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  • surveyor
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    • Oct 2014
    • 14474
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    Roy Clark passes at 85

    Roy Clark, Legendary Country Guitarist and ‘Hee Haw’ Star, Dies at 85
    https://variety.com/2018/music/news/roy-clark-legendary-country-guitarist-and-hee-haw-star-dies-at-85-1203029645/
    Roy Clark died on Thursday due to complications from pneumonia .


    IMO, Clark was one of the top 15-20 guitarists in his prime, and among the top 3 country guitarists in his prime.

    One quibble with this article is the statement that Clark was one of the pioneers of the Bakersfield sound. Clark's only connection to the Bakersfield sound is performing on Hee Haw with Buck Owens in `69. The Bakersfield sound came along years earlier with much of it credited to Owens and guitarist Don Rich - well before they ever worked with Clark.
    Extremism is so easy. You've got your position, and that's it. It doesn't take much thought. And when you go far enough to the right you meet the same idiots coming around from the left.

    Clint Eastwood
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    • Spiritof96
      Senior Member
      • Oct 2014
      • 13503
      #2
      I would have lost the bet that he was still alive.

      Very talented guy, my Grandpa didn’t like him, said he was full of himself. Grandpa didn’t approve of playing with cards or dice either so... ymmv.
      Originally posted by John Stuart Mill
      ​He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that... He must be able to hear them from persons who actually believe them...he must know them in their most plausible and persuasive form.
      Originally posted by Robert “Hoot” Gibson
      No matter how bad things may seem, you can always make them worse.
      RIP: Charlie Munger​

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        • KevinHall
          Senior Member
          • Oct 2014
          • 6857
          #3
          Clark was a great great guitarist. He always seemed very likable to me. Just a down home country guy. He was terrific in the co host role of Hee Haw. My dad watched that every Saturday night and that's how I got to be familiar with him and many other country stars of that time. RIP Roy Clark.
          Kentucky fan since 1971.

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            • Lighthouse
              Gone But Never Forgotten
              • Oct 2014
              • 35962
              #4
              Roy Clark was a multi talented man, and was a very important part of one of my favorite TV shows. Hee Haw.
              John 3:3

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                • surveyor
                  Administrator
                  • Oct 2014
                  • 14474
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Spiritof96
                  I would have lost the bet that he was still alive.

                  Very talented guy, my Grandpa didn’t like him, said he was full of himself. Grandpa didn’t approve of playing with cards or dice either so... ymmv.
                  I can see how one would get that impression. He mugged alot and conveyed an "aw shucks" demeanor while playing difficult riffs. That said, I think every successful entertainer, athlete, etc. has to be full of themselves to be successful. It's pure confidence, for lack of a better term.
                  Extremism is so easy. You've got your position, and that's it. It doesn't take much thought. And when you go far enough to the right you meet the same idiots coming around from the left.

                  Clint Eastwood

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                    • surveyor
                      Administrator
                      • Oct 2014
                      • 14474
                      #6
                      Originally posted by KevinHall
                      Clark was a great great guitarist. He always seemed very likable to me. Just a down home country guy. He was terrific in the co host role of Hee Haw. My dad watched that every Saturday night and that's how I got to be familiar with him and many other country stars of that time. RIP Roy Clark.
                      Loved watching it with my parents and grandparents growing up. I'm old enough to still remembering laughing out loud at Stringbean's attire. The show was the motivation to take guitar lessons at 7.
                      Extremism is so easy. You've got your position, and that's it. It doesn't take much thought. And when you go far enough to the right you meet the same idiots coming around from the left.

                      Clint Eastwood
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                        • Dwight Schrute
                          Senior Member
                          • Oct 2014
                          • 18716
                          #7
                          You kind of have to be to put yourself out there in front of thousands like that. A lot of that is a mask for their own insecurities - if you appear bulletproof, people's criticism doesn't appear to sting as much.

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                            • Spiritof96
                              Senior Member
                              • Oct 2014
                              • 13503
                              #8
                              Originally posted by surveyor

                              I can see how one would get that impression. He mugged alot and conveyed an "aw shucks" demeanor while playing difficult riffs. That said, I think every successful entertainer, athlete, etc. has to be full of themselves to be successful. It's pure confidence, for lack of a better term.
                              I would’ve been smug too if I could play like him...
                              Originally posted by John Stuart Mill
                              ​He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that... He must be able to hear them from persons who actually believe them...he must know them in their most plausible and persuasive form.
                              Originally posted by Robert “Hoot” Gibson
                              No matter how bad things may seem, you can always make them worse.
                              RIP: Charlie Munger​
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                                • surveyor
                                  Administrator
                                  • Oct 2014
                                  • 14474
                                  #9
                                  Yup.

                                  To quote Ali - "It ain't braggin' if you can back it up". I believe Reggie Jackson also borrowed that line at one time.
                                  Extremism is so easy. You've got your position, and that's it. It doesn't take much thought. And when you go far enough to the right you meet the same idiots coming around from the left.

                                  Clint Eastwood

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                                    • Blue Heaven
                                      Senior Member
                                      • Oct 2014
                                      • 6283
                                      #10
                                      Sad news. Grew up with Hee Haw. Clark taught himself to play which isn't an easy task. He was very talented. One day I am gonna learn how to play the guitar. I have always wanted to wield an axe.
                                      Isaiah 5:20

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