@@barbaraa1961 I introduced one of my metalhead friends to Roy's music not too long ago. It was Roy playing flamenco and my friend sat there, watching in awe.
Don Broyles As a kid, I just couldn’t stand anything Western. ( Truckers songs were an exception). Westerns on TV, No, except Wild Wild West, and MAYBE, I could handle a Gunsmoke, occasionally as my mom watched it. The one exception: Glen Campbell show. Now I like old westerns, and ( some) Country music ( but not this new garbage). Having seen Roy Clark playing a wide range of things it’s easy to see his enormous talent. (But growing up, to me, Hee-Haw was just stupid. But I wasn’t much into much Comedy anyway. 📻🙂
Roy probably didn't get the attention as a master musician because of his humble nature and silly humor. But, he could stand up against any virtuoso, and win! Roy always got my respect. And, still does!!🤟
As a young teen I saw him play live at the Louisiana State fair. He played every instrument imaginable: guitar, mandolin, banjo, fiddle, trombone, trumpet, accordian, and autoharp. The man was a savant, and I will never forget his performance, Mr. Phil.
I remember sitting with my grandparents and my father watching Roy on Hee Haw it was the best great family time I miss the old players. Hats off to you Fil for bringing this to the attention of all. Great stuff!
I also remember watching Hee Haw with my Grandparents and Parents every Sunday evening, if I remember right. My Dad was a musician and singer in a band with my Uncle and 2 friends. He was constantly asked if he was a cousin of Roy Clark because they both looked so much alike and were both musicians. Dad told them to the best of his knowledge they were not related, but wished he was. He loved to listen to Roy Clark play, because he said he was the most talented musician he had ever seen! How I wish I could go back to those days of my youth. My Grandparents are long gone, and I lost both parents in 2014. I miss them so very, very much!!!
One of my favorite musical performances was an episode of Hee Haw with a jam between Roy Clark, Buck Owens, Chet Atkins and Charlie Byrd. Unparalleled musicianship.
@@NuclearGrizzly I just looked at the Hee Haw list of episodes here: www.tv.com/shows/hee-haw/episodes/all/?sortmode=rating and there are 2 with Buck Owens and Chet Atlkins ... no listing for Charlie Byrd...
His technical greatness was well known in the "session" community by the way. I think most prominent with Roy's viewers was not "comedy" but that SMILE. That boyish smile. A lot of power in that smile, funny as that sounds. And even the casual Hee Haw viewer HAD to be dazzled by his skill. Dazzled. No one thought of him as a comedy performer to the exclusion of THAT.
Hee-Haw! I’m starting to get old enough to miss the old days. The angels may be playing harps, but you can bet they gave Roy a guitar, banjo and a fiddle when he joined the heavenly band. Pick on, Roy!
A quick word of praise here about the quality and ability of the Nashville school of backing musicians behind these great front players/entertainers, who are always top-notch.
Like the words to the song Cherokee Fiddle said "If you're going to make a living you got to put on a good show" and Roy was quite the Showman. Thanks Fil.
Such good memories watching Roy Clark on Hee Haw as a child. This was fun to watch as well as interesting to hear the great information on the analysis. Great job Fil. You truly are a master at what you do and what you know as well as how you pass that information on to your viewers. Much love. 💕
@@johncook7281 I think all the music in that series was made by Roy Clark, I never heard anything else than after effects, slowing up or slowing down the tape , never seen anything at all about credit to Roy Clark, but I did see see him once on the " Tonight Show" , before that . I just had check if his name was written anywhere in that series, no , So he might just be , the first king of the sidemen. In the mean time I had been over the pond , flatteneing out some rocks in Norway, learnig how to drill through Red Granite , fill those holes with dymamite, lay out the fuses, find the matches, and yell " birds , bees , people , we are blasting , fire in the hole. 3 times , I got to light up!
Not sure if Roy will ever get the credit he deserves for teaching or even just guiding the famous players who he came in contact with. Slowly, but surely, the new generation will find him, due to your channel Fil and we really love what you do. Roy was a session player at Capitol Records in the late 50s & early 60's, along with Glen Campbell & Jimi Hendrix, so I'm sure they all swapped techniques and stories. They weren't session players long though. I'm glad that well-known players such as yourself can dissect and describe what we're seeing with the episodes you post-- and that the guitar, in the right hands, is A r t.
Roy Clark was a master musician and I remember when I was a very very very little child seeing him on that funny show Hee-Haw,and it would’ve been great seeing Roy playing hard rock🎸
I wish I had taken Hee Haw and Roy more seriously in their "hay" day; almost never watched that show. Now, it's so great to find and learn from videos like this one.
