Performing Arts Concert Series Roy Clark |
In the '70s, Roy Clark symbolized country music in the U.S. and abroad. Between guest-hosting for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show and performing to packed houses in the Soviet Union on a tour that sold out all 18 concerts, he used his musical talent and his entertaining personality to bring country music into homes across the world. As one of the hosts of TV's Hee Haw (Buck Owens was the other) for more than 20 years, Clark picked and sang and offered country corn to 30 million people weekly. He is first and foremost an entertainer, drawing crowds at venues as different as Las Vegas, Atlantic City, and the Opry. His middle-of-the-road approach has filled a national void, with Clark offering country that was harder-edged than Kenny Rogers but softer and more accessible than Waylon Jennings. He has had a string of Top Ten hits such as: "I Never Picked Cotton," "Thank God and Greyhound," "The Lawrence Welk -- Hee Haw Counter-Revolution Polka," "Come Live With Me," "Somewhere Between Love and Tomorrow," "Honeymoon Feelin'," and "If I Had It to Do All Over Again." Instrumentally he has won awards, for both guitar and banjo and he also co-starred on the silver screen with Mel Tillis, in the comedy Uphill All the Way. Sponsored in part by Jameson Inn, Triangle Insurance Group, and White Swan Barbeque, Inc. |
