Roy has never gotten the recognition he deserves because he was never that well known outside of Country music. He is, quite simply, one of the best guitarists who has ever lived regardless of genre.
You can clearly sense the moment that the TV show and acting completely stopped, and everyone start living the moment. This is what "art" is all about.
At about 1:00 in, they were no longer Felix Unger & Oscar Madison, characters on the show. They were Tony Randall & Jack Klugman, members of the audience. RIP Roy.
Yeah. Came here to say this. You could see that they realized that they were in the presence of greatness. Randall literally fell out of his seat! And you could tell those handshakes were heartfelt.
My friend, percussive rhythms have been played on the guitar By guitarists since it was first invented. Take an eye & ear full of this. ua-cam.com/video/B5_OrmD8Iq4/v-deo.html
Remember this. There are new guitarists year after year, all with their own individual techniques, but there is really nothing new, that's never been tried or never been done. There are only new guitarists, who rediscover all that has come & been done before them.
It's long been a staple of Spanish Guitar and Mariachi (which descends from it). Roy Clark was very much a student of the world. I have no doubt that had he wanted to, he could have performed Bach's harpsichord compositions on the banjo.
Fun fact...not only is it an acoustic guitar...but it a 12 string acoustic guitar. What Roy did here on that particular instrument is nearly impossible to do just on a six thing...let alone add six more into the equation!
His picking hand is moving so fast, he's exceeding the camera's frame rate... A true master at work here... RIP Roy and thank you for all the great music, for inspiring me to pick up the guitar and for just being you....
I felt the same ,such a genius , this piece he does is the embodiment pf Latino ,Classical and pop & folk spanish style , this wonderful white hillbilly boy moved me to tears ,Rip
I forget where I read this. In an interview Jimi Hendrix was asked, “So, what’s it like to be the best guitarist in the world?” Jimi: “I don’t know, ask Roy Clark.”
Jimmy Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen were both asked while on tour how it felt to be considered one of the best if not THE best guitar player of all time.... 30 years apart both answered......."You would have to ask Roy Clark"....in both of their opinions he was THE best there ever was......
Both Eddie and Jimi were asked what is it like being the world's best guitar player at different times obviously and they actually both answered you should ask Roy Clark.
If you think Roy Clark was a "hold my beer" musician, then you know nothing about music or guitarists & you know next to nothing about playing the guitar either ! Jimi Hendrix was quoted as saying he was amazed after hearing Roy Clark showing off some flashy right handed finger picking technique (yes *that* Roy Clark). Clark was a genius.
Boys and girls, THIS is talent unlike what the music industry forces you to listen today. The master playing is Roy Clark and this will always be known as one of the greatest acoustic solos of all time.
WOW! What else can you say? I have been a metal head since Black Sabbath came out in 1970. I have heard every great guitarist since the 60's. Hendrix, Page, and even later Van Halen, Yngwie, ect. The best ever right? Then I saw Roy Clark play this, and within 3 minutes of watching this i was ready to put him above most of the legends. RIP to a truly great musician. Yes, most overlooked guitarist ever....including by me!
I'm so metal I piss liquid chromium and this is perhaps the most awesome performance of guitar prowess I've ever seen. I grew up watching Roy Clark on TV every weekend and never really comprehended his greatness, it wasn't until the last 6 or 7 months that I 'rediscovered' Roy and I then remembered how much I enjoyed watching him as a kid. The man was simply the greatest to ever pick up a stringed instrument and play it like it like no one imagined possible. RIP Roy I only wish I could have met you to thank you for the music you inspired in me.
Those of us who grew up in 60s/70s know that Roy Clark was an extraordinary talent. Was a superb guitarist but also banjo and violin player, country singer, balad and Gospel singer, song writer, variety show host and comedian, etc. A true gift sent to humanity from heaven.
Yeah, I was a boy in the early 1970's, living in the Ozarks. We watched Hee Haw every Saturday evening. Roy Clark could play anything with strings. Great banjo picker too.