I would turn the channel when it was on, because I thought it was uncool and there was nothing those musicians could teach me. Just shows how dumb I was.
I've been playing guitar for over 40 years and Roy Clark was my first major influence. When I was a kid my dad used to play a little so I wanted to pick it up and give it a try. Then I saw Roy on Hee Haw playing with Buck Owens and was completely blown away!! If it takes the rest of my life, I want to play LIKE THAT! I eventually became a Rock player then branched out to Jazz, and then just anything that has a melody, but Roy will ALWAYS be in my heart as the Genesis of my musical journey. Still Love Ya' Roy, R.I.P. friend. : (
Such a talent! Loved him on Hee Haw every week. If you’ve never watched that show, you really should. It’s great. ❤️ his facial expressions are so funny!
Roy Clark was a Musical Genius who liked to tease the crowd by clowning around instead of taking himself seriously... When Jimi Hendrix was asked "What's it like being the Greatest Guitarist in the World?" Jimi Hendrix said "Ask Roy Clark" as great as Roy was he never had an air of superiority. He never tried to upstage anyone and always shared the spotlight with anyone he performed with. Another Great analysis video Fil!
@Alexandra Lee Hurst Jimi Hendrix was just as humble as Roy Clark and a loving fan of Roy's. They both did things that no one else could do making them so unique that they were in their own categories.
OH, ROY CLARK! I can't watch this right now but I can't wait! Loved him so much. What an incredibly talented performer he was. It's a shame many people of today are not familiar with him. I am glad you are!
Fil, I can’t adequately express how much I enjoy watching/listening to your analysis in these videos. I also can’t thank you enough for showing the world how much talent these ol’ country stars possessed. When you hear that folks like Eddie Van Halen wanted to get in with Roy Clark and Glen Campbell...that should settle any arguments about their ability/talent.
Roy Clark = God of Stringed Instruments. Glad you ran this one. He was an outstanding showman. I grew up watching him on Hee Haw and he was an inspiration to me in picking up the guitar. 38 years on I still appreciate him as an inspiration.
I am certain I've seen this performance when it was broadcasted. Yes, I am that old. My parents never missed Jimmy Dean. And since we had a single tv, we kids also did. I've always admired Roy Clark, playing and sense of humor. Always a great pleasure to watch. R.I.P. Roy. We miss you.
Hi Fil! Roy was so popular when I was a teen! He was not only so talented musically, but he was naturally funny! I watched Hee Haw with my now Music Therapist daughter..she cut her teeth on my music! By the time she was in college her friends all commented they couldn’t believe her knowledge of the sixties artist! I use to put a stack of 45s on the old stereo, and we danced the day away! Those were fun days I will never forget! I cherish all these great musicians! Our home was filled with music...all kinds! Thanks for taking me back to those fun days! Wouldn’t trade them for anything! Have a great week..always look forward to your videos!
Kudos to you for featuring Roy Clark. I would imagine not too many young(er) folk have even heard of him. Certainly takes me back and for that I am appreciative. Keep on featuring these 'golden oldies' Fil. Us seniors love 'em!
I had the immense pleasure of seeing Roy Clark live in Hiawassi, GA. He had just got hip replacement surgery and said it was the best thing he had done and wished he did it sooner, but had to sit on a stool for part of the time he was on stage.He was still at the top of his game. I remember when he started his novelty song "Thank God and Greyhound, You're Gone". It starts out very slow and mournful. I told people around me that this is such a funny song. They looked at me like I was crazy, but understood when he got to the funny part of the song. Roy playing the fiddle as well as he played guitar and banjo is astounding. The fiddle is not an easy instrument. I looked forward to seeing HeeHaw on TV each week to watch Roy play the Banjo. He was terrific btw. here is Roy with "Thank God and Greyhound, You're Gone" ruclips.net/video/JcqZkUvcxO0/видео.html
Really excellent explanation of the muscle memory between instruments, Fil. Also never really thought about the 4 strings of the violin being tuned to the same notes as 4 strings of a guitar. Glad you plan to periodically feature Roy Clark. He was a master!
Thank you for showing young musicians how truly great the country players of the past were. I find myself watching Glen and Roy repeatedly, among other great country players because things I missed watching these guys for the past 55yrs. You're and excellent tutor and I enjoy your passion for great musicians. Keep rocking.
@Michael Harvey oh my, another viewer who knows more re the rabbit hole. well very thankful she let him be...so we could all get to listen and enjoy his talent.
