Take a look at a master, folks. A master. A master guitarist and a master entertainer. A brilliant, jovial mind given the blessing of virtuoso guitar talent. Take a look at history, young folks. It doesn't come this pure that much any more.
This is the exact reason I shared this video. I hope the future musicians of this world take note and never forget to study those who came before you. Educate yourselves in all aspects/genres of music. There is endless inspiration awaiting you.
Everyone talks about how well Roy Clark plays musical instruments but I don't think he gets enough credit for his voice. He's got a great voice and more importantly, you can understand all the words he sings. Go listen to this song by other artists. They mumble half the words. Also, I don't know anyone who seem to enjoy himself more and was such a pleasure to watch.
Roy Clark said, "I think there are a world of better guitar players out there than me, but I can claim one thing, and that is, no one ever had a better time playing guitar than me." I watched Roy on that show when I was a kid and later I really got into heavy metal...but I never stopped listening to Roy...never.
I would have loved to see Roy, Jerry Reed, and Dimebag together. I'd like to think they are sitting somewhere in the heavens and slaying everything with strings.
I remember watching this exact clip when I was 8 or 9, and thought Roy Clark was the greatest guitar player and showman, ever! Still to this day, can anyone entertain a crowd like that? The man was on fire that day. Came here to learn this song for a band I'm auditioning for. Just the guitar parts. Got my work cut out for me.
My God! What a trip back in time. Pause it and look at the women in the audience. Those hair styles and the glasses. That aside. Roy Clark is one awesome multi-talented instrumentalist. I loved watching him and Buck Owens on Hee-Haw. Thanks for sharing.
I am really amazed by roy clark. I have been playing for decades. But I respect him very highly as a supreme god gifted true entertainer musician. Maybe there very best at that art. O what audiences he has entertained, what accomplishments ! Staggering really !.
Country musicians never get the credit they deserve,all the praise goes to rock guitarists like Hedrix,Jimmy Page,Clapton,Eddie Van halen and the list goes on and sure these guys are/were very talented but Roy can play just as good as they can yet gets little recognition simply because he plays country music,and there are lots of other great country guitarists like Vince Gill,Brad Paisley and I'm sure I could name a lot more,and the other guy up there looks like he's playing a Rickenbacker.
I grew up listening to and Watching Roy Clark play - he raised a generation of guitar players. he should be inducted in the Music Hall of Fame ASAP. Thanks, Roy !!
...I never get sick of this performance- Roy is one bad-ass guitar picker! I listen to this every few months for inspiration, and you'd never think that anyone could get that kind of tone from a Byrdland!
My goodness. This UA-cam is such a blessing for us music lovers who want to see and hear such marvelous performances as this, Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed's on Alabama Jubilee. We can actually argue their virtues...this wouldnt have beern possible earlier...Thanks...no, deep abiding gratitude to the inventor of UA-cam! Tom
What a musician! Guitar talent on display. What a joyful performance to be seen time and time again. I love my rock gods but as a child watching Hee Haw, Roy Clark was and still is beloved. Rest In Peace dear soul.
I saw Roy Clark on the Odd Couple show just the other night. I'm not a big fan of this style of music but this guy is awesome. Who cares who is better than who, just sit back and enjoy! :)
Here in México there is a song called “polka el circo" and is a classical song among the northern music, specially in my home state, tamaulipas, it's a complete diferent gender, and just today I've known that there original song is this one. "polka el circo" is part of my culture and my roots, and it's quite shocking knowing that is not the original version. However, it shouldn't matter and I have to recognize that this version is great too, and I invite you to hear our version of this song
I am more of a Schon, Lukather or S.R.V. fan simply because I like rock/blues. But damn, Roy Clark smokes that guitar like a cheap cigar. Just for the hell of it, I would love to see Roy Clark throw in some tapping, reverb, T-Bar and harmonics. That would be fun to watch. Roy has my respect. Damned fine musician.
I've always been a big Roy Clark fan. First of all there are a lot of great guitar players here on youtube and I enjoy listening to every one of them and I hold them all in the highest regard. Having said that Roy Clark is a great entertainer. There are a lot of great entertainers but I don't see how anybody anywhere anytime could have ever picked better flatpick guitar than he does. Roy, I've seen you in Vegas and if you're still hanging in there and you read this keep up the good work.
