# Roy Clark dead at 85. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 15, 2018, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-clark-dead-at-85/824573 "2018-11-15T18:10:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2018, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-clark-dead-at-85/824573/1 "2018-11-15T18:10:10Z")
[The passing of another great.](https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/15/entertainment/roy-clark-dies/index.html) [Roy and Glen.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-sExIVBVaw) [Two on one.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS0zNAbBxng) ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-clark-dead-at-85/824573/2 "2018-11-15T18:22:17Z")
Let’s not forget his appearance on the [Odd](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8xHu00Pcuk) [Couple](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g42ZsbVwNAI). ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2018, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-clark-dead-at-85/824573/3 "2018-11-15T18:26:08Z")
☹ ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2018, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-clark-dead-at-85/824573/4 "2018-11-15T18:31:27Z")
Buck Owens, Roy’s partner on Hee Haw died in 2006. That show introduced so many people to these star’s music. Roy was an amazing talent on guitar and banjo. He’ll be missed. RIP ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2018, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-clark-dead-at-85/824573/5 "2018-11-15T18:45:24Z")
[Roy Clark auditions for Drew Carey’s band.](https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/dave-mustaine-slash-roy-clark-and-more-audition-drew-carey-show) (along with Slash, Rick Nielsen, Dusty Hill, Matthew Sweet, Joey Ramone, Lisa Loeb, Dave Mustaine, Jonny Lang, Michael Stanley, and Joe Walsh.) ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2018, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-clark-dead-at-85/824573/6 "2018-11-15T19:33:50Z")
Roy and Buck will be pickin’ and grinnin’ together again. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2018, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-clark-dead-at-85/824573/7 "2018-11-15T19:44:31Z")
wow… he helped make country popular sure hee-haw was cornball but a lot of people got over the country stereotypes by watching the music… ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2018, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-clark-dead-at-85/824573/8 "2018-11-15T19:44:44Z")
Sorry to hear that. Country is not my cup of tea, but was a FANTASTIC guitar player. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-clark-dead-at-85/824573/9 "2018-11-15T19:45:33Z")
RIP Mr. Clark; you done good. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-clark-dead-at-85/824573/10 "2018-11-15T19:54:14Z")
I forgot how good of a guitar player he was. Amazing. I do remember his guitar commercial: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RoghIXjpgiM/hqdefault.jpg "Roy Clark Signature Guitar Commercial") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoghIXjpgiM) ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2018, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-clark-dead-at-85/824573/11 "2018-11-15T20:23:52Z")
oh I do have one quibble …. hunts ketchup was never as good as Heinz… ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2018, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-clark-dead-at-85/824573/12 "2018-11-15T20:25:40Z")
Man, that sucks. Roy Clark was amazing. ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2018, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-clark-dead-at-85/824573/13 "2018-11-15T20:28:46Z")
Roy had such staggering talent with just about any stringed instrument you want to place in his hands. I’ll miss your style and your gentle good humor good sir. Roy Clark always amazed me not only with his masterful precision and blurring speed but with how effortless he made it look. How much hard work went in to making it look that easy? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2018, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-clark-dead-at-85/824573/14 "2018-11-15T20:50:49Z")
Sad to hear. I remember him from all the old TV shows. He wasn’t too shabby as a fiddler, either. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-clark-dead-at-85/824573/15 "2018-11-16T01:41:49Z")
The pickin’ and grinnin’ was fun, and good music. But I remember on guitar piece he did on Hee-Haw, something classical, and it was amazing to look at his face, and intense concentration I’d noticed on very few performers. Goofy as Hee-Haw was I loved that show. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-clark-dead-at-85/824573/16 "2018-11-16T01:49:16Z")
[Yesterday, When I was Young](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQIAcztYjbc) And I loved his version(s) of Orange Blossom Special. He could play. ETA: He never passed up a chance to showcase some _other_ performer any time he performed. I was never much of a country music fan but I totally take my hat off to Roy. A real class act. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-clark-dead-at-85/824573/17 "2018-11-16T01:54:50Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > [Roy Clark auditions for Drew Carey’s band.](https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/dave-mustaine-slash-roy-clark-and-more-audition-drew-carey-show) > > (along with Slash, Rick Nielsen, Dusty Hill, Matthew Sweet, Joey Ramone, Lisa Loeb, Dave Mustaine, Jonny Lang, Michael Stanley, and Joe Walsh.) Nice! [Here he is on the Muppet Show](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgeW6pc-y5o) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-clark-dead-at-85/824573/18 "2018-11-16T02:09:49Z")
I had this: _Roy Clark Deluxe Big Note Guitar Song Book_ > **[Roy Clark Deluxe Big Note Guitar Song Book: Clark, Roy: 9780849401602:...](https://www.amazon.com/Clark-Deluxe-Note-Guitar-Song/dp/0849401607)** > > Roy Clark Deluxe Big Note Guitar Song Book \[Clark, Roy\] on Amazon.com. \*FREE\* shipping on qualifying offers. Roy Clark Deluxe Big Note Guitar Song Book As good as he was, he couldn’t overcome my lack of talent and laziness. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-clark-dead-at-85/824573/19 "2018-11-16T03:03:47Z")
Roy Clark’s I Never Picked Cotton is a favorite of mine. He keeps the guitar simple and focuses on singing. It charted #5 in 1970. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrz_Jl7s_Go) ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-clark-dead-at-85/824573/20 "2018-11-16T05:34:04Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > wow… he helped make country popular sure hee-haw was cornball but a lot of people got over the country stereotypes by watching the music… Oh yeah, the music on that show was great, and it was partly because of him. His and Gatemouth Brown’s version of [Take the A train](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5d8KtpIoEQ) is probably my favorite version. Possibly the smoothest and most athletic guitar arrangement done live. Sublime. He and Gatemouth were the best combo on so many [levels](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxUbWq5vpx8). > [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > Man, that sucks. Roy Clark was amazing. My dad was fond of saying “He could play anything with strings”. It wasn’t much of an exaggeration. My dad also said he saw him play a harp once. I can’t find any video evidence of that, but he could play [Guitar, Banjo and Violin](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta4535Y8xYE), so I’d buy it. See ya, Roy. If I didn’t miss your playing, I’d miss that goddamn smile. And thanks for Hee-Haw. It probably contributed greatly to the man I am today. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roy-clark-dead-at-85/824573.md?page=2)