His left hand knows wassup. His right hand slays most of the "well known shredders" that has ever picked up the instrument. One of the most underrated guitar players to ever grace this planet. Hat's off to you, Mr. Clark.
Arguably the best guitarist of his generation. And I say this knowing full well that there are many great guitarists but Roy Clark is perhaps the best of them all.
Can we all stop to appreciate, also, that he is playing this on a steel string guitar with a pick?? (Typically, this would be played on a classical guitar with nylon strings which also has a wider fret board, and with one's fingers/fingernails - he did this without any of that!!)
krelbar it's almost like Klugman and Randall got out of character because they were floored by what was happening right in front of them. The performance transcended the script. Mind blowing, and I cannot argue with what some of the comments about this being better than what metal musicians can put out. Just try to stay with Clark.
I'll say it again, those who really had talent are almost gone. This Spanish masterpiece in the hands of Clark is beyond comprehension. That's not even a classical guitar! His living rival would be Jose Feliciano when he did it back in the sixties.
*MR. VIRTUOSO, ROY CLARK, SHOULD GET THE HIGHEST AWARD FOR HIS INCREDIBLE MASTERY OF HIS GUITAR--PLAYING ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT SONGS EVER, MALAGUENA...IT WAS SINSEATIONALLY BRILLIANT!!*
I’m old enough to recall seeing this when it first aired and our family was just gobsmacked. Another unexpected superb classical guitarist - Charo. Yes, the cootchie-cootchie lady. Bits like this remind me how much superb music used to be on TV. Every night there was a variety show, a special, or surprise moments like this. That goodness for UA-cam.
Wow!!!! What an incredible performance. I'm originally from Tennessee, and I do remember Roy Clark from Hee Haw and from hearing him sing. However, I NEVER heard him play the guitar like that. He was awesome!
Clark is one of the guys I think of every time Rolling Stone makes a list of "greatest guitarists of all time" and put all the Baby Boomer 60s rock guitar players at the top. Hendrix, Clapton, Page, and Richards would faint if you asked them to play this. According to RS, there were no jazz, country, or classical guitarists in the 60s. Hendrix may have been the best rock guitarist of THAT time, but he wasn't in the same league as the true virtuoso players of the era.
Yes, John McLaughlin's virtuosity is well beyond the 'rock gods' of the '60's and '70's who always top the lists. And Roy Clark and Chet Atkins are also in that discussion.
They're professionals. Their response would be "give me 2 days" and at the end of those 2 days, you can bet your last dollar they'd be able to play the damn song.
@@kruptoons And your point is...? I'm a guitarist. Not a guitarist of this caliber, admittedly, but a guitarist nonetheless. I know professional guitarists, and I know for a fact that any guitarist worth employing would be able to teach themselves this song within reasonable notice if the gig demanded it.
The second best part of this (other than Roy's incredible guitar work) was watching Tony and Jack break character at the end. To get both of them to do that just tells you how incredible that small performance was. RIP Roy
Roy Clark, Jerry Reed, Glen Campbell, Peter White - you don't get better than these guys who combined raw talent with popular success. RIP Roy Clark, Glen, and Jerry.
I am sad to hear of his passing today at 85 This man was the true definition of "entertainment" and could play guitar and "shred" as well as anyone in any genre - influencing many of today's most popular and revered guitarists. Heaven's concerts just got even more amazing.
This brings me to tears every time I hear it not only because it's a beautiful piece of music, but also because if I did nothing but practice guitar for 12 hours a day for the rest of my life I couldn't get anywhere close to playing this good
I'll never get that good either simply because of nerve and ligament damage in my left hand, (I'm left handed) But, I'll always enjoy listening to Roy play.............
I just want to cry w admiration for this man! Roy Clark. Watched him as a young kid in Hee Haw w Buck. He was incredible. No other words but UNWORLDLY!!