I saw Roy in Vegas a bunch of years back... HOLY S... well, you get the idea. While I hold all of the guitarists mentioned by ragdoll in high esteem, the truth is they are not as talented as Mr. Clark. At his show that night, he did country, bluegrass, blues, told jokes, and even pulled a few rock tunes. He played guitar and banjo, and mandolin, and just tore the stage up!!! Let's see these rock instrumentalists do that.
ALABAMA JUBILEE: I always remember this song done by the Ferko String Band from Philly of course. I use to play a set of songs on the accordion, I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover, Happy Days Are Here Again, Alabama Jubilee. I played another song which I can't remember the title with another song called Little Girl. Born and Raised in Philly we went to my Aunt Ruthie's to watch the Mummers New Year's Day at Broad and Snyder in hopes of being on TV Channel 6 WFIL /WPHL. Ferko, Aqua, Greater Kensington, and South Philadelphia. We also watched the King Jockeys, the Fancy Divisions and the parade lasted from 9AM to 9PM. We would go to Aunt Ruthie's to warm up with hot chocolate and have home made Psketties and sauce for supper.
Hee Haw was a great show- but unfortunately because of it, many people don't realize what great musicians these guys were. Buck Owens is one of the greatest country singers and songwriters of all time. Don Rich was one pf the most inflectional guitarists of all time. And Roy Clark- well obviously the man is a virtuoso of the first order. Not many guys are on that level, (but his friends Joe Pass, Joe Maphis and George Benson certainly are!)
Oh how true and right you are. I actually hated this show because of the stupidity but I'm ashamed to say I never knew how great Clark is until right now seeing these videos as a 50 year old. That show was not really a good venue for showcasing true talent and lots of these guys had it. It actually made them out to be clowns with instruments but that's the farthest thing from their talent. Roy Clark was a cut-up but in a fun loving way that makes the music even more enjoyable. Thanks Roy and all the greats.
That's a good point- i actually read an interview with Roy Clark awhile back, where he talked a little about this. He said that musicians of the old school viewed themselves as entertainers- their job was to make regular working folk feel better, and enjoy themselves. Later on, popular musicians thought of themselves, and were treated like artists. He wasnt saying 1 way was right or wrong, but i thought it was interesting. Even the great poet of country music, Hank Williams, used to cut up and sell bisquit mix! Or how a lot of younger people didnt realize how great Dolly was until she put out some bluegrass albums. (I also think that is one reason why the older stars seem to like Brad Paisley- he's a bit of a throwback, in a good way.)
Actually, though I wasn't particularly fond of the show, it's through Hee Haw that I became aware of Clark and his great skill. I was a Led Zeppelin fan and an admirer of Jimi Hendrix, but it seemed to me that he was a better guitarist than anyone in rock, Hendrix included.
I was gonna post a coment till I read yours... Right on man. I'm also into Metal, Hard Rock and so forth. You took the words outta my mouth...errrr... the letters off of my finger tips.... Peace.
I love this clip....he contributed so much joy to us and is great at all his crafts and man, he's just so damn funny on top of it all!!! Thanks so much for posting this, enjoy it a great deal!!!!
I saw roy live in branson at his celebrity theatre and boy was he good. This guy is so talented. I think there must'nt be any musical instrument this guy can't play,
Clark was good but one guy who always impressed me in a sort of underdog way was Jerry Reed. Man, he could really play and you wouldn't think it by looking at him. I mean, he could pretty much keep up with Chet Atkins.
Roy was a great entertainer for sure. He is straight picking the song and that is not the way Jerry did it. Nobody can pick this like Jerry did. Jerry was one of the all time unmatched guitar masters.
Even to a death metal fanatic, Roy is one hell of a guitar player and one classy dude. Oh, and love the Byrdland The guy @ 1:26 in the blue plaid shirt is loving it
I love this kind of Guitar playing!...so mood is so uplifting...Long live rockabilly! THe Top 5: Brent Mason Scotty Anderson Albert Lee Roy Clark Danny Gatton
Take a look at a master, folks. A master. A master guitarist and a master entertainer. A brilliant, jovial mind given the blessing of virtuoso guitar talent. Take a look at history, young folks. It doesn't come this pure that much any more.
This is the exact reason I shared this video. I hope the future musicians of this world take note and never forget to study those who came before you. Educate yourselves in all aspects/genres of music. There is endless inspiration awaiting you.
