I discovered him about 15-20 years ago from searching for as many recordings of Malaguena as I could find. I got a kick out of how some American country guy was the best of them all 😁
My parents bought tickets to see him in Vegas (They had to drag me) when I was 15. Did not want to listen to a Hee Haw country singer in 1985 ish Vegas style show. I was blown away by his versatility and comedic timing. This coming from a hard rock, led zep, AC DC, Van Halen lover. He was one of the best performers I ever saw. He played many instruments so well it was surprising. It showed me not to be so judgemental and I learned to give other genre's more respect over the years.
I love Roy Clark, big fan of him, he was a virtuoso. But what you describe never happened. Never. It's an urban myth that has been knocked around for decades. Sometimes, it's Hendrix saying it about Rory Gallagher, sometimes about Billy Gibbons, Phil Keaggy, Roy Buchanan, sometimes others. Sometimes it's Eric Clapton saying it about Prince. Whomever your favorite guitarist is, just insert their name in the quote, and you can start a new urban myth. But, the reality is, Hendrix never said it about anyone, including himself.
Funny, I heard a similar story but it was about singers. Freddie Mercury was asked what It's like to be the best singer and he said, "I don't know, ask Steve Perry". So it looks like this saying takes different forms depending on who you want to reference.
Roy Clark played classical guitar, pop, bluegrass, country, blues, Latin music, rockabilly, etc. I doubt he ever encountered a string instrument he didn't master. He was a boxer prior to his country music career. At age 17 he won 15 fights in a row. He considered a career in baseball. He was a multi-faceted man. He never demanded or craved the limelight. On his TV show HEEHAW he enjoyed time with his peers and never had to be a The Star. He was a true Good Old Country Boy and a terrific person. All on top of being a highly talented musician.
Roy Clark is definitely one of the greatest, Jerry Reed is someone you should take a listen to. He too is an outstanding guitarist. Glenn Campbell is in his own right awesome.
Jerry Reed and Glen Campell both are above the normal 'Good Players'..Most folks have no clue about either of them....Thanks for the reminder....just my opinion
An interesting experience: I recently watched a video ranking ‘best ever’ guitarists. a) Roy Clark wasn’t even mentioned. b) Jimi Hendrix, who was declared numero uno on that list, was once asked what it was like to be the greatest guitarist ever. Jimi’s response? “I don’t know, ask Roy Clark.”
Always heard he said that about Phil keagy " a christian rock guitarist" on the Ed sulluvan show.. i heard that when I was a teenager.. now I d like to hear the clip myself to know for sure.. You can t go wrong with either one
People that continually put Jimi Hendrix on "best ever" lists obviously have limited exposure to talented guitarists. Hell, Jimi Hendrix was just a noise maker in reallity.
@@MrSpanky2001 comon now is all different styles of music Hendrix was not a noise maker and he played guitar very well just like Roy Clark played guitar very well Eddie Van Halen played guitar very well they all got their own niche in the music world to say someone is a noise maker is ignorant
No, his father was a semiprofessional musician that played guitar, banjo, and fiddle and his mother played the piano. His parents taught him to play those instruments.
Roy always said doing hee haw held back his career. He could play guitar, banjo, mandolin and anything with strings. Also he play rock, country, jazz and blues. He was very underrated and unappreciated. RIP roy.
@@smallblockchevy1022 I left out a lot! Amazing talented musicians. I have a good friend who played with the best. He finally hung up hid guitar. Sad day.
Roy was absolutely amazing, at the top of the 'heap' on stringed instruments but a master on the guitar. However, as great as he was, there was another who even Roy wanted to learn from, as did MANY guitarists around the world, that was Glen Campbell. Glen was mostly known for his vocals but his 12-string ability - AMAZING. Check him out when you get a chance. You will NOT be disappointed. These days, it's Tommy Emanuel.
Somewhere there's a clip of Roy wearing 3-inch platform shoes (ahh, 1970!) and using his heel to play slide-while it's on his foot! Kind of like his response to Jimi. sbigford is right on, though, about Tommy Emmanuel being the living master. You can hear him channeling chicago blues with Joe Bonamassa and then flip to him blowing his own mind on Classical Gas and then hear him play bluegrass with Molly Tuttle and Beatles with Jake Shimabukuro. and every second of every one of these performances he's wearing an insanely blissed out smile. Everyone who ever picked up the guitar dreamed of someday visiting the place where these players have lived.