This made me emotional, to think how underrated he was. I always remember my mother loved him on the show “HeeHaw” in the 60’s I believe. He was portrayed as a “hillbilly” country man who only played mediocre country tunes. Bravo good sir, Bravo!!❤❤. A real talent.
Man...I've seen a lot of things on guitar. Even Guthrie strumming 32 notes like it's nothing, but this is such an impressive, musical way to use that. My wrist can barely do 4ths...let alone what Roy does in this video...And it was 1975...jesus fucking christ.
His strumming is just so divine to listen to. He may not be playing this piece traditionally, but I think this version of it is just so emotive, thrilling and edgy. I like the bite that the pick adds to it. It feels like a form of rock I've never heard. I feel such a powerful wave of conflicting emotion that washes over me when he plays those chords midway through the song.... Hoping I can strum like that one day! Wrists of an athlete, that guy had.
I thing Roy was the better of the two but not by much, mostly in his warpspeed strumming. Now I have to go find the vinyl for both him and Tommy So I can listen to them at work on systems I will probably never be able to afford. Roy always struck me as a phenomenal guitar player who wanted to be a comedian but as an entertainer was one of the very best.
+Richard Gustafson Do you remember any of the jokes he told? I remember when I went to see Elvis in 76 that he had a comic that opened for him named Jackie Kahane. He did a joke about how the women in the audience had every album, magazine, 45 record, and had seen all his films and TV specials, yet were still saying to each other as they waited for the show to start, "I wonder what he's going to look like?" He also did some jokes about how we always would yell "I'm coming" to the phone when it was ringing and it was far away. That joke means nothing today of course, but it got laughs back then.
There's a million things here roy does that I'll never learn to do if I practice for the rest of my life. But the thing that really floors me is how unbelievable fast he can strum, with such complete control. Amazing.
Grew up thinking Hee Haw was a silly TV show during the 1970's. What I found later in life was Mr. Clark was one of the best guitar players I have ever heard.
Rest In Peace Roy Clark April 14, 1933 - November 15, 2018 What a talent he was. Watch every Roy Clark video you can, the man could flat out play. Thanks for all the enjoyment Roy.
I remember Roy Clark from Hee Haw and his performances with Buck Owens. Until I saw this, I never knew how talented he really was. This performance is truly amazing. Stan Kenton also does an amazing version, which is completely different.
This mans right hand technique is Django level. And this is the Acid test that shows a guitarists worth. No electric enhancer gizmos to hide behind no backing band to cover you if you stumble. Just you a wooden box 6 strings an an audience to entertain. And he blew the roof off
Roy has never gotten the recognition he deserves because he was never that well known outside of Country music. He is, quite simply, one of the best guitarists who has ever lived regardless of genre.
Totally agree!
TRUE, TRUE AND TRUE!
I second this
Incredible…unbelievable guitarist.
Sadly, most people only know him as the cohost of the show Hee Haw.
If he plugged into a Marshall and lit his guitar on fire people would remember him as the greatest.
Afterward, the guitar smoked a cigarette and slept for 8 hours.
That was fuckin hysterical. I literally lol. Great comment.
Wish I could come up with comments like that!.
Nucleus, that's brilliant.
That was magnificent!
That was THE BEST Comment of the year!
You can clearly sense the moment that the TV show and acting completely stopped, and everyone start living the moment.
This is what "art" is all about.
Love to think that punch line was ad libbed " he finally played Bach for you "
Even the late, great Eddie VanHalen said at one point in his career- "I got nothin' on Roy Clark". True fact. May they both R.I.P.
Wow. What a compliment
Them boys stopped acting and just became amazed in about 5 seconds!
Most overlooked guitarist of all time.
Absolutely!!!!!
shannon bolden without question
Agree 100%....I think both he and Buck Owens get overlooked because of their time on HeeHaw.
mdmejia67 Roy Clark yes but Buck Owens is rated about where he should be.