Love Roy Clark.....what a great talent he was and he performed with a great big beautiful smile, just like your smile Fil. Thank you for this analysis. 😁
Roy Clark was a MASTER musician! So Impressive! With the personality and facial expressions to entertain and make it all look sooooo easy. Masterful and Brilliant!♥️ Thanks Fil. Excellent analysis as always! 😎🎼🎶🎵🇨🇦
These classic vids are always my favorites. Roy Clark, Glen Campbell, Chet Atkins, Jim Stafford, Jerry Reed etc.. so glad your chan exposes these greats to a new generation.
I love this stuff, I had to watch because there was only 3 channels when I was a kid. Just brings me back. I love the way you give all musicians dignity and respect! So Cool!
I remember watching Hee Haw with my Grandma n Grandpa on Saturday nights when I was a very young boy. At that point in my young life I never enen thought about wanting to be a guitar player. But everytime Roy started picking I just watched with amazement. I actually started playing about 5 yrs later at the age of 12 and still going at 52 yrs old. I have alot of respect for Rot Clark's musicianship. Absolutely phenomenal.
It is impossible to watch your channel and not learn something about music. You educate and entertain. Roy Clark truly is special; I learned this from you. Thank you Professor!
Always great to see Roy on here and I love how you appreciate him and his talent. Doing a Roy at least once a year is a great idea! BTW, Fil, you might want to edit this video--somehow the tail end of the Jimmie Rogers video got spliced onto the end.
never gets old wingman just watched it this year again he had so much fun playing, I SAW HIM IN concert and it was just as good as you see on this video so fun
He was my inspiration to ask mom for my first guitar at 5 years old and well, one day she took me to a music store and the guy said I was to little to play a box guitar but my mom still bought me one and insisted I take lessons...so I took lessons for 12 years ...my first recital was Maleguana...so I’ve been playing for 60 years...love ur show Fil....
I have seen Roy play 3 concerts which inspired me to learn 5 instruments, guitar, bass, drums, piano and "fiddle" ( the latter, i learned from a mandolin chord book). Thanks to his inspiration, i played gigs from 1982-2000 as a 2nd career on a club circuit. Roy will never be forgot!
I have such a greater appreciation of musicians because of you! I bet there are several top musicians who wonder what you would say about them. I'm sure you have "earned" their respect without a doubt. Congrats on reaching 111,000 subscribers! That million mark is coming one day! Seeing you enjoy, talking & appreciating other musicians, you know what that makes you? A "man"! 😍😘🤗💕👏
It doesn't matter if you like Roy's music or not you can't help but admire his musical ability. Throw in the entertainment factor and you have one of the greatest musical entertainers of all time. He definitely deserves more credit than he ever got.
Roy Clark is one of those entertainers I could watch and listen to for hours on end. Roy could play any instrument that had strings on them and play them well. Roy also could sing, act and do comedy. enjoyed your analysis as always Fil.
Dude Roy is a beast Been a fan for like forever Cliff Burton was one of his greatest fan And also love how you breakdown Roy And see just how lively his playing is
Just love your analysis of Roy. He was bigger than life in his musical talent, and he was such a genuine character. My father was a huge fan, as well as Flatt and Scruggs and Hank Williams. I love that bluegrass has such a close kinship to celtic music. It moves your soul and your toes.
Back in the Hee Haw days, as a budding guitarist, I watched the show religiously waiting for Roy Clark to play. I was awestruck every time. He was truly amazing! 👍
FIL, THANKS FOR THE GREAT VIDEO, AND YOUR AWESOME COMMENTS, ROY COULD PLAY LIKE NO OTHER, SUCH A HUGE TALENT, HE WILL BE MISSED, I MAY HE R.I.P. COUSIN FIGEL
I'm way late to the party here, but I love this video. Roy is who inspired me to start playing guitar. I heard his instrumental of Ghost Riders In The Sky and I was hooked. My parents got me a guitar, dad tuned it and sent me off to see what I could do. I was 5 lol, but learned wipe out the first night I got my guitar. Being influenced by Roy, of course I wanted to play a few other instruments. With guitar, bass came kinda easy, then I learned 5 string banjo and mandolin. I'll never play as many instruments or as well as Roy, but I'm forever thankful for him. Thanks Fil for doing this video.
Roy was a great stringed instrumental player. Always enjoy his playing of banjo and fiddle. And yes, he did have the jitters before and during playing so he joked to get through it. Another great choice Fil. Hope you are having a great 2020!! Rock
Roy was not only a great musician, but was right up there with the likes of Tim Conway in tickling the funny bones! Excellent review, yet again, Fil! Cheers, mate! :)
Ah yes, the Orange Blossom Special -- one of my favorite fiddle tunes. Thanks for another great Roy Clark video. I always enjoy them. Such a gifted musician!