@@SlightReturn666 Baloney - Glen could play bagpipes which is stupid hard left brain right brain coordination - and a crapload of other instruments. Glen played on more records as a member of the Wrecking Crew than 99% of other guitarists. He was a phenomenal player absolutely in the same league as Tommy. Tommy can be criticized for being somewhat over the top losing the point of the music sometimes...maniacal Travis picking gets annoying. 🎸
When people say it isn't talent, it is just hard work, I point to guys like Roy Clark, Glen Campbell, Chet Atkins, etc. Sure, the technique is hard work, but being able to play any genre so effortlessly takes a lot of talent as well.
The thing I have noticed over the years..many many years..his soul and his passion flows outward from his body to where his ad audience can see it, feel it, and be it.
I emailed Roy's manager many years ago, and I stated that Roy was a musical influence and hero of mine and he is one of the reasons why I picked up a guitar. I doubted that that Roy would ever see that email. Two weeks later there was an email from Roy's manager and he said he read Roy the email, and that Roy was honored to have been an influence on my life and to "Keep on pickin!" Roy was the best.
For those of us old folk who experienced and enjoyed Roy Clark all during his career, this is right along with his known talents. He was amazing at all times!
I've watched a number of perfomances with Roy and Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown. They did an album together called 'Makin Music'. Gatemouth is a talented player himself. You would enjoy listening to some of their music together, they always had a good time
Regardless of the heehaw stereotype that he is often pigeon hold in, the guy was frankly one of the top players of his day. You name it, he played it and played it well. Blue grass, country, jazz, blues. A master Love it.
You expressed it perfectly sir ! He could play any genre of music as if he was the one who created it. Such an enbelievable talent ! The world is a lesser place without Roy Clark.
I saw Roy perform Live in the late 70s. He actually patted me on the back and spoke to me as he made his entrance. He took the audience on a tour of many different genres of music. One of the best was Spanish Flamenco style. He could play any stringed instrument ever made.
Roy Clark said in an interview that when he was young, he would visit many different clubs and “steal” the licks of many different guitarists. His words was “steal them blind”. He said that it wasn’t until much later that he heard that many of them would say, “oh no, it’s that kid again”. He could play everything from classical to country/bluegrass, and blues to rock. I am pretty sure that he had put his mind to it, he could have played heavy metal 🤘. He was a true entertainer by every sense of the word. I love his appearance on the Odd Couple show and the reaction of Tony Randall and Jack Klugman. It would have been amazing to be sitting right next to him as he played.
I live right outside Branson, and grew up back stage at several Branson shows, my dad was a sound tech, and his friend ran sound for Roy Clark. Sid always had some epic stories about them riding motorcycles, practical jokes they would play, I wish I would have been old enough to remember more of the details.
Many years ago Roy did an interview about his first guitar that only had 3 strings on it and was second hand. Roy's quest for different sounds was birthed with that same guitar or any other instrument he played.
Roy Clark was a gift to the world of music. He literally could do it all. He did classical, country /Western, Blues, funk, Spanish/Flamengo and Rock. And he could do it with a banjo, fiddle or guitar. His version of 12th Sreet. Rag is just amazing.
Roy CLark was the man. He played multiple instruments and he played them all very well and he could play any genre you wanted. Truly one of the best musicians that ever played.
I was totally surprised that you had anything like that with Roy Clark I've always talked about how good he was but I had no idea that he could play the blues like that wonderful thanks for that!
Some say he was THE GOAT when it came down to it on the guitar. God's gift to us all who appreciate the stringed instrument's. I loved hearing him play the box guitar. A genius!
Roy was an amazing musician and he was a wonderful person. His level of guitar mastery is unmatched. As a guitar and fiddle player myself, I was so blessed to have known Roy.
People are always surprised when a country player, plays blues. Or when a blues player, plays country. But people forget that both blues and country originate from the same great state of Tennessee. They're essentially sibling genres of music.
Ah, Mr Boyd, I'm 70 years old, grew up listening to RoynClark on the AM radio, The Grand Ol' Opery, and had the chance and honor to attend a half dozen of his live shows. He never played alone, but would have on the venue other artists such as Chet Atkins, Boots Randolph, and many others. Each would play a set, then all would come together for a final set together. What was great, they didn't forget the smaller "big" cities in western Texas, Lubbock, Amarillo, Abilene,... sure kept their fans enamored of them, and of course, buying records, always for sale in the lobby. Thanks for the memories, my friend.
I almost forgot if you do a quick search Roy Clark appeared on the TV show The Odd Couple and did an 8 minute rendition of pretty much every type of music you could ever want to hear on a stringed instrument. Might be one of TV's greatest musical moments
Roy was the man to watch on any tv broadcast back in the day. He inspired me to play as a kid. Used to sit there and watch Hee-Haw and the Glen Campbell Show just to watch him play. Fun and amazing at the same time.