One of the original guitar gods..
I saved this for my dad. 81,strokes..cant talk, but music still brings a spark in his eyes 😭
I hope your dad gets better soon
❤️
I played my mom fav music for her while she was passing ( 3 days) I know it was meaningful to her
Dang your dad had 81 strokes that's rough man
@@Johnny-mp2ew oops I meant age 81, sorry!!
At about 1:00 in, they were no longer Felix Unger & Oscar Madison, characters on the show. They were Tony Randall & Jack Klugman, members of the audience. RIP Roy.
Roy is alive, I believe.
@@debramn51 He died yesterday, 11/15/18. RIP
Yeah. Came here to say this. You could see that they realized that they were in the presence of greatness. Randall literally fell out of his seat! And you could tell those handshakes were heartfelt.
Yes, you are so right. Tony & Jack were as mesmerized as much as the audience and the rest of us.
K Stewart thats a sign of pure respect for the art.
This man just inspired me to sell my guitar....
😂
This scene always chokes me up because Roy's performance is so stunning..he blows the entire set and the studio audience away. Pure Gold
I think that's his best performance of this song in my opinion.
I love the part where it sounds as is heels are tapping.
Testify.
I can't believe he's slapping on a acoustic guitar in that era fucking amazing!
Proto buckethead and primus shit
My friend, percussive rhythms have been played on the guitar By guitarists since it was first invented. Take an eye & ear full of this.
ua-cam.com/video/B5_OrmD8Iq4/v-deo.html
Remember this. There are new guitarists year after year, all with their own individual techniques, but there is really nothing new, that's never been tried or never been done. There are only new guitarists, who rediscover all that has come & been done before them.
It's long been a staple of Spanish Guitar and Mariachi (which descends from it). Roy Clark was very much a student of the world. I have no doubt that had he wanted to, he could have performed Bach's harpsichord compositions on the banjo.
Fun fact...not only is it an acoustic guitar...but it a 12 string acoustic guitar. What Roy did here on that particular instrument is nearly impossible to do just on a six thing...let alone add six more into the equation!
This is when a tv scene is Tony Randall and Jack Klugman are just in awe of Roy Clark's skills
Note how Tony Randall fell backwards into the chair that he was sitting on the arm of
His picking hand is moving so fast, he's exceeding the camera's frame rate... A true master at work here... RIP Roy and thank you for all the great music, for inspiring me to pick up the guitar and for just being you....
Dave Mustaine would be proud.
He is galloping all the strings faster than I can gallop one. What a legend.
I felt the same ,such a genius , this piece he does is the embodiment pf Latino ,Classical and pop & folk spanish style , this wonderful white hillbilly boy moved me to tears ,Rip
Yeah his hand is blurry. I wish I could gallop that fast.
This guy was the Bruce Lee of guitar!
I forget where I read this. In an interview Jimi Hendrix was asked, “So, what’s it like to be the best guitarist in the world?” Jimi: “I don’t know, ask Roy Clark.”
I always thought that was attributed towards Terry Kath of Chicago, but could see it with Roy.
@@EBlaier
Jimmy Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen were both asked while on tour how it felt to be considered one of the best if not THE best guitar player of all time....
30 years apart both answered......."You would have to ask Roy Clark"....in both of their opinions he was THE best there ever was......
Roy Clark is a the king of strings. If it’s stringed he can play it
Hendrix said "ask Rory Gallagher".
Ive never seen someone strum all strings that fast. Its like hes playing a tremolo on one string but with the whole guitar, insanity.
Eddie Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, etc could tear up a guitar. Roy Clark was like "Hold my beer"
LOL! True ....
Both Eddie and Jimi were asked what is it like being the world's best guitar player at different times obviously and they actually both answered you should ask Roy Clark.
Nuff said.
Don't forget Glen Campbell. Eddie Van Halen once asked someone to get him a lesson with Glen.