Can we expect a Roy Clark marathon, in the future? He was such a brilliant performer, all around. Great, informative analysis, Fil. I believe that I have stated, before, how under-rated Roy is.
I grew up watching Roy Clark, HEE-HAW etc. I knew he played well, but as a child I never really appreciated how good he was, due to his smiling face and on-stage antics that (at 7-10 years of age) I saw him more of a comedian. Fil, I want to thank you, Due to your musical education, I've learned more about music (with your hammer-ons, pull-offs and vibrato's) in the last 3 months, than the previous 61 years. Tammy said it best "you truly are a master at what you do". Thank you"
It is very nice to see that some musicians of today realize how good players from the past really are. Good job Fil teaching new players how good these older players really where.
I was fortunate enough to see Roy in Las Vegas in 1970 as his career was just picking up steam. I will never forget watching him perform Malequena in person. I had very close seats and just sat transfixed as he created something amazing right before my eyes. I was fortunate to see him at that point in his career.
so appreciate you fil and what you do. hope you don't change or ever feel pressured to oh "up the ante" to do whatever. you do what you do so well now. thanks for deciding to do these vids, so fun to watch and learn...so just keep on keeping it real. I think you nailed it when you said (paraphrasing) that roy, if he didn't have that comedic side thing, could have prob done very well in the "serious" circuit of music. I would have loved to see the man play w/an orchestra. that said, if he did go serious, the masses wouldn't have the gems you played above w/this child like marvelous smiling man and his music to enjoy.
Congratulations on reaching 111k subscribers, Fil! Another fascinating analysis. I find the detail about the mechanics of instrument playing hugely interesting. :) I'd love to hear your analysis of Rhonda Vincent and the Rage. She is excellent in both country and bluegrass. Thank you in advance!
Roy was one of the greatest musicians to ever live.
Absolutely!🎸
@@barbaraa1961 I introduced one of my metalhead friends to Roy's music not too long ago. It was Roy playing flamenco and my friend sat there, watching in awe.
Don Broyles
And at the time, (as a kid) I couldn’t stand to watch Hee-Haw.
He really was astounding.
📻🙂
@@jeffking291 Growing up in TN in the 70s,Hee Haw was a mainstay every week. Those old reruns on RUclips bring back a lot of memories.
Don Broyles
As a kid, I just couldn’t stand anything Western. ( Truckers songs were an exception). Westerns on TV, No, except Wild Wild West, and MAYBE,
I could handle a Gunsmoke, occasionally as my mom watched it.
The one exception:
Glen Campbell show.
Now I like old westerns, and ( some) Country music ( but not this new garbage).
Having seen Roy Clark playing a wide range of things it’s easy to see his enormous talent.
(But growing up, to me, Hee-Haw was just stupid. But I wasn’t much into much Comedy anyway.
📻🙂
Roy probably didn't get the attention as a master musician because of his humble nature and silly humor. But, he could stand up against any virtuoso, and win! Roy always got my respect. And, still does!!🤟
That man was on another planet. So incredibly talented.
As a young teen I saw him play live at the Louisiana State fair. He played every instrument imaginable: guitar, mandolin, banjo, fiddle, trombone, trumpet, accordian, and autoharp. The man was a savant, and I will never forget his performance, Mr. Phil.
Roy Clark was in a class of his own 🎸💙
I remember sitting with my grandparents and my father watching Roy on Hee Haw it was the best great family time I miss the old players. Hats off to you Fil for bringing this to the attention of all. Great stuff!
Hee-Haw, although a bit hokey, had some AMAZING guitar pickers!
I also remember watching Hee Haw with my Grandparents and Parents every Sunday evening, if I remember right. My Dad was a musician and singer in a band with my Uncle and 2 friends. He was constantly asked if he was a cousin of Roy Clark because they both looked so much alike and were both musicians. Dad told them to the best of his knowledge they were not related, but wished he was. He loved to listen to Roy Clark play, because he said he was the most talented musician he had ever seen! How I wish I could go back to those days of my youth. My Grandparents are long gone, and I lost both parents in 2014. I miss them so very, very much!!!
One of my favorite musical performances was an episode of Hee Haw with a jam between Roy Clark, Buck Owens, Chet Atkins and Charlie Byrd. Unparalleled musicianship.
I have to look for that.
@@nancyerickson2827 I've looked and can't find it anywhere. I saw it once when I was a little kid and once again 20 yrs later.