It doesn't matter what string instrument he picked up, he was a master at it. There is a video of him playing on the TV show The Odd Couple that is absolutely fantastic, he tears the house down with his playing.
As I think I may have mentioned previously, Roy spent many of his years learning to play in Washington, DC. He moved there as a young man, I'm sure he played and learned in many of the old blues joints back in the day.
I don't remember where I saw the interview, but he began playing by ear, and it made him hugely adaptable as an instrumentalist. He could pick up rhythm and tuning quickly, and in 60+ years of playing, I can imagine it became almost instinctual.
You can tell by the guitar phrasing & speed in the Roy Clarke blues piece that he was not just repeating memorized blues lines but was playing solos as he was thinking them, added some Roy flavor but staying true to the genre...(respecting the blues)
Thanks for the show. I've never heard Roy Play any blues. However I was not surprised by This. I'm a guitarist and Roy has been inspiring Me since I was a kid. Please keep showcasing Your Inspiration.
Roy Clark, Chet Atkins, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Glenn Campbell were absolutely masters of the guitar and all of them should be included in the Greatest list for all time!
It doesn't get any better then this. Roy Clark, has to be the most talented artist, who can just pick up any instrument and make it sing. There isn't any bigger praise to give him except he is truly wonderful
What you're seeing is a master doing what he love to do. What's even more amazing is the fact that he's playing left handed in this video. Every other video I've ever seen he's playing right handed. It shows how great he really was
Folks if I am not mistaken he was playing this left handed all his other videos he's playing right handed. He was tremendously talented. Talk about ambidextrous !!! This is amazing.
Bluegrass musicians are really similar to jazz musicians, incredible technical skill, good music sense, and lots of improvisational ability. The best can cross genres simply because they're already playing at a level way beyond most other instrumentalists.
Well he could sing and he was a good singer his playing was his favorite place to be his comfort zone and he showing the most there. I think he realized as a country music singer there were so many singers but nobody could play the way he could.
Roy is right handed, BTW. He was indeed a rare talent-saw him many times and respect him greatly. He was a virtuoso performer, and comedic talent. However, anyone who got to see Danny Gatton up close, with his effortless hybrid picking technique (song choices were often weird) but watch his “ Solos and improvisations-compilation” “Redneck jazz explosion” or especially his “Linus and Lucy Medley” all the way thru--to witness something like Roy Clark on speed. Gatton played multiple genres, often in the same song, and was in a class by himself. His album work was erratic, but “Humbler Stakes His Claim” album and “Unfinished Business” are exceptional, however. Jerry Reed, Chet Atkins were contemporaries of Roy’s and also, pickers extra-ordinare!
I worked with Roy Clark back when I was doing the advertising for Gibson. He was a cool a person as he was a great guitarist...went out of his way to make my job easy.
I recently started watching some of the old recordings of the Jimmy Dean Show where Roy was a regular guest on quite a few times and there was a couple of times where Roy played the blues and it’s fantastic that show was on from like 1960-66 . It just tells me that Roy wasn’t just a country boy he must have spent time listening to the blues which is awesome , Roy was just a great musician all around…👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Kudos to you senor Boyd! Indeed Roy Clark was a wonder! You must hear him and Glen Campbell together on Glen's album called 'The Astounding 12 String Guitar of Glen Campbell'. They will both amaze you! And neither could read music! Unbelieveable! Koko! Melty
ive seen vidoes of Roy playing with Glenn Campbell, Joe Pass, Chet Atkins to name a few, and he kept up with each of them just fine. he was a great player.
When Roy was doing shows in Branson, he gave the audience something from every genre as well as playing the banjo, fiddle, and occasionally the mandolin. Always a great show! What a talent. He has a very insightful song titled "Yesterday When I Was Young" that his friend and baseball great Mickey Mantle requested for his funeral as he felt it summed up his life.
Roy also played the violin on an episode of The Odd Couple which was filmed before a live studio audience. Search UA-cam for Roy Clark on the Odd Couple.
Great musicians can play just about anything. I know a few trumpet players that just switch from classical music, to jazz, to pop without even thinking about it. Roy was not only a great guitar player, but also a great musician, so it came easy to him.
They stopped this a few years ago sadly, The Alaska Railroad used to run an annual event after tourist season was over called the Blues Train. You would get on the train in Anchorage with live music on the train and go to Seward. Where you would offload, check in to a hotel that was part of the package. Get bussed to a local bar where there was a huge BBQ laid out and more live Blues. You would stay there until close, eating, drinking, and jamming out with amazing music then get bussed back to your hotel. At noon the next day everyone would get back on the train and go back to Anchorage. My wife and I did this until they stopped after we found out about it, a totally amazing experience.
