Roy Clark
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Roy Linwood Clark (April 15, 1933 – November 15, 2018) was an American singer and musician. He is best known for having hosted Hee Haw, a nationally televised country variety show, from 1969 to 1997. Clark was an important and influential figure in country music, both as a performer and in 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 was highly regarded and renowned as a guitarist, banjo player, and fiddler. He was skilled in the traditions of many genres, including classical guitar, country music, Latin music, bluegrass, and pop. He had hit songs as a pop vocalist (e.g., "Yesterday, When I Was Young" and "Thank God and Greyhound"), and his instrumental skill had an enormous effect on generations of bluegrass and country musicians.
Clark became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1987, and in 2009 was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He published his autobiography, My Life in Spite of Myself, in 1994.
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The Drew Carey Show
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The Beverly Hillbillies
The Odd Couple
Willie Boggs
The Muppet Show
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Dinah!
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Hee Haw
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Reading Rainbow
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The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
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Tony Orlando and Dawn
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The Flip Wilson Show
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Gordy
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Sealab 2021
Shindig!
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The Captain and Tennille
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Funny Girl
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High Time
Ball Guest (Uncredited)
Matilda
Wild Bill Wildman
Captain Kiddo
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The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
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Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration
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Uphill All the Way
Ben Hooker
Hanna-Barbera's All-Star Comedy Ice Revue
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A Bing Crosby Christmas
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Country: Portraits of an American Sound
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The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1977
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Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 3
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A Concert: Behind Prison Walls
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Mitzi... Zings Into Spring
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The Great Brain
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A Woman's Fool
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The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1976
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It's Branson!
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Hee Haw 10th Anniversary Celebration
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Pioneer Spirit
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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The Mike Douglas Show
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Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 2
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A Kentucky Treasure: The Osborne Brothers Story
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The Ed Sullivan Show
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Donny & Marie
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The Johnny Cash Show
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