@@NuclearGrizzly I just looked at the Hee Haw list of episodes here: www.tv.com/shows/hee-haw/episodes/all/?sortmode=rating
and there are 2 with Buck Owens and Chet Atlkins ... no listing for Charlie Byrd...
Jimmie Rodgers and Roy Clark in two days?! I must be in heaven!
Thanks for your reaction! Roy was the BEST!!!
His technical greatness was well known in the "session" community by the way.
I think most prominent with Roy's viewers was not "comedy" but that SMILE. That boyish smile. A lot of power in that smile, funny as that sounds.
And even the casual Hee Haw viewer HAD to be dazzled by his skill. Dazzled. No one thought of him as a comedy performer to the exclusion of THAT.
It was just so obvious that he was having FUN!
Hee-Haw! I’m starting to get old enough to miss the old days. The angels may be playing harps, but you can bet they gave Roy a guitar, banjo and a fiddle when he joined the heavenly band. Pick on, Roy!
A quick word of praise here about the quality and ability of the Nashville school of backing musicians behind these great front players/entertainers, who are always top-notch.
Like the words to the song Cherokee Fiddle said "If you're going to make a living you got to put on a good show" and Roy was quite the Showman.
Thanks Fil.
:) love that song.
Roy was a highly underrater musician and comedian RIP
Best thing about Roy is how much FUN he is having while playing... !
Roy was super good in whatever he did. He could play anything with strings on it.
I've heard he once played an unraveled sweater!
Such good memories watching Roy Clark on Hee Haw as a child. This was fun to watch as well as interesting to hear the great information on the analysis. Great job Fil. You truly are a master at what you do and what you know as well as how you pass that information on to your viewers. Much love. 💕
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@@FUKITOL-z7y True? I did not know. Confirm please. Thanks
@@johncook7281 The opening was written by and played by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs. I don't know what Jan Petter Norli Olsen
is referring to.
@@johncook7281 I think all the music in that series was made by Roy Clark, I never heard anything else than after effects, slowing up or slowing down the tape , never seen anything at all about credit to Roy Clark, but I did see see him once on the " Tonight Show" , before that . I just had check if his name was written anywhere in that series, no , So he might just be , the first king of the sidemen. In the mean time I had been over the pond , flatteneing out some rocks in Norway, learnig how to drill through Red Granite , fill those holes with dymamite, lay out the fuses, find the matches, and yell " birds , bees , people , we are blasting , fire in the hole. 3 times , I got to light up!
Roy: the triple threat!!!!
Roy Clark was an unreal talent. I can’t think of anyone else quite like him. Thanks for showing what a treasure he was!
Not sure if Roy will ever get the credit he deserves for teaching or even just guiding the famous players who he came in contact with. Slowly, but surely, the new generation will find him, due to your channel Fil and we really love what you do.
Roy was a session player at Capitol Records in the late 50s & early 60's, along with Glen Campbell & Jimi Hendrix, so I'm sure they all swapped techniques and stories. They weren't session players long though.
I'm glad that well-known players such as yourself can dissect and describe what we're seeing with the episodes you post-- and that the guitar, in the right hands, is A r t.
Roy Clark was a master musician and I remember when I was a very very very little child seeing him on that funny show Hee-Haw,and it would’ve been great seeing Roy playing hard rock🎸
I wish I had taken Hee Haw and Roy more seriously in their "hay" day; almost never watched that show. Now, it's so great to find and learn from videos like this one.
BringBackMyYesterday we watched it religiously! Every Saturday night! Family time
@@pamnichols7877 Sweet! Oh, well....in my next life..... :)
There’s a bunch of full episodes right here on RUclips.
I would turn the channel when it was on, because I thought it was uncool and there was nothing those musicians could teach me. Just shows how dumb I was.
"Where, oh where, are you tonight? Why did you leave me here all alone?.............."
I've been playing guitar for over 40 years and Roy Clark was my first major influence. When I was a kid my dad used to play a little so I wanted to pick it up and give it a try. Then I saw Roy on Hee Haw playing with Buck Owens and was completely blown away!! If it takes the rest of my life, I want to play LIKE THAT! I eventually became a Rock player then branched out to Jazz, and then just anything that has a melody, but Roy will ALWAYS be in my heart as the Genesis of my musical journey. Still Love Ya' Roy, R.I.P. friend. : (
Such a talent! Loved him on Hee Haw every week. If you’ve never watched that show, you really should. It’s great. ❤️ his facial expressions are so funny!
