar Boogie” Smith in 1955 with the title, “Feudin’ Banjos.” ...
Great tunes are always those that tell stories. One that has not lost its appeal is Flatt and Scruggs’s “The Ballad of Jed Clampett,” the famed theme song for the TV show, The Beverly Hillbillies, which ran in 1962. Both the ...
It’s only been a few months when country music let go of one of its legends, Roy Clark. Today, he’s supposed to be celebrating his 86th birthday. But even if the late musician is no longer around, his great legacy ...
Back when TV entertainment got substance, Roy Clark was among the conscientious artists who have no qualms incorporating spiritual songs in his acts. Together with Grandpa Joe, Buck Owens, and Kenny Price, Clark would sing timeless hymns to close Hee ...
Popularly known for his speedy lightning fingers, country singer and musician Roy Clark once again showed off his guitar prowess as he takes on another country classic. An extremely skilled guitar and banjo player, Clark also had a talent in comedy. ...
Country music fans would know that before Roy Clark became a host of Hee Haw, he was already making people laugh during his shows. This artist is merely talented, and his way of making people laugh is just one of ...
HEE HAW SHOW. Hosted by Buck Owens and Roy Clark |Photo Credits: savingcountrymusic.com Hee Haw and the Hee Haw Gospel Quartet The Hee Haw show is an American television variety show that caters a blend of country music and humor ...
Featuring country music and comedy with the fictional rural Kornfield Kounty as a backdrop, “Hee Haw” started as an American television variety show in the 1960s. It was forty-nine years ago, on June 15, 1969, to be exact, when Hee Haw made its premiere on CBS. ...
Glen Campbell and Roy Clark (image from Youtube) Glen Campbell In any genre of popular music, Glen Campbell was undoubtedly one of the greatest guitarists who ever lived. For a guy who never learned to read music, Campbell’s natural control ...
“Yesterday When I Was Young” was first known as “Hier Encore,” or “Only Yesterday.” The song was introduced byFrench singer-songwriter Charles Aznavour in 1964. Josie Pickering’s real life experience inspired the creation of the poem, that later turned into a song. She ...
Now this will take you down memory lane, folks! World Class Collaboration During an unforgettable moment on Hee Haw, Clark once faced off against his frequent collaborator and fellow banjo player, Buck Trent, for an epic battle playing “Dueling Banjos.” ...
Many readers may remember Roy Clark as the famous country picker who did so much to popularize the genre as a performer onstage and, in the Seventies, on the TV show Hee Haw. In fact, if you’re old enough, you ...
Reminiscing Roy Clark’s Story Roy Clark is one of the country music pioneers. He started exploring the genre in the 70’s, and became known in the U.S. and abroad. He was able to penetrate in different countries of the world ...
When you hear the words “soul man”, what would come first on your mind? Is it Jesus? Well, it should be. For who else can be best associated with those words than Jesus? The Holy Bible taught us who Jesus ...