@@officialmetalwill And you're daft if you don't understand the point he's trying to make. Roy was one of the earliest, most prolific musicians to mix comedy with quality instrument playing so future acts such as Tenacious D could find an audience and a market. 😐
his ability to go completely out of sync with the backing to do the train or gunshots or anything, then resume mid-beat on an upstroke perfectly, is amazing.
Roy Clark, Jerry Reed, Ray Stevens, Jim Stafford, all had their playing talent overshadowed by their humorous approach to entertainment. All were top notch musicians.
How so? If he was perhaps it was because is was firstly a comedian, but I don't think anyone would underrate Roy Clark. If they do they haven't heard or seen him play.
Roy always had a goofy, self-deprecating sense of humor. Either you like it, or you don't. Inherent in that is a great self-awareness of his own abilities. Anyone who questions his talent, check out his sessions with Jazz legend Joe Pass. Roy could play anything, with anyone! The fact that he liked to have fun while doing it just adds to his legend.
@Inge Fossen Not completely certain. There's one for sure that is a collection of Hank Williams songs that I think has been re-issued. Just check on UA-cam for examples of their collaboration.
@@decimustv4257 This is a tough one. I tend to think this was sarcasm, but I can't quite tell. Kim has not a single cell of talent. Roy was one of the best to ever inhabit this planet, and back in his day you HAD to be better than good, you had to be great, and he was.
Wikipedia: Clark used humor as a musician as well, and it was not until the mid 1960s that he felt confident enough to perform in public without using humor in his act.[8]
But then again, maybe one shouldn't. All the praise he has gotten from both other great musicians and the general public. At least from what I've seen, heard and read, he is very well known and appreciated as a great inspiration for a lot of today's musicians.
2 years later: In my 30 years of playing guitar, I can count on 3 fingers the amount of times Roy was noted during a conversation about the guitar greats. That conversation was typically reserved for the 80's guitarists everyone knew. Underrated is an underestimation, and hence why he was underrated.
Ya know...when I was 19 I thought I knew shit. I was a bit of a snob about music, really. By then I’d seen The Stones, Zep, Van Halen, RUSH and every other major rock act of that time. So, a buddy of mine who worked with me at a restaurant says he’s got a couple of tickets he can’t use for Roy Clark. Very near front row center at the Albuquerque Convention Center and would I like em’? I says let’s go so we can clown these country bumpkins and make fun of Roy. So, we go in half drunk and talking smack about hayseeds and shit kicking and the lights go down and Doc and Merle, who opened the show, are led out and they sit down and......holy crap!!! 😳 Now I’m in shock at the unbelievably intense guitar playing I had just witnessed when the lights go down again and the backing band kicks it and under a white hot spotlight Roy strolls out and picks up his Guild and the next thing I know it’s over and he’s gone. I mean....he was so good and so funny and so heartfelt that I COMPLETELY lost track of time. His picking, strumming, leads and meter were absolutely spot on the one. And the highlight of the night was when he pulled out this $1,000 Ovation and sang a song for his mom who had just passed and tears welled up in my eyes. I swear, Roy Clark was one of the greatest entertainers I ever had the privilege to see live. He was an artist like no other. He was humorous and tough as steel. Fast fingers and smooth voice. Fair thee well, Roy...and know I will NEVER forget you! Nuff said! 👍🔥
@@ElisandroDeLeon I was more saying that since the routine was likely filmed in the 70's - its impressive that the bits are still funny ~50 years later. a testament to the hilarity of Roy Clark
One of the best guitarists of all time. SUPER talented on many instruments. It's why you know Rolling Stone magazine (and others) are a f*cking joke when they don't even list him in the Top 100. He could play so fast on the guitar, he could give Dave Mustiane from Megadeath a run for his money.
Roy Clark was fired by Jimmy Dean. Jimmy was overheard saying, "He's the most talented person I've ever had to fire!" Roy was constantly late showing up for work and Jimmy was a stickler about being on time. The more you know...
I think the same thing happened to Mingus. As I recall, Duke Ellington wound up firing him half a dozen times because he wouldn't show up on time, but had to keep rehiring him because he was just the best damned bass player in the business.
