Roy Clark, the legendary country music singer, guitarist, banjoist, and fiddler perhaps also remembered for his 24-season run as host of TV's Hee Haw, passed away on Thursday at age 85 at his Tulsa, Oklahoma home of complications from pneumonia.
Mr. Clark hosted Hee Haw for its' entire television run (CBS 1969-71; first-run syndication from 1971 to 1992), the first seventeen years (1969-86) co-hosting with fellow country music great Buck Owens.
A talented instrumentalist, Roy could play the electric and acoustic guitar, the fiddle, the banjo, and the mandolin, amongst other instruments.
He also had many hit recordings, including "The Tips of My Fingers" (1963), "Yesterday, When I Was Young" (1969), "Come Live With Me" (1973), and "Honeymoon Feeling" (1974).
You can find more on Roy's life and career here.
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