Roy Clark was a Musical Genius who liked to tease the crowd by clowning around instead of taking himself seriously... When Jimi Hendrix was asked "What's it like being the Greatest Guitarist in the World?" Jimi Hendrix said "Ask Roy Clark" as great as Roy was he never had an air of superiority. He never tried to upstage anyone and always shared the spotlight with anyone he performed with. Another Great analysis video Fil!
@Alexandra Lee Hurst Jimi Hendrix was just as humble as Roy Clark and a loving fan of Roy's. They both did things that no one else could do making them so unique that they were in their own categories.
Never happened.
That Jimi Hendrix comment was on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
He was terrific! Thank u 4 featuring him. Great analysis!
I LOVED watching Hee-Haw as a child. Roy Clark & all of the other country, bluegrass, & folk musicians... 😊
OH, ROY CLARK! I can't watch this right now but I can't wait! Loved him so much. What an incredibly talented performer he was. It's a shame many people of today are not familiar with him. I am glad you are!
I grew up watching Roy on Hee Haw. Always loved the happiness he exuded. He had fun with anything he did and was a phenomenal musician.
Love the amount of respect you give to Roy. He was second to none.
Honestly Fil Roy Clark was so exciting to watch! Flawless and absolutely technically gifted....and he did it with a smile! Awesome! Cheers Mario! 😀🤘👌
What planet am I on? a young British man is interested in a long gone musician like Roy Clark? thank you Fil !
Love Roy Clark! I was glued to any TV show where he performed! Such a great musician and entertainer...truly gifted!!
Fil, I can’t adequately express how much I enjoy watching/listening to your analysis in these videos. I also can’t thank you enough for showing the world how much talent these ol’ country stars possessed. When you hear that folks like Eddie Van Halen wanted to get in with Roy Clark and Glen Campbell...that should settle any arguments about their ability/talent.
Roy Clark = God of Stringed Instruments. Glad you ran this one. He was an outstanding showman. I grew up watching him on Hee Haw and he was an inspiration to me in picking up the guitar. 38 years on I still appreciate him as an inspiration.
Man...Roy could bring it!
Talent through the roof! I used to love watching Roy Clark on Hee Haw when I was a kid in the early to mid 70's.
I miss those days 😍😍😍TV was a smorgasbord of talent!
I am certain I've seen this performance when it was broadcasted. Yes, I am that old. My parents never missed Jimmy Dean. And since we had a single tv, we kids also did. I've always admired Roy Clark, playing and sense of humor. Always a great pleasure to watch. R.I.P. Roy. We miss you.
Roy gets a deserved reprise! An incredible musician and entertainer! Did Roy Clark ever play with a symphony orchestra?
I had no idea he played a violin too. Roy was a Master.
Roy brought a wonderfully satisfying smile to his performances! Thanks, Fil
I always loved Roy Clark.
The back of your shirts should have” and there we have it”!
Hi Fil! Roy was so popular when I was a teen! He was not only so talented musically, but he was naturally funny! I watched Hee Haw with my now Music Therapist daughter..she cut her teeth on my music! By the time she was in college her friends all commented they couldn’t believe her knowledge of the sixties artist! I use to put a stack of 45s on the old stereo, and we danced the day away! Those were fun days I will never forget! I cherish all these great musicians! Our home was filled with music...all kinds! Thanks for taking me back to those fun days! Wouldn’t trade them for anything! Have a great week..always look forward to your videos!
Kudos to you for featuring Roy Clark. I would imagine not too many young(er) folk have even heard of him. Certainly takes me back and for that I am appreciative. Keep on featuring these 'golden oldies' Fil.
Us seniors love 'em!
I had the immense pleasure of seeing Roy Clark live in Hiawassi, GA. He had just got hip replacement surgery and said it was the best thing he had done and wished he did it sooner, but had to sit on a stool for part of the time he was on stage.He was still at the top of his game. I remember when he started his novelty song "Thank God and Greyhound, You're Gone". It starts out very slow and mournful. I told people around me that this is such a funny song. They looked at me like I was crazy, but understood when he got to the funny part of the song.
Roy playing the fiddle as well as he played guitar and banjo is astounding. The fiddle is not an easy instrument.
I looked forward to seeing HeeHaw on TV each week to watch Roy play the Banjo. He was terrific
btw. here is Roy with "Thank God and Greyhound, You're Gone"
ruclips.net/video/JcqZkUvcxO0/видео.html
Thanks for the link. That's one of my favorites, and I was just going to look it up!
Really excellent explanation of the muscle memory between instruments, Fil. Also never really thought about the 4 strings of the violin being tuned to the same notes as 4 strings of a guitar. Glad you plan to periodically feature Roy Clark. He was a master!