If you think Roy Clark was a "hold my beer" musician, then you know nothing about music or guitarists & you know next to nothing about playing the guitar either !
Jimi Hendrix was quoted as saying he was amazed after hearing Roy Clark showing off some flashy right handed finger picking technique (yes *that* Roy Clark). Clark was a genius.
This is legit the best version of Malaguena I can find. Huge kudos to Roy Clark
This really is something special. But check out the 1988 Madison Scouts.
It's the best version of his, in my opinion
Man just casually played an acoustic like a flamenco guitar
I'm just thankful that this was captured on camera!
I come back to this over and over. Never get tired of listening to it.
I don't think there will ever be a better version of malaguena. Just pure skill.
Boys and girls, THIS is talent unlike what the music industry forces you to listen today. The master playing is Roy Clark and this will always be known as one of the greatest acoustic solos of all time.
At 2:20 the studio audience can't even hold back and breaks out in applause before the song is done.
You can see the two actors drop out of character as they watch.
I'm not saying this isn't great, but if you think there isn't "anything" like this today you really need to listen to better music.
@@elathos You're correct and I'm sure you noticed that's why I said 'one of the greatest'. Send a link of what you found.
Boys and Girls?
WOW! What else can you say? I have been a metal head since Black Sabbath came out in 1970. I have heard every great guitarist since the 60's. Hendrix, Page, and even later Van Halen, Yngwie, ect. The best ever right? Then I saw Roy Clark play this, and within 3 minutes of watching this i was ready to put him above most of the legends. RIP to a truly great musician. Yes, most overlooked guitarist ever....including by me!
Buckethead?
Unfortunately maybe in death he will get the recognition he deserves.
I’d love to see Zakk Wylde do this song someday, in tribute to RC
@@i8shrimp2day Any tribute to Roy Clark would be appropriate.
I'm so metal I piss liquid chromium and this is perhaps the most awesome performance of guitar prowess I've ever seen. I grew up watching Roy Clark on TV every weekend and never really comprehended his greatness, it wasn't until the last 6 or 7 months that I 'rediscovered' Roy and I then remembered how much I enjoyed watching him as a kid. The man was simply the greatest to ever pick up a stringed instrument and play it like it like no one imagined possible. RIP Roy I only wish I could have met you to thank you for the music you inspired in me.
Those of us who grew up in 60s/70s know that Roy Clark was an extraordinary talent. Was a superb guitarist but also banjo and violin player, country singer, balad and Gospel singer, song writer, variety show host and comedian, etc. A true gift sent to humanity from heaven.
Yeah, I was a boy in the early 1970's, living in the Ozarks. We watched Hee Haw every Saturday evening. Roy Clark could play anything with strings. Great banjo picker too.
He was, unfortunately, before his time.
we was literally a master of of all genres, he could meld into any piece of music if he wanted to
My condolences to the 146 people born without ears who hit the dislike button.
His left hand knows wassup. His right hand slays most of the "well known shredders" that has ever picked up the instrument. One of the most underrated guitar players to ever grace this planet. Hat's off to you, Mr. Clark.
I can watch this scene on repeat, and be amazed every stinking time.
I just spent a half hour on lunch watching it on repeat!
That guitar was smoking when he finished.
Never seen anyone strumm that fast.
Amazing talent.
Arguably the best guitarist of his generation. And I say this knowing full well that there are many great guitarists but Roy Clark is perhaps the best of them all.
Yes he is..
He, Chet Akins and Jerry Reed were true masters of their craft.
Picture him playing a concert with Clapton
Plus his joyful personality!
Along with Glen Campbell...fun to see some of their duets
Can we all stop to appreciate, also, that he is playing this on a steel string guitar with a pick?? (Typically, this would be played on a classical guitar with nylon strings which also has a wider fret board, and with one's fingers/fingernails - he did this without any of that!!)
