Roy Clark, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Roy Clark

American country music musician and performer

Date of Birth: 15-Apr-1933

Place of Birth: Meherrin, Virginia, Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 15-Nov-2018

Profession: actor, singer, musician, songwriter, guitarist, banjoist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Roy Linwood Clark (April 15, 1933 – November 15, 2018) was an American singer and musician.
He is best known for having hosted Hee Haw, a nationally televised country variety show, from 1969 to 1997.
Clark was an important and influential figure in country music, both as a performer and in 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 was highly regarded and renowned as a guitarist, banjo player, and fiddler.
He was skilled in the traditions of many genres, including classical guitar, country music, Latin music, bluegrass, and pop.
He had hit songs as a pop vocalist (e.g., "Yesterday, When I Was Young" and "Thank God and Greyhound"), and his instrumental skill had an enormous effect on generations of bluegrass and country musicians.
He became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1987, and, in 2009, was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
He published his autobiography, My Life in Spite of Myself, in 1994.