Everyone talks about how well Roy Clark plays musical instruments but I don't think he gets enough credit for his voice. He's got a great voice and more importantly, you can understand all the words he sings. Go listen to this song by other artists. They mumble half the words. Also, I don't know anyone who seem to enjoy himself more and was such a pleasure to watch.
In the 1970’s, Roy was the highest paid performer in country music!
Roy Clark said, "I think there are a world of better guitar players out there than me, but I can claim one thing, and that is, no one ever had a better time playing guitar than me."
I watched Roy on that show when I was a kid and later I really got into heavy metal...but I never stopped listening to Roy...never.
I would have loved to see Roy, Jerry Reed, and Dimebag together. I'd like to think they are sitting somewhere in the heavens and slaying everything with strings.
I remember watching this exact clip when I was 8 or 9, and thought Roy Clark was the greatest guitar player and showman, ever! Still to this day, can anyone entertain a crowd like that? The man was on fire that day. Came here to learn this song for a band I'm auditioning for. Just the guitar parts. Got my work cut out for me.
I was 21 last year when I found out about him. I pretty much ignore modern music and roy just proves to me that's a good choice😂
Roy,Chet,Merle,Jerry,Duane and Scotty...My greatest inspirations in guitar playing!!!Thanks for putting this video back on
born in 65 and to tell you the truth, he was one the best guitarist I have ever seen. None of these so called rock stars could'nt hold a candle to him
No words to describe the greatness of Roy Clark!!!!
My God! What a trip back in time. Pause it and look at the women in the audience. Those hair styles and the glasses. That aside. Roy Clark is one awesome multi-talented instrumentalist. I loved watching him and Buck Owens on Hee-Haw. Thanks for sharing.
RIP Roy Clark and Buck Trent - 2 of the best guitar and banjo players the world has ever seen.
Roy Clark was one of the fastest and greatest guitar players in the history of popular music.
I am really amazed by roy clark. I have been playing for decades. But I respect him very highly as a supreme god gifted true entertainer musician. Maybe there very best at that art. O what audiences he has entertained, what accomplishments ! Staggering really !.
Absolutely amazing guitar player. One of the most under-rated and gifted musicians in history!!!
Country musicians never get the credit they deserve,all the praise goes to rock guitarists like Hedrix,Jimmy Page,Clapton,Eddie Van halen and the list goes on and sure these guys are/were very talented but Roy can play just as good as they can yet gets little recognition simply because he plays country music,and there are lots of other great country guitarists like Vince Gill,Brad Paisley and I'm sure I could name a lot more,and the other guy up there looks like he's playing a Rickenbacker.
I grew up listening to and Watching Roy Clark play - he raised a generation of guitar players. he should be inducted in the Music Hall of Fame ASAP.
Thanks, Roy !!
roy clark is one of the greatest and most underated musicians ever, imo.
...I never get sick of this performance- Roy is one bad-ass guitar picker! I listen to this every few months for inspiration, and you'd never think that anyone could get that kind of tone from a Byrdland!
A God of Guitars
I love it sooo much ....👌👌👌
What a performer! This made me chuckle several times.
He was a master guitarist, Great singer and a great entertainer! Him and Buck Owens made Hee Haw The GREAT show that it was!
Man that’s one loud suit! And Roy, perfect as always.
My goodness. This UA-cam is such a blessing for us music lovers who want to see and hear such marvelous performances as this, Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed's on Alabama Jubilee.
We can actually argue their virtues...this wouldnt have beern possible earlier...Thanks...no, deep abiding gratitude
to the inventor of UA-cam!
Tom
I hope the young fella in the audience went on to be a guitar player... he has all the right moves here!.....
Roy is a master and a legend.
What a musician! Guitar talent on display. What a joyful performance to be seen time and time again. I love my rock gods but as a child watching Hee Haw, Roy Clark was and still is beloved. Rest In Peace dear soul.
I saw Roy Clark on the Odd Couple show just the other night. I'm not a big fan of this style of music but this guy is awesome. Who cares who is better than who, just sit back and enjoy! :)
His talents are very diverse, too; I enjoy his renditions of Malaguena and Tico Tico.
i personally think roy clark wa one of the best entertainers ever.
Yes - Roy Clark is one of the greatest musicians in the history of country music...or any other genre for that matter.