Thanks for my fingers 🤞
The pick makes it easier
Santiago Arraya WRONG
It caused it to be played very incorrectely...
@@petterhouting7484 bruh moment
The handshakes were genuine...they were genuinely floored....
krelbar it's almost like Klugman and Randall got out of character because they were floored by what was happening right in front of them. The performance transcended the script. Mind blowing, and I cannot argue with what some of the comments about this being better than what metal musicians can put out. Just try to stay with Clark.
Pretty sure Randall falling back in his chair was genuine too!
I'll say it again, those who really had talent are almost gone. This Spanish masterpiece in the hands of Clark is beyond comprehension. That's not even a classical guitar! His living rival would be Jose Feliciano when he did it back in the sixties.
Yes I watched Jose back in the day when he had his first live TV show yes live! and he would put on a show .the great ones are almost gone.
I love to watch Roy play Malagueña. I could watch this all day and never get tired of it.
*MR. VIRTUOSO, ROY CLARK, SHOULD GET THE HIGHEST AWARD FOR HIS INCREDIBLE MASTERY OF HIS GUITAR--PLAYING ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT SONGS EVER, MALAGUENA...IT WAS SINSEATIONALLY BRILLIANT!!*
I’m old enough to recall seeing this when it first aired and our family was just gobsmacked. Another unexpected superb classical guitarist - Charo. Yes, the cootchie-cootchie lady.
Bits like this remind me how much superb music used to be on TV. Every night there was a variety show, a special, or surprise moments like this. That goodness for UA-cam.
I'm surprised a fire didn't break out! Holy Buckets, what a performance!
RIP Mr Clark, RIP
Wow!!!! What an incredible performance. I'm originally from Tennessee, and I do remember Roy Clark from Hee Haw and from hearing him sing. However, I NEVER heard him play the guitar like that. He was awesome!
Them sitting there in awe, for real, shows you just how talented he really was
Roy was such a badass
I'm glad so many of you have enjoyed this video as much as I do. Thanks for the comments.
Clark is one of the guys I think of every time Rolling Stone makes a list of "greatest guitarists of all time" and put all the Baby Boomer 60s rock guitar players at the top. Hendrix, Clapton, Page, and Richards would faint if you asked them to play this.
According to RS, there were no jazz, country, or classical guitarists in the 60s. Hendrix may have been the best rock guitarist of THAT time, but he wasn't in the same league as the true virtuoso players of the era.
HarpoSpoke
Yes, John McLaughlin's virtuosity is well beyond the 'rock gods' of the '60's and '70's who always top the lists. And Roy Clark and Chet Atkins are also in that discussion.
They're professionals. Their response would be "give me 2 days" and at the end of those 2 days, you can bet your last dollar they'd be able to play the damn song.
You must not have read Keith Richards' Auotbiography---He learned to play guitar with Malaguena!! @@man.newton
@@kruptoons And your point is...? I'm a guitarist. Not a guitarist of this caliber, admittedly, but a guitarist nonetheless. I know professional guitarists, and I know for a fact that any guitarist worth employing would be able to teach themselves this song within reasonable notice if the gig demanded it.
The second best part of this (other than Roy's incredible guitar work) was watching Tony and Jack break character at the end. To get both of them to do that just tells you how incredible that small performance was.
RIP Roy
I loved this episode.
Maestro Roy Clark....
He was always overlooked as a guitarist.
He played numerous instruments....simply incredible!!
How anyone dislikes this is ridiculous! Roy Clark, AMAZING!!!!!
Yep, the thumbs down people would eat their own parents.
They thought it was dis-i-like
All who dislike this are beta males AMAZING
~ Jesse Lee Peterson
Jeeeezus. No that is amazing. Very few people in the world could do that.
Remember watching Roy Clark in Hee-Haw but I didn't have a clue how talented he was until I saw this episode of the Odd Couple
seriously. the pickin and grinnin dude . and he was a fucking genius
Same here! I'm born in '76 and always remember seeing him around. ( even on Scooby-Doo) But I had no clue this guy was this incredible!