I saw Roy Clark pickin' and a grinnin' with Buck Owens on Hee Haw, where he cranked out country licks like a master. Then I saw him on The Odd Couple, doing Malaguena. Perhaps the most underrated guitarist ever. There is nothing this guy couldn't play like he wrote it.
1976 I went to a movie in Monticello NY that included a feature short of Roy playing at a State Fair...Roy had enough licks to make it to the center of a bag of tootsie pops
You are doing great! Love how stoic you seemed earlier on, and how much more you have opened us up to your wide variety of tastes and really getting to discover tremendous talents. From the amazing Harry Mack, to Roy Clark, and suddenly Weird Al HAHAHA love it all keep up the great work!
Roy Clark was a Master of stringed instruments PERIOD... 1 OF THE BEST EVER TO GRACE THE STAGE PERIOD... DON'T LET HIM BE MISSED...
Roy Clark is a genius. I saw him live long time ago and it’s an experience I will never forget so glad. You found him
I grew up hearing his music. He was, and probably still should be considered one of the greatest guitar players ever.
Agree!
I discovered him about 15-20 years ago from searching for as many recordings of Malaguena as I could find. I got a kick out of how some American country guy was the best of them all 😁
My parents bought tickets to see him in Vegas (They had to drag me) when I was 15. Did not want to listen to a Hee Haw country singer in 1985 ish Vegas style show. I was blown away by his versatility and comedic timing. This coming from a hard rock, led zep, AC DC, Van Halen lover. He was one of the best performers I ever saw. He played many instruments so well it was surprising. It showed me not to be so judgemental and I learned to give other genre's more respect over the years.
Absolutely
Agree 3!
Roy was just a prodigy. A true musician the likes of which we don’t see often.
The fact that he played it clean without any effects to hide behind is a testament to his genius.
The fact he played it left handed got me.
@@michaelmurphy1127 Picture is probably mirrored to be backwards here, he was a right handed player, but with Roy Clark, you never know! lol
@@thomastimlin1724 You are correct, I saw another film of it and he was right handed. Unbelievable talent.
@@michaelmurphy1127 It's the regular youtube filtering. Wish reactors would say before the video starts.
Jimi Hendrix was asked once What is it like being the best guitarist in the world and Jimi said I don't know ask Roy Clark
I love Roy Clark, big fan of him, he was a virtuoso. But what you describe never happened. Never. It's an urban myth that has been knocked around for decades. Sometimes, it's Hendrix saying it about Rory Gallagher, sometimes about Billy Gibbons, Phil Keaggy, Roy Buchanan, sometimes others. Sometimes it's Eric Clapton saying it about Prince. Whomever your favorite guitarist is, just insert their name in the quote, and you can start a new urban myth. But, the reality is, Hendrix never said it about anyone, including himself.
Not sure but there seems to be some validity to Jimi saying Terry Kath was his favorite..
@@satrams Jimi did think that both Terry Kath and Leslie West were better than him
Funny, I heard a similar story but it was about singers. Freddie Mercury was asked what It's like to be the best singer and he said, "I don't know, ask Steve Perry". So it looks like this saying takes different forms depending on who you want to reference.
Ah no he didn't
Roy Clark played classical guitar, pop, bluegrass, country, blues, Latin music, rockabilly, etc. I doubt he ever encountered a string instrument he didn't master. He was a boxer prior to his country music career. At age 17 he won 15 fights in a row. He considered a career in baseball. He was a multi-faceted man. He never demanded or craved the limelight. On his TV show HEEHAW he enjoyed time with his peers and never had to be a The Star. He was a true Good Old Country Boy and a terrific person. All on top of being a highly talented musician.
I had no idea he boxed as a teenager. Thanks for sharing.
Roy Clark is definitely one of the greatest, Jerry Reed is someone you should take a listen to. He too is an outstanding guitarist. Glenn Campbell is in his own right awesome.
Jerry Reed and Glen Campell both are above the normal 'Good Players'..Most folks have no clue about either of them....Thanks for the reminder....just my opinion
Also you can add Jim Stafford. He was famous for his comedy but he can still play amazing guitar.
An interesting experience: I recently watched a video ranking ‘best ever’ guitarists.
a) Roy Clark wasn’t even mentioned.
b) Jimi Hendrix, who was declared numero uno on that list, was once asked what it was like to be the greatest guitarist ever. Jimi’s response? “I don’t know, ask Roy Clark.”
