Roy Clark
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.
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| Full name at birth | Roy Linwood Clark
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| Claim to fame | Heehaw
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| Date of birth | 15 April 1933
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| Place of birth | Meherrin, Virginia, USA
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| Date of death | 15 November 2018
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| Age | 85 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
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| Cause of death | Pneumonia
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| Occupation | Country singer, Actor
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| Height | 5' 11" (180 cm)
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| Net worth | $1,000,000 USD
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- Clark played a Gibson Byrdland guitar designed by legendary Nashville guitar players Hank Garland and Billy Byrd.
- He was brought up in Great kills, Staten Island, New York.
- He also played "Lili Marlene" for Cap.Recrds SM-2425 in Hollywood.
- Performed "Yesterday When I Was Young" at Mickey Mantle`s funeral in 1995.
- Had a string of hits from the early-1960s to the early-1980s, most notably "Come Live With Me" (No. 1 on Billboard magazine`s country singles chart in 1973) and "Yesterday When I Was Young" (a Billboard top 10 country hit in 1969).
Roy Clark is known for his role in the TV mini series documentary Country Music (2019) as Self.
He is also known for his role in the documentary Country: Portraits of an American Sound (2015) as Self.
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