Roy had that Gibson Holler Body, Hollerin'!!! That. was some serious smoke!
Mr Clark is one of the greats of all time!!
Roy and Buck Trent play well with each other..... Porter had a excellent band.😀
I have laughed myself to tears on this one. Shout out for my cousin Chris Wagner. & God don't like ugly...
Fav country guitarist: Roy Clark
Fav rock: Randy Rhoads
ROY RULES! Plus he has a great sense of humor.
RIP Roy! very talented man with a great sense of humor...
i did enjoy. thank you very much!
R.I.P. Roy.
I couldnt have said that better Ed. Same here.
@henningstrannin Could not have said it better. All my life; listening and or watching Roy has always made me happy. And I normally listen to Metal!
Who doesn't like Roy Clark??
Great Performance. Fun to watch!
One of the absolute best.
Genius playing still to this day.
Here in México there is a song called “polka el circo" and is a classical song among the northern music, specially in my home state, tamaulipas, it's a complete diferent gender, and just today I've known that there original song is this one. "polka el circo" is part of my culture and my roots, and it's quite shocking knowing that is not the original version. However, it shouldn't matter and I have to recognize that this version is great too, and I invite you to hear our version of this song
Is it wrong that I'm in love with that gorgeous Gibson jazz?
+Esteban Guitierrez one of the first Gibson "byrdland" !
Genius guitar player.!! I can only imagine how he would have sounded playing through a high gain plexi.!!
I am more of a Schon, Lukather or S.R.V. fan simply because I like rock/blues. But damn, Roy Clark smokes that guitar like a cheap cigar. Just for the hell of it, I would love to see Roy Clark throw in some tapping, reverb, T-Bar and harmonics. That would be fun to watch. Roy has my respect. Damned fine musician.
Believe it or not, the 1st time that I can remember this song, was in the mid '60's, when Freddy Fender, sang this on the old Mike Douglas Show!
My hero Chet Atkins on CMT when it was worth watching Chet said you follow Roy you damn sure better be. good . No arguments from me ,
No one plays guitar better..period
Look at that man play! Go Roy! :D
R.I.P. Roy Clark. You will be missed.
Good lord, that guy can play! He makes it look so effortless too.
I've always been a big Roy Clark fan. First of all there are a lot of great guitar players here on youtube and I enjoy listening to every one of them and I hold them all in the highest regard.
Having said that Roy Clark is a great entertainer. There are a lot of great entertainers but I don't see how anybody anywhere anytime could have ever picked better flatpick guitar than he does. Roy, I've seen you in Vegas and if you're still hanging in there and you read this keep up the good work.
Legend! I worked with Porter years ago, super nice guy!
I saw Roy in Vegas a bunch of years back... HOLY S... well, you get the idea.
While I hold all of the guitarists mentioned by ragdoll in high esteem, the truth is they are not as talented as Mr. Clark.
At his show that night, he did country, bluegrass, blues, told jokes, and even pulled a few rock tunes. He played guitar and banjo, and mandolin, and just tore the stage up!!!
Let's see these rock instrumentalists do that.
ALABAMA JUBILEE: I always remember this song done by the Ferko String Band from Philly of course. I use to play a set of songs on the accordion, I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover, Happy Days Are Here Again, Alabama Jubilee. I played another song which I can't remember the title with another song called Little Girl. Born and Raised in Philly we went to my Aunt Ruthie's to watch the Mummers New Year's Day at Broad and Snyder in hopes of being on TV Channel 6 WFIL /WPHL. Ferko, Aqua, Greater Kensington, and South Philadelphia. We also watched the King Jockeys, the Fancy Divisions and the parade lasted from 9AM to 9PM. We would go to Aunt Ruthie's to warm up with hot chocolate and have home made Psketties and sauce for supper.
Great guitarist and great entertainer. 🙏👏👏👏
Roy Clark and Jerry Reed are my favorites
One of the most entertaining people ever!
RD
AnnaAnnaYES - thank you! It's always nice to hear from a true "subject matter expert" about these things....
I don't care what the setting,
an electric pumpkin orange suit w/ a green tie & a black guitar,
would fit in ANYWHERE.....!
Happy 83rd birthday, Roy Clark.
Hee Haw was a great show- but unfortunately because of it, many people don't realize what great musicians these guys were. Buck Owens is one of the greatest country singers and songwriters of all time. Don Rich was one pf the most inflectional guitarists of all time.