On that interview Jimi’s response? “I don’t know, I will ask Claption" when I see him. That was a Dick Cavete show
Always heard he said that about Phil keagy " a christian rock guitarist" on the Ed sulluvan show.. i heard that when I was a teenager.. now I d like to hear the clip myself to know for sure.. You can t go wrong with either one
I always heard that Jimi's answer to that question was "I don't know. Why don't you ask Rory Gallagher?"
People that continually put Jimi Hendrix on "best ever" lists obviously have limited exposure to talented guitarists. Hell, Jimi Hendrix was just a noise maker in reallity.
@@MrSpanky2001 comon now is all different styles of music Hendrix was not a noise maker and he played guitar very well just like Roy Clark played guitar very well Eddie Van Halen played guitar very well they all got their own niche in the music world to say someone is a noise maker is ignorant
I grew up watching him on Hee Haw. I had no idea he was anything but country. He could play anything!
👍I came to the comments to say exactly the same thing. My parents liked Hee Haw. I tolerated it. If I had only known more...
Roy was country & we country music fans adored him but country was not popular at the time & i think that is why he was seriously underrated.
Roy could absolutely play anything he was brilliant self taught musician. And he was amazing at whatever he did. Definitely.
No, his father was a semiprofessional musician that played guitar, banjo, and fiddle and his mother played the piano. His parents taught him to play those instruments.
Did you notice he was playing left handed. He is a right handed player👍
@@timcummings3089 it's being played mirror-imaged--look at the wedding ring.
Roy was one of the greatest string instrument musicians and entertainer of all time. His personality was heartwarming. RIP Mr. Roy Clark
Roy always said doing hee haw held back his career. He could play guitar, banjo, mandolin and anything with strings. Also he play rock, country, jazz and blues. He was very underrated and unappreciated. RIP roy.
But he was so good on Hee Haw. It showcased his comedy acting abilities, in addition to his music.
Roy Clark, Chet Atkins, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Glenn Campbell were absolutely masters of the guitar
What about Tommy Emmanuel?
@@smallblockchevy1022 I left out a lot! Amazing talented musicians. I have a good friend who played with the best. He finally hung up hid guitar. Sad day.
@@skmarrama I know it's hard to include everyone.. I was just messin' with ya a little 😁
@@smallblockchevy1022 😂 I can take it!
Jimi wasn't mentioned because he is the accepted god-like character.
Seeing Roy live so many years ago was an honor and blessing. Happy you enjoyed this.
Roy was absolutely amazing, at the top of the 'heap' on stringed instruments but a master on the guitar. However, as great as he was, there was another who even Roy wanted to learn from, as did MANY guitarists around the world, that was Glen Campbell. Glen was mostly known for his vocals but his 12-string ability - AMAZING. Check him out when you get a chance. You will NOT be disappointed. These days, it's Tommy Emanuel.
Somewhere there's a clip of Roy wearing 3-inch platform shoes (ahh, 1970!) and using his heel to play slide-while it's on his foot! Kind of like his response to Jimi. sbigford is right on, though, about Tommy Emmanuel being the living master. You can hear him channeling chicago blues with Joe Bonamassa and then flip to him blowing his own mind on Classical Gas and then hear him play bluegrass with Molly Tuttle and Beatles with Jake Shimabukuro. and every second of every one of these performances he's wearing an insanely blissed out smile. Everyone who ever picked up the guitar dreamed of someday visiting the place where these players have lived.
@@tcvermont5947 Yep, there are only 4 CGPs - Certified Guitar Players as designated by Chet Atkins and Tommy (and Jerry Reed) are two of them. 🎸
Glen Campbell was a pretty good player but come on he is not even remotely close to Tommy Emmanuel or even Roy Clark for that matter
@@SlightReturn666 Baloney - Glen could play bagpipes which is stupid hard left brain right brain coordination - and a crapload of other instruments. Glen played on more records as a member of the Wrecking Crew than 99% of other guitarists. He was a phenomenal player absolutely in the same league as Tommy. Tommy can be criticized for being somewhat over the top losing the point of the music sometimes...maniacal Travis picking gets annoying. 🎸
@@cuda426hemi nah. His ability to play the bagpipes is irrelevant. He's a good player but not even in the same galaxy as Tommy
The reason why he was so good is because he was a musician that played multiple styles and never limited himself.
When people say it isn't talent, it is just hard work, I point to guys like Roy Clark, Glen Campbell, Chet Atkins, etc. Sure, the technique is hard work, but being able to play any genre so effortlessly takes a lot of talent as well.