Thank you for showing young musicians how truly great the country players of the past were. I find myself watching Glen and Roy repeatedly, among other great country players because things I missed watching these guys for the past 55yrs. You're and excellent tutor and I enjoy your passion for great musicians. Keep rocking.
I love Roy Clark! What a genius he was, thank you Fil:-)
All Hail, Roy Clark! 🎻🎸🤘🤘👍👍
Imagine *Journey* stopping to explain "that was a subway train whistle". It has to be the right personality to pull that kind of thing off.
And Jimmy Dean ("Big John") holding his fiddle. What a perfect glimpse of Roy's talent. The facial expressions have always added to his performance.
love the roy clark videos.
Roy Clark and Glen campbell are my 2 favorite artists they were both stand up great men and tremendous musicians thanks for your videos fil
I believe I read somewhere that he played for the Queen of England when he was 12yrs old. Amazing musician. Fun to watch.
@Michael Harvey oh my, another viewer who knows more re the rabbit hole. well very thankful she let him be...so we could all get to listen and enjoy his talent.
Love Roy Clark.....what a great talent he was and he performed with a great big beautiful smile, just like your smile Fil. Thank you for this analysis. 😁
Roy Clark was a MASTER musician! So Impressive! With the personality and facial expressions to entertain and make it all look sooooo easy. Masterful and Brilliant!♥️ Thanks Fil. Excellent analysis as always! 😎🎼🎶🎵🇨🇦
.A big thumbs up Fil.
Roy Clark was always fun to watch.
And with his humor made difficult look easy, which I know it's not.
Great analysis video 👍
These classic vids are always my favorites. Roy Clark, Glen Campbell, Chet Atkins, Jim Stafford, Jerry Reed etc.. so glad your chan exposes these greats to a new generation.
Thanks Fil. Roy was amazing. No doubt.
I love this stuff, I had to watch because there was only 3 channels when I was a kid. Just brings me back. I love the way you give all musicians dignity and respect! So Cool!
I remember watching Hee Haw with my Grandma n Grandpa on Saturday nights when I was a very young boy. At that point in my young life I never enen thought about wanting to be a guitar player. But everytime Roy started picking I just watched with amazement. I actually started playing about 5 yrs later at the age of 12 and still going at 52 yrs old. I have alot of respect for Rot Clark's musicianship. Absolutely phenomenal.
It is impossible to watch your channel and not learn something about music. You educate and entertain. Roy Clark truly is special; I learned this from you. Thank you Professor!
Always great to see Roy on here and I love how you appreciate him and his talent. Doing a Roy at least once a year is a great idea! BTW, Fil, you might want to edit this video--somehow the tail end of the Jimmie Rogers video got spliced onto the end.
never gets old wingman just watched it this year again he had so much fun playing, I SAW HIM IN concert and it was just as good as you see on this video so fun
Dang that takes me back to my childhood. I always loved Roy. He made me laugh and always left me in awe. He seemed super human to me.
Roy is under appreciated. I’m not a fan of country music but my goodness he is unreal.
You can even do several videos of Roy each year, I never get tired of watching his playing.
He was my inspiration to ask mom for my first guitar at 5 years old and well, one day she took me to a music store and the guy said I was to little to play a box guitar but my mom still bought me one and insisted I take lessons...so I took lessons for 12 years ...my first recital was Maleguana...so I’ve been playing for 60 years...love ur show Fil....
I have seen Roy play 3 concerts which inspired me to learn 5 instruments, guitar, bass, drums, piano and "fiddle" ( the latter, i learned from a mandolin chord book). Thanks to his inspiration, i played gigs from 1982-2000 as a 2nd career on a club circuit. Roy will never be forgot!
Absolute master of all things string! Can never see enough of these. Thanks, Fil!
Perfection at its best
I have such a greater appreciation of musicians because of you! I bet there are several top musicians who wonder what you would say about them. I'm sure you have "earned" their respect without a doubt. Congrats on reaching 111,000 subscribers! That million mark is coming one day! Seeing you enjoy, talking & appreciating other musicians, you know what that makes you? A "man"! 😍😘🤗💕👏
Thanks!
Thankyou for your appreciation of Roy Clark’s musical ability! It helps listeners like myself, to have renewed appreciation as well!
It doesn't matter if you like Roy's music or not you can't help but admire his musical ability. Throw in the entertainment factor and you have one of the greatest musical entertainers of all time. He definitely deserves more credit than he ever got.
Great talent!