I remember the Jimmy Dean show but the world will remember him for sausage. The world will remember Roy Clark as one of greatest and most versatile musicians of the 20th century. R.I.P. Roy Clark
I remember as a kid, seeing him on Hee-Haw. I thought all he was about was being just another hillbilly guitar picker. I regret that. As I've grown older I've learned to be amazed by his incredible talent at playing the guitar. Both he and Glen Campbell have become legends to me.
@@dimwitsadvocate6264 - There are too many of us to fit on a poster, I fear. I feel better about being a slow learner since realizing a lot of poor bastards never learn at all.
Guys a genius. If you can't appreciate that.....move on. He's lived a life of musical genius and musical comedy. Either way, he was a master of his trade. God blessed you Roy, and he blessed us with your talents, r.i.p.
Roy always made me get a great big grin on my face whenever he sauntered on stage. I knew something great was going to happen and it always did. RIP Roy, you are sorely missed.
I find this more entertaining that 95% of the comedy you see nowadays. Edit: what the hell is wrong with you people? Can I not state that I enjoy this style of comedy?
Absolutely awesome! And if you like Roy Clark, you may also like Victor Borge on piano. These entertainers didn't need to insult people or use filthy language to entertain. True talents who relied on those talents to entertain and delight audiences. RIP to both. God is entertained now.
I'm embarrassed to say I'm finally, at 44, just now looking into this man. He's a little bit Eddie, plus a lot of Jonathan Winters, and for sure, a true guitarGod. I'm glad I've finally turned my attention to towards him. I have so much to learn and enjoy
a guitar in this persons hands is like having third arm to him and He dealt with it meticulously . What a God given gift to us on Planet Earth . Thank you Sir for all your entertainment and delivering it to the public
Absolutely brilliant! One of the most under-rated guitar players of all time not just because of his technical mastery but because of the amount of fun he has on stage.
if you look up roy clark folsom prison blues, there should be a video of roy when he is older and he explains his meeting with johnny and what he thought
@NORTHWOODSPREPPER1He's right - Cash combined a couple songs to make Folsom Prison but never acknowledged where he got it from and made money off of it. Years later he paid for the rights to the original material so he couldn't be sued for stealing it which would have cost him a fortune. So he stole it and then paid for it.
@@aaronkirchdorfer7779 Funny you mention Terry Kath. If you haven't seen this 25 or 6 to 4 cover (link below), you're really missing out. I know, I thought the same thing when I first saw it. 🤔 CHEERS! 🇺🇸 ua-cam.com/video/ZVaOofVgtFM/v-deo.html
Out of everything I've seen of him, the one thing that stands out the most (aside from obvious talent), is how much of an amazing person he comes across as. That smile is endearing. He looks like the guy everyone would want to be friends with.
Roy Clark was brilliant... his talent here is so obvious, and he makes light of it... paying homage to Johnny Cash, and performing a beautiful comedy act around it. Masterful... and amazing talent!
you know honestly, a lot of people say this isnt Roy at his best. but id say it is, a musical comic, this is him doing what he does best. even if he doesnt demonstrate the best of his guitar skills here, this is certainly him in his true element
Comedian and shredmaster at the same time>......are you kidding? Roy Clark my man!! This will ke3p me from the darkest places in my mind. Damnit, I want some good crepes with lingonberry butter. I guess I'll have to make them myself.
It's hard to imagine that Benny Hill wasn't aware of Roy's schtick, especially the facials - they two just seem too eerily similar. As someone mentioned, because Roy was so funny and such an entertainer they forget what an amazing guitar player he was.
He could shred like anyone else on earth but being able to make people laugh with and instrument is a whole other level of talent that you just don't see much of anywhere else.
there is something surprisingly modern about this guy's akward deadpan sense of humor. good job old man from the past.
That dude is a legend.
@@FishCow Dude, I'm 28.
Maybe because he's one of the greatest musicians and entertainers who ever lived.
