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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nov 15, 2018 - 04:49pm PT
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Good ol’ boy had some fingers, huh?
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mtnyoung
Trad climber
Twain Harte, California
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Nov 15, 2018 - 04:56pm PT
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Good ol’ boy had some fingers, huh?
Yeah. And he had fun too. Out-and-out fun. Love his stuff.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Nov 15, 2018 - 05:22pm PT
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Early on, Clark fell in love with the mandolin, guitar and fiddle music played by his father and uncles. When Christmas came around one year, the young Roy wanted only one thing: the guitar he marked in a Sears catalog.
He got the guitar and started strumming, dipping his fingers in ice water to keep them from getting sore from the strings. By age 14, Roy, armed with his guitar, began playing back-up to his musician father at local square dances.
Before long, Roy had won two National Banjo Championships, a feat that earned him an appearance on the Grand Ole Opry in 1950 when the young performer was only 17 years old.
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apogee
climber
Technically expert, safe belayer, can lead if easy
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Nov 15, 2018 - 06:55pm PT
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Re-posted, because this is nothing short of mind-blowing:
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wbw
Trad climber
'cross the great divide
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Nov 15, 2018 - 07:39pm PT
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That first clip is radness. Roy Clark was a true maestro.
edit to add: You're right about that, Apogee. The man is playing Paco de Lucia on that Martin
git-tar like a flamenco master.
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Nov 15, 2018 - 10:18pm PT
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With tears in my eyes, I made my spurts stop what they were doing And Watch Russ's Share. . .
At 1st I considered posting just 1 or 2 videos & went with the "The Odd Couple" ones
Which Do showcase his incredible range, that was the point of the episode.
There is no way that those 2 videos alone, would do justice to the legacy.
Roy Clark changed the world;
He brought virtuosity to "Hillbilly" music, & BlueGrass "Hillbilly" music To the masses
That is my writing . . Consider it ! (CWr)
not live video but shredding it with his money maker (keep an eye out for Ernest Borgnine in one of the stills)
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Same as zBrown's share... https://youtu.be/H0TMVQzC0Cg
wow
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AND SO MUCH MORE!! I opened Apogees brain by posting it so here
hear it again
The Same As The Highest Point's Share,up there,
https://youtu.be/-xssnp7R51A '^ ^ ^ ^
** *Yes, the definition of-**
ASTOUNDING hard to wrap your head around.
He would rip it up on any instrument.
I cannot find a video of his playing a slide-whistle!
Or
the Flute & Piccolo!
He did though.
I am not going to go look through every episode of Hee Haw
A double dose with the man in black (JC! JC is high AF in the 1st one)
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If It A`HAdda paid half as much as "Six-String. . .He was a VIRTUOSO on the violin... [Click to View YouTube Video]
But got his start, his bread & butter [Click to View YouTube Video]`
Forever and ever, There will be only one Roy clark Banjo-Man ... Rest well picker, You deserve a parade.
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Saturday evening at Grandmama's.(Auntee Edna's, in my case)
Limited options on the TV.
Lawrence Welk or... Indeed, Edward....
4 more short ones.... 2:+ minutes
From Hee-Haw
instrumental
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Glen Campbell & Roy Shredding, under 2 minutes long
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Intro by Johnny Cash, @6 minutes long
In The Summer Time + Instrumental
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2nds-Agian- just for fOR "OSCAR"[Click to View YouTube Video]
ROY CLARK DESERVES A PARADE
The POS - Pussy Grabber & Thief - Eclipses all, again destroying a chance for the U.S populace to unite in celebration of an American hero . . .
For this too, I grieve.
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Tom Patterson
Trad climber
Seattle
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Nov 16, 2018 - 05:58am PT
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I've always been completely blown away by his mastery of multiple instruments, and the joy he brought himself and others by playing them the way he did.
A true phenomenon.
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Nov 16, 2018 - 06:24am PT
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Tom,
How'd I do?
Did I miss anything?
I feel like, if you look at the decades that his career spanned;
Everything in modern music,
from the power rock take over
Amplification , both electric and hard loud strumming
all open hand, mixing , tapping thudding on the fretts & body of the tool
Roy just did naturally
he. as I showed up there, was the instrument that brought music as we know it into the modern era.
Even "Auto-tune, if you check his studio work, trying to bring the twang in line.
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10b4me
Social climber
Lida Junction
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Nov 16, 2018 - 08:07am PT
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I've always been completely blown away by his mastery of multiple instruments, and the joy he brought himself and others by playing them the way he did.
My parents were from Missouri, so HeeHaw was a staple on the tv in the 60s. I never realized that Roy was such a virtuoso, and he always seemed to play second fiddle(no pun intended) to Buck Owens.
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Brent Mattix
Trad climber
Roseville, CA
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Nov 17, 2018 - 02:19pm PT
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It is a pleasure to watch people loving what they do and doing what they love. I only saw Roy Clark in concert one time and it made a strong impression on me. Dude was awesome and you could feel it.
Be well Roy.
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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Nov 17, 2018 - 03:06pm PT
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HeeHaw was a staple on the tv in the 60s.
Same here. It wasn't my go to music, but I always appreciated Roy, Grandpa Jones and Stringbean for the masters they were.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Nov 17, 2018 - 07:38pm PT
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Hee Haw!!!!
(RIP, Roy).
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mynameismud
climber
backseat
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Nov 17, 2018 - 08:57pm PT
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Lost a good one today. Enjoyed watching him growing up, he always seemed to be have a lot of fun. Rare breed.
Rest in Peace
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Tom Patterson
Trad climber
Seattle
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Nov 18, 2018 - 04:51am PT
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Tom,
How'd I do?
Did I miss anything?
I'm not sure how many instruments he played in total, but I'll never forget seeing him play the Balalaika like a boss. Can't find a video for it, but it was like he was completely native to it.
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