Roy Clark
For other people named Roy Clark, see Roy Clark (disambiguation). This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (September 2010) Roy Clark Roy Clark on the set of A Conversation With Oklahoma Educational Television Authority Tulsa, USA (2014) Background information Born (1933-04-15) April 15, 1933 (age 81) Meherrin, Virginia Genres Country music Instruments Guitar, Vocals, Banjo, Fiddle, Harmonica, Mandolin Years active 1950–present Associated acts Hee Haw Website Official website Roy Linwood Clark (born April 15, 1933) is an American country music musician and performer. He is best known for hosting Hee Haw, a nationally televised country variety show, from 1969 to 1992. Roy Clark has been an important and influential figure in country music, both as a performer and helping to popularize the genre. During the 1970s, Clark frequently guest-hosted for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show and enjoyed a 30-million viewership for Hee Haw. Clark is highly regarded and renowned as a guitarist and banjo player, and is also skilled in classical guitar and several other instruments. Although he has had hit songs as a pop vocalist (e.g., "Yesterday, When I Was Young" and "Thank God and Greyhound"), his instrumental skill has had an enormous effect on generations of bluegrass and country musicians. He is a member of the Grand Ole Opry, since 1987 and The Country Music Hall of Fame.