@@FishCow Stop
@@FishCow lol you sound like the butthurt simpleton. Ironic.
this guy walked so tenacious d could run
Roy Clark could run like nobody's business.
That's great! I see some similarities for sure.
@@officialmetalwill And you're daft if you don't understand the point he's trying to make. Roy was one of the earliest, most prolific musicians to mix comedy with quality instrument playing so future acts such as Tenacious D could find an audience and a market. 😐
@@officialmetalwill better luck next time feller
@@officialmetalwill you mad bro?
Some serious multitasking going on here - guitar, comedy, sound effects, story telling and reacting to audience etc.
Most don't recognize the talent on display here, high level skills, a pro amongst pros.
indeed!
Jajajajajaja
his ability to go completely out of sync with the backing to do the train or gunshots or anything, then resume mid-beat on an upstroke perfectly, is amazing.
Entertainer. A Multifaceted Entertainer.
This man deserves a longer guitar cable
You ain't lying.....
It was done like that so he didn’t step on it and pull it out of the guitar. Nothing unusual.
ahahahahahahaha!
or at least the cable should buy him a drink first
yeah thats unusual moron. what the fuck are you saying?@@Burnt_Gerbil
"they're probably smokin' whiskey, and drinkin' a big cigar"
lmao, I thought I heard that but I didn't want to stop the music and go back to double check.
So that's where Pat Travers got it.
Haha! Niiiiice
That was my big mistake when i was learning spanish. I invited my colleague to beber tabacco y fumar cafe during the break
"Thanks Mic"
Roy was one of the most underrated guitarists of all time. A great entertainer too!
True.
Roy Clark, Jerry Reed, Ray Stevens, Jim Stafford, all had their playing talent overshadowed by their humorous approach to entertainment. All were top notch musicians.
Yep, if it had a string he could play it 😃
Very!
How so? If he was perhaps it was because is was firstly a comedian, but I don't think anyone would underrate Roy Clark. If they do they haven't heard or seen him play.
He was a fantastic guitar player....He's fooling around here.
Christopher Bako true
he was more than Fantastic he was a guitar god these people have no idea
Well duh!
Umm, yeah, it's a comedy act. The late great Roy Clark is one, if not the, greatest guitarist of all time.
@Leonardo's Truth Folsom Prison Blues is a novelty song and is ripe for parody.
Roy always had a goofy, self-deprecating sense of humor. Either you like it, or you don't. Inherent in that is a great self-awareness of his own abilities. Anyone who questions his talent, check out his sessions with Jazz legend Joe Pass. Roy could play anything, with anyone! The fact that he liked to have fun while doing it just adds to his legend.
@Inge Fossen Not completely certain. There's one for sure that is a collection of Hank Williams songs that I think has been re-issued.
Just check on UA-cam for examples of their collaboration.
The guy could play guitar in his sleep. I think he started performing after years as a studio musician. That’s how Glen Campbell started.
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Roger that
He was such a goofball, I really enjoyed this video.
Actor, comedian, singer, guitar player, Roy had it all covered and had it covered well.
Just say entertainer. Hehe
Back when entertainers got famous for having talent.
So are you saying Kim Kardashian doesn't have talent? Are you serious dude? Man you are disrespectful
@@decimustv4257 xD
@@decimustv4257 This is a tough one. I tend to think this was sarcasm, but I can't quite tell. Kim has not a single cell of talent.
Roy was one of the best to ever inhabit this planet, and back in his day you HAD to be better than good, you had to be great, and he was.
@@decimustv4257 hahahah lol
"Humanity is evolving, just backwards" kind of thing 🤪
I salute you Dude, guru of Dudeism.
Wikipedia: Clark used humor as a musician as well, and it was not until the mid 1960s that he felt confident enough to perform in public without using humor in his act.[8]
aww, it's funny to think people struggled with the same kind of personal insecurities and anxieties throughout so many different time periods.
Ataraxia except he’s probably much better than any of us will ever be
@@ataraxia7439 Why is it funny to think that? It's common sense more than anything.
@Cosmos ! lol I know I was kinda just trolling and being a dick
He dint hold back humor for Hee Haw. Buck Owens needs a shout while we’re here.