Roy Clark is one of those entertainers I could watch and listen to for hours on end. Roy could play any instrument that had strings on them and play them well. Roy also could sing, act and do comedy. enjoyed your analysis as always Fil.
Dude Roy is a beast
Been a fan for like forever
Cliff Burton was one of his greatest fan
And also love how you breakdown Roy
And see just how lively his playing is
Just love your analysis of Roy. He was bigger than life in his musical talent, and he was such a genuine character.
My father was a huge fan, as well as Flatt and Scruggs and Hank Williams. I love that bluegrass has such a close kinship to celtic music. It moves your soul and your toes.
Back in the Hee Haw days, as a budding guitarist, I watched the show religiously waiting for Roy Clark to play. I was awestruck every time. He was truly amazing! 👍
FIL, THANKS FOR THE GREAT VIDEO, AND YOUR AWESOME COMMENTS, ROY COULD PLAY LIKE NO OTHER, SUCH A HUGE TALENT, HE WILL BE MISSED, I MAY HE R.I.P. COUSIN FIGEL
Thanks for this, Fil, Roy was one of the legends. You can only be a successful clown when you have mastered what you are sending up.
Everyone of his video clips are amazing. Glad you enjoyed him.
I'm way late to the party here, but I love this video. Roy is who inspired me to start playing guitar. I heard his instrumental of Ghost Riders In The Sky and I was hooked. My parents got me a guitar, dad tuned it and sent me off to see what I could do. I was 5 lol, but learned wipe out the first night I got my guitar. Being influenced by Roy, of course I wanted to play a few other instruments. With guitar, bass came kinda easy, then I learned 5 string banjo and mandolin. I'll never play as many instruments or as well as Roy, but I'm forever thankful for him. Thanks Fil for doing this video.
Roy was a great stringed instrumental player. Always enjoy his playing of banjo and fiddle. And yes, he did have the jitters before and during playing so he joked to get through it. Another great choice Fil. Hope you are having a great 2020!! Rock
Fascinating analysis Fil. Thank you. Roy was very talented
Roy was not only a great musician, but was right up there with the likes of Tim Conway in tickling the funny bones! Excellent review, yet again, Fil! Cheers, mate! :)
Unbelievable what Roy can do. He inspired so many different musicians in all types of music.
Ah yes, the Orange Blossom Special -- one of my favorite fiddle tunes. Thanks for another great Roy Clark video. I always enjoy them. Such a gifted musician!
Can we expect a Roy Clark marathon, in the future? He was such a brilliant performer, all around. Great, informative analysis, Fil. I believe that I have stated, before, how under-rated Roy is.
Fil you're sneaky by teaching music theory to the masses, thank you, Roy is one of great entrepreneurs, Jeff in LA USA
I grew up watching Roy Clark, HEE-HAW etc. I knew he played well, but as a child I never really appreciated how good he was, due to his smiling face and on-stage antics that (at 7-10 years of age) I saw him more of a comedian. Fil, I want to thank you, Due to your musical education, I've learned more about music (with your hammer-ons, pull-offs and vibrato's) in the last 3 months, than the previous 61 years. Tammy said it best "you truly are a master at what you do". Thank you"
What a great talent roy was master never be another always made it fun to watch and so gifted rip roy class 👍
I had so much fun watching this video; love your analysis. Thank you, Fil!!!💖
It is very nice to see that some musicians of today realize how good players from the past really are. Good job Fil teaching new players how good these older players really where.
I was fortunate enough to see Roy in Las Vegas in 1970 as his career was just picking up steam. I will never forget watching him perform Malequena in person. I had very close seats and just sat transfixed as he created something amazing right before my eyes. I was fortunate to see him at that point in his career.
so appreciate you fil and what you do. hope you don't change or ever feel pressured to oh "up the ante" to do whatever. you do what you do so well now. thanks for deciding to do these vids, so fun to watch and learn...so just keep on keeping it real.
I think you nailed it when you said (paraphrasing) that roy, if he didn't have that comedic side thing, could have prob done very well in the "serious" circuit of music. I would have loved to see the man play w/an orchestra. that said, if he did go serious, the masses wouldn't have the gems you played above w/this child like marvelous smiling man and his music to enjoy.
A multi-talented master musician!
Fil, I am so thrilled that you recognize and explain the remarkable ability of Roy Clark. Thanks for another great vid !
Congratulations on reaching 111k subscribers, Fil! Another fascinating analysis. I find the detail about the mechanics of instrument playing hugely interesting. :) I'd love to hear your analysis of Rhonda Vincent and the Rage. She is excellent in both country and bluegrass. Thank you in advance!