Country and bluegrass musician Roy Clark was born on this day in 1933. A superior guitarist who also played banjo and fiddle and was a superb singer, he was the host of Hee Haw for its entire run, and also appeared on talk shows and sitcoms. Here he plays a version of "Malagueña" on a 1975 episode of The Odd Couple. Tony Randall and Jack Klugman look on as their characters, Felix Unger and Oscar Madison.
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The Sound of One Hand Typing 
So much talent!
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You said it!
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Talented every which way!
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He was, and a heck of a nice guy, from all I’ve heard.
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He sure seemed nice!
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Roy Clark was unbelievably musically gifted. He could sing and play seriously or with a twinkle in his eyes and a smirk on his lips.
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My favorite video of him…
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He was a wizard on strings, so much talent on that show. I wonder if he’s sometimes overlooked because it was a comedy.
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You had some of the finest country musicians and comedians on that show, plus all the guest stars. It had wide appeal, so even city folks liked it. Roy wasn’t just a country singer and picker, he could play just about anything. If being the star of “Hee Haw” is what’s keeping him from being recognized as the great musician he was, it’s a terrible injustice.
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The Odd Couple was playing for a while on our tv station in Hamilton and I saw this episode and just like now, my mouth was wide open. at one point I could not see his one hand clearly because he was so…so fast. Amazing!!
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He was so talented!!!
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He sure was!
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LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this!!!!!!! He was such a great guitar and banjo player.
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And a great singer, and a funny, funny guy.
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Yes. He was a very gifted performer in many areas. :)
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