Jack black could play him before in a movie
Or a biopic
@@jamesagwe2981 lol whats the difference
monkeyman12328 don’t taint this good mans legacy and talents
jack can't play that well
@@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer no but he can sing and act pretty fucking well
He has a strange face. I see George W. Bush, Muhammed Ali and Benny Hill in there. No, I'm not smoking weed.
and Seth MacFarlane
Yesss😂
I see Jordan Peele
@@thrashedd I'm watching the Twilight Zone right now. Crazy!
Plot twist: they’re smoking crack
If you’re talking best guitarists, and don’t mention Roy Clark……..you’re not knowledgeable enough for the conversation
One could argue Roy Clark is one of, if not the most under rated guitar player of all time.
But then again, maybe one shouldn't.
All the praise he has gotten from both other great musicians and the general public. At least from what I've seen, heard and read, he is very well known and appreciated as a great inspiration for a lot of today's musicians.
For once an appropriate use of the word underrated. He truly was.
2 years later: In my 30 years of playing guitar, I can count on 3 fingers the amount of times Roy was noted during a conversation about the guitar greats. That conversation was typically reserved for the 80's guitarists everyone knew. Underrated is an underestimation, and hence why he was underrated.
Have you seen him play with Brad Paisley (who needs to start writing metal, dude can shred) and he looked at an old man like "dude, CHILL"
Yes. Agreed
R.I.P. Roy Clark. We love your humor and you'll be missed.
This is a gem. We’re fortunate to have footage like this!
"I most certainly SHARE❤ your sentiments indeed!!"😊
A Stupendous SIGNATURED Talent! MR. ROY🎸CLARK❣
He was "THE🎁MAN" 💚*🙏🏼
Ya know...when I was 19 I thought I knew shit. I was a bit of a snob about music, really. By then I’d seen The Stones, Zep, Van Halen, RUSH and every other major rock act of that time.
So, a buddy of mine who worked with me at a restaurant says he’s got a couple of tickets he can’t use for Roy Clark. Very near front row center at the Albuquerque Convention Center and would I like em’? I says let’s go so we can clown these country bumpkins and make fun of Roy.
So, we go in half drunk and talking smack about hayseeds and shit kicking and the lights go down and Doc and Merle, who opened the show, are led out and they sit down and......holy crap!!! 😳
Now I’m in shock at the unbelievably intense guitar playing I had just witnessed when the lights go down again and the backing band kicks it and under a white hot spotlight Roy strolls out and picks up his Guild and the next thing I know it’s over and he’s gone. I mean....he was so good and so funny and so heartfelt that I COMPLETELY lost track of time. His picking, strumming, leads and meter were absolutely spot on the one. And the highlight of the night was when he pulled out this $1,000 Ovation and sang a song for his mom who had just passed and tears welled up in my eyes.
I swear, Roy Clark was one of the greatest entertainers I ever had the privilege to see live. He was an artist like no other. He was humorous and tough as steel. Fast fingers and smooth voice. Fair thee well, Roy...and know I will NEVER forget you! Nuff said! 👍🔥
Damn brotha, well said!!!
Wow - Thanks for writing that up! Sounds like an amazing experience!
this is hilarious in 2020 - Roy is a legend. also, I'd like to acknowledge the "thanks Mic" joke at 3:05; it sounded like the audience missed
lol'd hard
This hilarious regardless of what era or time. Great comedy and talent transcends all time and generations.
I was born in 1986. this is the first time Ive ever even heard of Roy but yes, this man is hilarious.
@@ElisandroDeLeon I was more saying that since the routine was likely filmed in the 70's - its impressive that the bits are still funny ~50 years later. a testament to the hilarity of Roy Clark
@@BluesCat1980 my sentiments exactly - Roy Clark was a genius :)
One of the best guitarists of all time. SUPER talented on many instruments. It's why you know Rolling Stone magazine (and others) are a f*cking joke when they don't even list him in the Top 100. He could play so fast on the guitar, he could give Dave Mustiane from Megadeath a run for his money.