My 12 year old just started learning this song.
The playing is so physical. I cant see how one can do such playing without the hands breaking down. Amazing...
Roy Clark, Jerry Reed, Glen Campbell, Peter White - you don't get better than these guys who combined raw talent with popular success. RIP Roy Clark, Glen, and Jerry.
Glen was surprisingly versatile...
Add Chet Atkins to that list.
@@bramcurtis6900 , Yep. That's what I was gonna say.
I am sad to hear of his passing today at 85 This man was the true definition of "entertainment" and could play guitar and "shred" as well as anyone in any genre - influencing many of today's most popular and revered guitarists. Heaven's concerts just got even more amazing.
AMEN !!
This brings me to tears every time I hear it not only because it's a beautiful piece of music, but also because if I did nothing but practice guitar for 12 hours a day for the rest of my life I couldn't get anywhere close to playing this good
Then you should have started when you were two!
I'll never get that good either simply because of nerve and ligament damage in my left hand, (I'm left handed) But, I'll always enjoy listening to Roy play.............
Roy Clark is truly the G.O.A.T His perfection of the craft is unmatched.
He not only nails it on a musician level, but he even captures the emotion of the music. He must've really loved this piece.
Unbelievable playing... That was incredible...🇺🇸
Speechless. Wow!
His right hand vanishes and becomes one with all that is awesome.
People say the camera technology back then used on these shows couldn't pick up speed like his hand.
I just want to cry w admiration for this man! Roy Clark. Watched him as a young kid in Hee Haw w Buck. He was incredible. No other words but UNWORLDLY!!
No one played the guitar like Roy the intro gave me goosebumps
Any rock , classical, Jazz, Spanish guitarist knows what a genius Roy Clark truly was,,, that wasn't a sitcom, it was a captive audience
2024. This guy is the goat 🐐 for real
A Master of strings and sideburns!
R.I.P. Roy...I must have watched this clip 50 times and never tire of it. You were a master....
This made me emotional, to think how underrated he was. I always remember my mother loved him on the show “HeeHaw” in the 60’s I believe. He was portrayed as a “hillbilly” country man who only played mediocre country tunes. Bravo good sir, Bravo!!❤❤. A real talent.
Roy had the strongest strum I’ve ever witnessed! Just beautiful!!!
Only 1 other guitarist I've ever heard on Roys level of strumming is Django
Man...I've seen a lot of things on guitar. Even Guthrie strumming 32 notes like it's nothing, but this is such an impressive, musical way to use that. My wrist can barely do 4ths...let alone what Roy does in this video...And it was 1975...jesus fucking christ.
MY GAWD this man was sooooo talented! He was sooooo underrated! You are so missed sir!
Hello Susan how are you doing!!
His strumming is just so divine to listen to. He may not be playing this piece traditionally, but I think this version of it is just so emotive, thrilling and edgy. I like the bite that the pick adds to it. It feels like a form of rock I've never heard. I feel such a powerful wave of conflicting emotion that washes over me when he plays those chords midway through the song.... Hoping I can strum like that one day! Wrists of an athlete, that guy had.
He’s easily the greatest guitarist of all time, add to that he’s a wizard on several other instruments
R.I.P Roy Clark you were the master wizard of guitar. This is my favorite piece you did on The Odd Couple showed your true talent.
Unbelievable! His right hand picking is so fast it looks like the kind of CGI effect you might see on CW's 'The Flash'. Amazing!
‘British Guitarist Reacts’ brought me here n im v glad.
He may be the best guitarist of all time.I know hes the best multi talented musician of all time.The man could just about play any musical instrument
Saw it when it first aired. I was 9 1/2 years old. One of the most under appreciated Guitarist of all time.
I keep coming back to this and enjoying it just as much as the first time.