The thing I have noticed over the years..many many years..his soul and his passion flows outward from his body to where his ad audience can see it, feel it, and be it.
I emailed Roy's manager many years ago, and I stated that Roy was a musical influence and hero of mine and he is one of the reasons why I picked up a guitar. I doubted that that Roy would ever see that email. Two weeks later there was an email from Roy's manager and he said he read Roy the email, and that Roy was honored to have been an influence on my life and to "Keep on pickin!" Roy was the best.
Thank you for keeping Roy's music alive. I genuinely never knew he played the blues, but I always figured he would be great if he did. And he was!!!!
Roy Clark is awesome! You could talk about anything and people would like it
For those of us old folk who experienced and enjoyed Roy Clark all during his career, this is right along with his known talents. He was amazing at all times!
Roy was a master multi-instrumentalist with a touch of humor. I remember being impressed by him in the 70s as a kid.
I've watched a number of perfomances with Roy and Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown. They did an album together called 'Makin Music'. Gatemouth is a talented player himself. You would enjoy listening to some of their music together, they always had a good time
Absolutely, that album is classic. The album he did with Joe Pass is another great one. Roy was one of the very best.
Regardless of the heehaw stereotype that he is often pigeon hold in, the guy was frankly one of the top players of his day. You name it, he played it and played it well. Blue grass, country, jazz, blues. A master Love it.
Roy Clark was the master of his craft. He could play any style of music. The Maestro.
Roy Clark is one of the greats. Seems he listened to everything, and he could play anything.
AS much as I have loved Roy Clark, I never realized what a fantastic guitar player he was until you started reacting to him.
I was blessed to meet and hear Mr. Clark,El Roi. Amazing talent!
Roy Clark is a master of the guitar, banjo and violin!!
Don’t forget the mandolin
roy clark is/was an immensely talented musician and singer the equal to whom i have never seen
This man was a genius in every type of music. I doubt there will be another like him.
this old boy could play anything and damn well at that! Legend
You expressed it perfectly sir ! He could play any genre of music as if he was the one who created it. Such an enbelievable talent ! The world is a lesser place without Roy Clark.
I saw Roy perform Live in the late 70s. He actually patted me on the back and spoke to me as he made his entrance. He took the audience on a tour of many different genres of music. One of the best was Spanish Flamenco style. He could play any stringed instrument ever made.
Roy Clark could play anything with strings. The man was out of this world talented.
Roy Clark said in an interview that when he was young, he would visit many different clubs and “steal” the licks of many different guitarists. His words was “steal them blind”. He said that it wasn’t until much later that he heard that many of them would say, “oh no, it’s that kid again”. He could play everything from classical to country/bluegrass, and blues to rock. I am pretty sure that he had put his mind to it, he could have played heavy metal 🤘. He was a true entertainer by every sense of the word. I love his appearance on the Odd Couple show and the reaction of Tony Randall and Jack Klugman. It would have been amazing to be sitting right next to him as he played.
he was not only a guitar monster, but also fiddle and banjo (and god only knows what else). and by all accounts just a nice guy as well.
Roy could PLAY Anything!
ya.. he is / was incredible, wish I could've seen him in person, just thankful we have these vids.
I live right outside Branson, and grew up back stage at several Branson shows, my dad was a sound tech, and his friend ran sound for Roy Clark. Sid always had some epic stories about them riding motorcycles, practical jokes they would play, I wish I would have been old enough to remember more of the details.
He is a legend brother.. I'm glad you are hearing and loving this artist , definitely one of the GOATS! LOVE YOUR REACTIONS MAN, YOU ARE A COOL CAT.
Many years ago Roy did an interview about his first guitar that only had 3 strings on it and was second hand.
Roy's quest for different sounds was birthed with that same guitar or any other instrument he played.
I'm 66 here in January 2023, I had never heard Roy play this before.
We sure can miss beautiful events in our lifetime.
Thanks for this video.
Roy Clark just had a God-given talent. There's no other explanation.
Roy Clark was a gift to the world of music. He literally could do it all. He did classical, country /Western, Blues, funk, Spanish/Flamengo and Rock. And he could do it with a banjo, fiddle or guitar. His version of 12th Sreet. Rag is just amazing.
Roy CLark was the man. He played multiple instruments and he played them all very well and he could play any genre you wanted. Truly one of the best musicians that ever played.
I was totally surprised that you had anything like that with Roy Clark I've always talked about how good he was but I had no idea that he could play the blues like that wonderful thanks for that!
He was playing left handed on this. He is a right handed player.. Nice
Some say he was THE GOAT when it came down to it on the guitar. God's gift to us all who appreciate the stringed instrument's. I loved hearing him play the box guitar. A genius!