I heard Legendary Roy Clark has passed away today on November 15, 2018. Rest in peace Roy Clark.
One of the best guitar players EVER, hands down.
Like it or not, love it or hate it, get it or don't...you can't deny the talent, Talent TALENT!!!
In all the 57 years on this planet and being a music junkie I’ve never heard of this man , but I’m glad I’ve found him amazing 🙏🇬🇧
WTF?
Likewise mate.
57 years and you never heard of hee haw?! this guy killed every Saturday night in the 70s.
@chiefscalpalot4696 To be fair i live in the UK 🇬🇧
Look up the tv show Hee Haw.. late 70's early 80's!!!! He was the star of the show .. Loved him when I was little..
In those days, Roy Clark was known as a heavy guy. But now he doesn't seem so heavy, he just looks kind of normal weight!
Sad!
That’s an excellent observation
Everyone is fat af anymore.
I presume youre american then lmao
You are an idiot
Roy Clark was fired by Jimmy Dean. Jimmy was overheard saying, "He's the most talented person I've ever had to fire!" Roy was constantly late showing up for work and Jimmy was a stickler about being on time. The more you know...
I think the same thing happened to Mingus. As I recall, Duke Ellington wound up firing him half a dozen times because he wouldn't show up on time, but had to keep rehiring him because he was just the best damned bass player in the business.
Well then I guess that makes Jimmy Dean a jackass. I will never eat that sausage again.
I remember the Jimmy Dean show but the world will remember him for sausage. The world will remember Roy Clark as one of greatest and most versatile musicians of the 20th century. R.I.P. Roy Clark
@@5oclockshadowbanned154 Same with me, except when it is on sale.
Roy was tearing him apart!
I remember as a kid, seeing him on Hee-Haw. I thought all he was about was being just another hillbilly guitar picker. I regret that. As I've grown older I've learned to be amazed by his incredible talent at playing the guitar. Both he and Glen Campbell have become legends to me.
Me too, Steve! I missed out for the same "dull of understanding" reasons. I'm the poster child for the saying, "Youth is wasted on the young".
And you’re an idiot for thinking the people on Hee-Haw were just hillbilly guitar pickers, I’ll assume your parents were trash humans as well
@@jbc_8110 - The irony
@@dimwitsadvocate6264 - There are too many of us to fit on a poster, I fear. I feel better about being a slow learner since realizing a lot of poor bastards never learn at all.
@@onlyrick Good point, Rick. Thank you!
Guys a genius. If you can't appreciate that.....move on. He's lived a life of musical genius and musical comedy. Either way, he was a master of his trade. God blessed you Roy, and he blessed us with your talents, r.i.p.
Roy always made me get a great big grin on my face whenever he sauntered on stage. I knew something great was going to happen and it always did. RIP Roy, you are sorely missed.
this guy was way ahead of his time
I find this more entertaining that 95% of the comedy you see nowadays.
Edit: what the hell is wrong with you people? Can I not state that I enjoy this style of comedy?
Agreed! 😁
Same
Definitely
Good for you
Yes, because intentionally awkward stage presence and delivery is _sO uNpOpUlAr NoWaDaYs._
1:13 I already love this guy
A true gentleman and a genius with a guitar.
You’ve got to know a song extremely well to screw it up on purpose.
he was the master on any stringed instrument I will put Roy Clark up there with any heavy metal or or rock and roll guy!!!!!! rip mr. Roy Clark
Many Rock musicians knew how talented Roy Clark was...
Soo far ahead of the times in his approach to the instrument. He's should be, and is to me, on the mount Rushmore of country pickers.
Just country? A guitar is a guitar.
@@hdpmrr yeah I agree, my mt Rushmore would be Hendrix , Clapton , Vaughn and Clark
He will never get the credit he deserved as one of the guitar greats!!!
Are you making a vow??
@@user-ox5kh3fy8g No...
@@painkillerjones6232 Ask anyone who knows how to shred and they will mention Roy.
When people talk about “greatest guitar” players…Roy Clark must be mentioned as an all time GREAT!!! MASSIVE ALL AROUND ENTERTAINER!!!