I saw this when it aired. Watched again when he passed. Just watched again. Not a dry eye in the house. And I'm the only one home.
I saw him live once.
Amazed.
Roy. Jimi. Eric. Jimmy. Carlos.
World class.
Seriously i have not seen anyone this good at guitar. The timing, the sound, the technique. Masterclass is an understatement
I doubt there's another human alive who could perfectly replicate that.
Winston Wolfe Tommy Emmanuel’s version destroys this lmao
@@Bobma0421 I didn't think so, but you are entitled to your opinion.
I thing Roy was the better of the two but not by much, mostly in his warpspeed strumming.
Now I have to go find the vinyl for both him and Tommy So I can listen to them at work on systems I will probably never be able to afford.
Roy always struck me as a phenomenal guitar player who wanted to be a comedian but as an entertainer was one of the very best.
That was simply the best
Happy to say I saw Roy and his show in 1972 at MSG Felt Forum. A talented and funny man.
+Richard Gustafson Do you remember any of the jokes he told? I remember when I went to see Elvis in 76 that he had a comic that opened for him named Jackie Kahane. He did a joke about how the women in the audience had every album, magazine, 45 record, and had seen all his films and TV specials, yet were still saying to each other as they waited for the show to start, "I wonder what he's going to look like?" He also did some jokes about how we always would yell "I'm coming" to the phone when it was ringing and it was far away. That joke means nothing today of course, but it got laughs back then.
Blew me away as a kid seeing this episode and it still does all these years later.
There's a million things here roy does that I'll never learn to do if I practice for the rest of my life. But the thing that really floors me is how unbelievable fast he can strum, with such complete control. Amazing.
A genius igonered but never forgotten
Mr Clark was one of the greatest guitarists. Not few where able to duplicate his style and abilities.
I'm so glad I caught Roy in concert in Branson, MO. several years ago. The man is a genius with the guitar or the banjo.
Heavy Metal guitarists WISH they could play this good!
They're all the same to me
MoxieMike66 This is traditional Spanish guitar. Those guys were shredding for hundreds of years before electric guitars were even invented.
To be fair to Roy. While its traditional playing, it's still a huge step above, most.
Correction: EVERY guitarist wishes they could play that good.
As a heavy metal guitarist - you are 100% correct!
Grew up thinking Hee Haw was a silly TV show during the 1970's. What I found later in life was Mr. Clark was one of the best guitar players I have ever heard.
Rest In Peace Roy Clark
April 14, 1933 - November 15, 2018
What a talent he was. Watch every Roy Clark video you can, the man could flat out play. Thanks for all the enjoyment Roy.
Guitar World just shared this on Facebook, I've seen it many times before and it still amazes me... Roy had some serious, serious guitar chops!
He could play the fire out of banjo and fiddle too.
I remember Roy Clark from Hee Haw and his performances with Buck Owens. Until I saw this, I never knew how talented he really was. This performance is truly amazing. Stan Kenton also does an amazing version, which is completely different.
This mans right hand technique is Django level. And this is the Acid test that shows a guitarists worth. No electric enhancer gizmos to hide behind no backing band to cover you if you stumble. Just you a wooden box 6 strings an an audience to entertain. And he blew the roof off
Unbelievable. Master class. Stunning . Etc etc
What a star he was
The last time my right hand moved that fast, I had just entered puberty…
An entire orchestra in one instrument. He was an amazing musician. Thank you for sharing this!
i could listen to that little thumb slapping half time bit forever, dude was djenting before any of the big timers of this gen were born.
The talent displayed here is so stupidly incredible. Un. Freaking. Real.
And the part I remember the most is Tony Randal falling over.
One of the all time greatest guitar players and great guys. What an infectious smile to. Rest in peace sir you will be missed.
Holy crap. Phenomenal.
I just saw a video yesterday watching Roy Clark playing Ghost Riders. It was of the same intensity and reminded me of this.