And Roy Clark- well obviously the man is a virtuoso of the first order. Not many guys are on that level, (but his friends Joe Pass, Joe Maphis and George Benson certainly are!)
Oh how true and right you are. I actually hated this show because of the stupidity but I'm ashamed to say I never knew how great Clark is until right now seeing these videos as a 50 year old. That show was not really a good venue for showcasing true talent and lots of these guys had it. It actually made them out to be clowns with instruments but that's the farthest thing from their talent. Roy Clark was a cut-up but in a fun loving way that makes the music even more enjoyable. Thanks Roy and all the greats.
That's a good point- i actually read an interview with Roy Clark awhile back, where he talked a little about this. He said that musicians of the old school viewed themselves as entertainers- their job was to make regular working folk feel better, and enjoy themselves. Later on, popular musicians thought of themselves, and were treated like artists. He wasnt saying 1 way was right or wrong, but i thought it was interesting. Even the great poet of country music, Hank Williams, used to cut up and sell bisquit mix! Or how a lot of younger people didnt realize how great Dolly was until she put out some bluegrass albums. (I also think that is one reason why the older stars seem to like Brad Paisley- he's a bit of a throwback, in a good way.)
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Actually, though I wasn't particularly fond of the show, it's through Hee Haw that I became aware of Clark and his great skill. I was a Led Zeppelin fan and an admirer of Jimi Hendrix, but it seemed to me that he was a better guitarist than anyone in rock, Hendrix included.
Its neat to see Roy letting go. Love the eye-roll.
rest in peace Roy
roy clark rocks. a killer picker.
this is amaaaaazing!!! unbelievely talented this man!!!!
Rest easy Roy.
Truly one of the best!
Wonderful pickin'.
+Frugal Tip One of my all time favs !!!
Roy Clark is just too cool...!
Great clarity & headroom on his vocals!
"Porter, where do you keep the batteries for the suit, Dude?"
I was gonna post a coment till I read yours... Right on man. I'm also into Metal, Hard Rock and so forth. You took the words outta my mouth...errrr... the letters off of my finger tips.... Peace.
I love this clip....he contributed so much joy to us and is great at all his crafts and man, he's just so damn funny on top of it all!!! Thanks so much for posting this, enjoy it a great deal!!!!
Super musical performance !
Great performer!
Virtuose de la guitare et qu'elle pêche Roy !! Yeahh!!
I saw roy live in branson at his celebrity theatre and boy was he good. This guy is so talented. I think there must'nt be any musical instrument this guy can't play,
Love to see performers shred and have fun too
He is a great banjo player. Loved him on HE Haw!
I dig Porter's threads. Roy is the best!
pure talent....like to see some of these new country stars attempt this
Roy Clark Blows Me Away, What a Player. Thanks Heaps, Great Clip!!
roy is one of the most underrated talents there is
Clark was good but one guy who always impressed me in a sort of underdog way was Jerry Reed. Man, he could really play and you wouldn't think it by looking at him. I mean, he could pretty much keep up with Chet Atkins.
Randy Rhoads & Roy Clark = Inspiration
its fun just to watch his face and see his expressions
Roy was a great entertainer for sure. He is straight picking the song and that is not the way Jerry did it. Nobody can pick this like Jerry did. Jerry was one of the all time unmatched guitar masters.
Nice Moserite strapped on to the rhythem guitarist! Didn't see that too often in the old C&W days!
i wish i could find the video where he sings soul song. it was the best
Amazing guitar picker!
under rated genius
Even to a death metal fanatic, Roy is one hell of a guitar player and one classy dude.
Oh, and love the Byrdland
The guy @ 1:26 in the blue plaid shirt is loving it
ok ok i take it back, i like country, THIS kind of country lol
The shot of the crowd is awesome. This is REALLY old.
thanks!!
I love this kind of Guitar playing!...so mood is so uplifting...Long live rockabilly!
THe Top 5:
Brent Mason
Scotty Anderson
Albert Lee
Roy Clark
Danny Gatton
Roy plays one of the first Gibson "Byrdland",the model Hank Garland and Billy Byrd co-designed in 1955 .
Yeah, I'm glad that this is back up too.I was disappointed when it was removed. THANK YOU!
great show of musicianship.
TOTALLY AWESOME!!!