That made me tear up.... How blessed I was as a child to group listening to talent like this.
Wow 1964 trolling the audience with a guitar. Ahead of Monty Python and Andy Kaufman. Pure genius.
Roy was just amazing on that guitar. What an entertainer!
Legend on anything with strings!!! RIP Roy Clark! Your music and performances are some of the absolute BEST!!!♥️♥️♥️
Absolutely awesome! And if you like Roy Clark, you may also like Victor Borge on piano. These entertainers didn't need to insult people or use filthy language to entertain. True talents who relied on those talents to entertain and delight audiences. RIP to both. God is entertained now.
RIP Roy. You truly were one of a kind. Thanks for decades worth of laughs and music.
dude is taking the piss and this is how I actually play the guitar
Me during lockdown: 0:28
😂
💀
The "jazz" guitar style is kinda way ahead of his time. Pretty interesting
His shredding was even farther ahead of its time. Roy was putting modern metal guys to shame even back then with his bag of techniques.
What Roy could do with a guitar didn’t even seem like it should be possible. He was amazing!
Roy was awesome. Super talented musician and entertainer plus he was a genuinely good person and helped a ton of fellow musicians.
1:40 he prophesying about the creation of guitar pedals.
and a few years later...
Lay off the drugs bro he ways simply tapping his foot off rhythm in comedic fashion.
I'm embarrassed to say I'm finally, at 44, just now looking into this man. He's a little bit Eddie, plus a lot of Jonathan Winters, and for sure, a true guitarGod. I'm glad I've finally turned my attention to towards him. I have so much to learn and enjoy
Being age 58 I was lucky to see Roy Clark on TV many times decades before Jooow Tooob
I'm 54 and English, so even these TV shows are news to me.
a guitar in this persons hands is like having third arm to him and He dealt with it meticulously . What a God given gift to us on Planet Earth . Thank you Sir for all your entertainment and delivering it to the public
Absolutely brilliant! One of the most under-rated guitar players of all time not just because of his technical mastery but because of the amount of fun he has on stage.
I was never really introduced to Roy Clark. Man was he ahead of his time
Hysterical..Wondering what Cash thought of this.
if you look up roy clark folsom prison blues, there should be a video of roy when he is older and he explains his meeting with johnny and what he thought
I mean, considering he played with Johnny all the time.. Must have like it! :D
Smiley Williams they played it together...can't wipe the smile off my face ua-cam.com/video/T6txoV_mGQg/v-deo.html
Cash stole this song from Beverly Maher and paid 75,000.00 in 1968 for the rights to this song. ua-cam.com/video/eloMTom-fpI/v-deo.html
@NORTHWOODSPREPPER1He's right - Cash combined a couple songs to make Folsom Prison but never acknowledged where he got it from and made money off of it. Years later he paid for the rights to the original material so he couldn't be sued for stealing it which would have cost him a fortune. So he stole it and then paid for it.
ROY CLARK: There was only ONE... Nearly unbelievable TALENT
Thanks to video/audio recordings, men like Roy Clark have achieved a sense of immortality with their performances.
Roy Clark was one of the best guitar players in the world.
the people who gave this video a thumbs down are the people who can't do the foot guitar thing where he makes it go "durdidurdidurdi"
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Do you like Iron & wine ?
Or the people that can spell "Folsom".
Someone asked Jimmy Hendrix “What’s it like to be the world’s best guitarist?”
He replied “I don’t know you’ll have to ask Roy Clark”.
Or Terry Kath
@@aaronkirchdorfer7779
Funny you mention Terry Kath.
If you haven't seen this 25 or 6 to 4 cover (link below), you're really missing out. I know, I thought the same thing when I first saw it. 🤔
CHEERS! 🇺🇸
ua-cam.com/video/ZVaOofVgtFM/v-deo.html
Out of everything I've seen of him, the one thing that stands out the most (aside from obvious talent), is how much of an amazing person he comes across as. That smile is endearing. He looks like the guy everyone would want to be friends with.