Roy was a musical genius. He was also a very humble and funny man.I was fortunate to grow up listening to him.
I just came from a video of Clark playing flamenco…hearing him in a completely different style is mind blowing.
Roy Clark was a true genius!
Roy was an amazing musician and he was a wonderful person. His level of guitar mastery is unmatched. As a guitar and fiddle player myself, I was so blessed to have known Roy.
If you notice he is playing left handed, in others he plays right handed. The man is unbelievable.
Is the video reversed?
Mirror image
People are always surprised when a country player, plays blues. Or when a blues player, plays country. But people forget that both blues and country originate from the same great state of Tennessee. They're essentially sibling genres of music.
Ah, Mr Boyd, I'm 70 years old, grew up listening to RoynClark on the AM radio, The Grand Ol' Opery, and had the chance and honor to attend a half dozen of his live shows. He never played alone, but would have on the venue other artists such as Chet Atkins, Boots Randolph, and many others. Each would play a set, then all would come together for a final set together.
What was great, they didn't forget the smaller "big" cities in western Texas, Lubbock, Amarillo, Abilene,... sure kept their fans enamored of them, and of course, buying records, always for sale in the lobby. Thanks for the memories, my friend.
To hear him play yet another way, try Roy’s Guitar Boogie.
How about Meleguania, incredible!!!!!!!
Even better listen to Rory Gallaghers Mcovey Boogie
I almost forgot if you do a quick search Roy Clark appeared on the TV show The Odd Couple and did an 8 minute rendition of pretty much every type of music you could ever want to hear on a stringed instrument. Might be one of TV's greatest musical moments
Roy was the man to watch on any tv broadcast back in the day. He inspired me to play as a kid. Used to sit there and watch Hee-Haw and the Glen Campbell Show just to watch him play. Fun and amazing at the same time.
Roy Clark was very talented and underrated.
He sat in with us at the Montreux Jazz fest in 1979 when I played with B.B.King. He jammed!
It doesn't matter what string instrument he picked up, he was a master at it. There is a video of him playing on the TV show The Odd Couple that is absolutely fantastic, he tears the house down with his playing.
Roy Clark was just such an amazing performer and musician. Any accolades given to him are understatements.
Great video Mr LBoyd!! So many people have yet to discover the brilliance of Roy Clark. So glad to have discovered your channel, I'll be back!
I have always loved Roy Clark - what a great musician!! Love some of his facial expressions as well!
As I think I may have mentioned previously, Roy spent many of his years learning to play in Washington, DC. He moved there as a young man, I'm sure he played and learned in many of the old blues joints back in the day.
DC was a hotbed of guitar talent back then. Roy Buchannon, Danny Gatton, John Fahey, Jorma Kauko
Yes Sir, Roy Clark was a Guitar King. No doubts.
I love how he does something with every note. He doesn't just play it, he does something with it.
I don't remember where I saw the interview, but he began playing by ear, and it made him hugely adaptable as an instrumentalist. He could pick up rhythm and tuning quickly, and in 60+ years of playing, I can imagine it became almost instinctual.
You can tell by the guitar phrasing & speed in the Roy Clarke blues piece that he was not just repeating memorized blues lines but was playing solos as he was thinking them, added some Roy flavor but staying true to the genre...(respecting the blues)
Thanks for the show.
I've never heard Roy
Play any blues. However
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Please keep showcasing
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Roy Clark, Chet Atkins, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Glenn Campbell were absolutely masters of the guitar and all of them should be included in the Greatest list for all time!
It doesn't get any better then this. Roy Clark, has to be the most talented artist, who can just pick up any instrument and make it sing. There isn't any bigger praise to give him except he is truly wonderful
I miss Roy Clark. As a kid I used to watch Hee Haw and discovered him there.
From flamenco to the blues. Dude did it all. Roy Clark freakin' rules.
What you're seeing is a master doing what he love to do. What's even more amazing is the fact that he's playing left handed in this video. Every other video I've ever seen he's playing right handed. It shows how great he really was
I think the video image is flipped, but point taken. Dude could play any style of music you wanted him to and could play it well.
Folks if I am not mistaken he was playing this left handed all his other videos he's playing right handed. He was tremendously talented. Talk about ambidextrous !!! This is amazing.
He's not playing left-handed. The video is just reversed. He was the best and most versatile guitar player who ever lived, but he was right-handed.
Bluegrass musicians are really similar to jazz musicians, incredible technical skill, good music sense, and lots of improvisational ability. The best can cross genres simply because they're already playing at a level way beyond most other instrumentalists.