I once took my elderly mother to see Roy Clark, I never expected that I would be entertained too. He was a performer for sure.
Roy Clark is easily one of the best and most entertaining performers ever, I could watch this guy for hours!
Amazing guitar and banjo picker, and very funny, too. A true American legend. We miss you Roy!
He’s special. No way around that. Wish I got to see him in his prime. Amazing performer in every way
Indeed! What a lost treasure this "he" is.
Genius guitar player. One of my favorites. This clip always brings a smile to my face.
same here
Never heard this sung by anyone but Johnny Cash - and wow the effects are amazing
Home Free does an interesting acapella cover. You might enjoy that.
Every stringed instrument served Roy faithfully. Not that they had a choice.
Roy Clark is one the all time great guitar players. Even fooling around his playing is outstanding. And he's funny too.
2:37 smoking whiskey? Drinking big cigars?
I recall watching Roy Clark on TV as a young lad. Only now do I recognize just how talented this man truly was. Amazing!
If metal had existed during this mans time he'd of become a metal god
This is timeless, his performance is still funny and enjoyable today which I think is remarkable
They don't make them like that any more, what a talent.
Roy Clark is a national treasure for sure!!!
Hope he's with his old friends now playing music and having a great time with them again....
Nashville legend, could walk into any studio in Los Angeles into any session and take over, and he did it many times
This man should have earned the Presidential Medal of Freedom for introducing Country music to the russians.
Dang, how come I just found out about this guy a few weeks ago? He's incredible!
It’s been a little over a year since we lost this great talent.
Been playing guitar for over 10 years & this man has been a huge inspiration to me.
Van Halen requested lessons from Roy.
Dude, imagine being stuck in Folsom Prison.
It’d honestly suck tbh...
Roy Clark was brilliant... his talent here is so obvious, and he makes light of it... paying homage to Johnny Cash, and performing a beautiful comedy act around it. Masterful... and amazing talent!
He's actually pretty good. He's just being silly. 🙂
you know honestly, a lot of people say this isnt Roy at his best. but id say it is, a musical comic, this is him doing what he does best. even if he doesnt demonstrate the best of his guitar skills here, this is certainly him in his true element
Who the fuck has ever said this? Your not unique, stop arguing with ghosts loser.
Love Roy. Amazingly talented guitar player. He also had the comedy gene, too. His timing is sooo god.
The man was hilarious. The man was a beast with the instruments. I'm so glad we have his music and videos left behind.
Honestly, no disrespect to Jimi or Eddie or a dozen others…Roy Clark was the best.
Comedian and shredmaster at the same time>......are you kidding? Roy Clark my man!! This will ke3p me from the darkest places in my mind. Damnit, I want some good crepes with lingonberry butter. I guess I'll have to make them myself.
good music with funny comedy! win win
It's hard to imagine that Benny Hill wasn't aware of Roy's schtick, especially the facials - they two just seem too eerily similar. As someone mentioned, because Roy was so funny and such an entertainer they forget what an amazing guitar player he was.
And amazing banjo player, and mandolin player...
venimo and banjo and fiddle and every instrument he put his golden hands on
He could shred like anyone else on earth but being able to make people laugh with and instrument is a whole other level of talent that you just don't see much of anywhere else.
@2:26 that’s so hard to do! Tapping the wrong beat with your foot...WHILE PLAYING!!
I’m so mad I didn’t think to do that scratching/gun effect before this lmao
This guy could play the banjo like nobody's business. Roy was the man.
So to recap, he created a freight train noise, a machine gun, creeking wood, slides with a microphone stand, and with his damn foot....legendary.
And he did that thing with his thumb there on the top like dern-de-de-dern-de-de-dern...
Roy Clark was an all time great guitarist. He oozed with technical ability! Absolutely fantastic guitarist!
One of the most talented musicians of all time. If it has strings this man could play it.
great guitarist.
great humorist.
pure talent.
Sounds just like that other one, ah yes, Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cosh.
Maybe because it is THE SAME SONG!!!!! Clown!!!!
@@paulfrombrooklyn5409 Whoosh!