The music itself is very similar to jazz, and takes a lot from it. Bluegrass and Jazz instrumentalists are a breed apart
Well he could sing and he was a good singer his playing was his favorite place to be his comfort zone and he showing the most there. I think he realized as a country music singer there were so many singers but nobody could play the way he could.
Roy is right handed, BTW. He was indeed a rare talent-saw him many times and respect him greatly. He was a virtuoso performer, and comedic talent. However, anyone who got to see Danny Gatton up close, with his effortless hybrid picking technique (song choices were often weird) but watch his “ Solos and improvisations-compilation” “Redneck jazz explosion” or especially his “Linus and Lucy Medley” all the way thru--to witness something like Roy Clark on speed. Gatton played multiple genres, often in the same song, and was in a class by himself. His album work was erratic, but “Humbler Stakes His Claim” album and “Unfinished Business” are exceptional, however. Jerry Reed, Chet Atkins were contemporaries of Roy’s and also, pickers extra-ordinare!
I worked with Roy Clark back when I was doing the advertising for Gibson.
He was a cool a person as he was a great guitarist...went out of his way to make my job easy.
I recently started watching some of the old recordings of the Jimmy Dean Show where Roy was a regular guest on quite a few times and there was a couple of times where Roy played the blues and it’s fantastic that show was on from like 1960-66 . It just tells me that Roy wasn’t just a country boy he must have spent time listening to the blues which is awesome , Roy was just a great musician all around…👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Roy could play about any stringed instrument. Very well at that. Reminds me of the music teachers I was blessed to be instructed by.
Kudos to you senor Boyd! Indeed Roy Clark was a wonder! You must hear him and Glen Campbell together on Glen's album called 'The Astounding 12 String Guitar of Glen Campbell'. They will both amaze you! And neither could read music! Unbelieveable! Koko! Melty
P.S. Check out anither Roy you might enjoy: ua-cam.com/video/swX9oq6TVAU/v-deo.html Cheers!
Thanks for this. Roy can play anything and blues is my favorite
ive seen vidoes of Roy playing with Glenn Campbell, Joe Pass, Chet Atkins to name a few, and he kept up with each of them just fine. he was a great player.
Roy Clark can play ANYTHING!!! He's the man.
When Roy was doing shows in Branson, he gave the audience something from every genre as well as playing the banjo, fiddle, and occasionally the mandolin. Always a great show! What a talent. He has a very insightful song titled "Yesterday When I Was Young" that his friend and baseball great Mickey Mantle requested for his funeral as he felt it summed up his life.
I was once eating noodles next to Roy Clark, then I went to the bathroom, came back, I found he was playing music with my noodles...that's talent!!
Roy also played the violin on an episode of The Odd Couple which was filmed before a live studio audience. Search UA-cam for Roy Clark on the Odd Couple.
He was one of the greats he had the ear and musical aproach and crank ability to play it all
There’s a video on here of his appearance on The Odd Couple and he KILLED IT!
Great musicians can play just about anything. I know a few trumpet players that just switch from classical music, to jazz, to pop without even thinking about it. Roy was not only a great guitar player, but also a great musician, so it came easy to him.
Thank you for introducing new generations to his brilliance.
They stopped this a few years ago sadly, The Alaska Railroad used to run an annual event after tourist season was over called the Blues Train. You would get on the train in Anchorage with live music on the train and go to Seward. Where you would offload, check in to a hotel that was part of the package. Get bussed to a local bar where there was a huge BBQ laid out and more live Blues. You would stay there until close, eating, drinking, and jamming out with amazing music then get bussed back to your hotel. At noon the next day everyone would get back on the train and go back to Anchorage. My wife and I did this until they stopped after we found out about it, a totally amazing experience.
I saw Roy Clark pickin' and a grinnin' with Buck Owens on Hee Haw, where he cranked out country licks like a master. Then I saw him on The Odd Couple, doing Malaguena. Perhaps the most underrated guitarist ever. There is nothing this guy couldn't play like he wrote it.
How about Roy Clark doing, Lara's Theme from,"Dr.Zhivago?
"Somewhere my love..🎶"
1976 I went to a movie in Monticello NY that included a feature short of Roy playing at a State Fair...Roy had enough licks to make it to the center of a bag of tootsie pops
You are doing great! Love how stoic you seemed earlier on, and how much more you have opened us up to your wide variety of tastes and really getting to discover tremendous talents. From the amazing Harry Mack, to Roy Clark, and suddenly Weird Al HAHAHA love it all keep up the great work!
I could listen to Roy for hours on end.