this was the theme song for the stickbuddy jamboree on afn radio while i was stationed at bitburg afb in germany from 1963 to 1966, we could hardly wait for it to come on the air. fastest hour while i was in germany.
@Heidibear76 Sounds like he could have been raised in my stomping grounds in Texas. But that's the thing about genius. Although Roy made his bones in country & bluegrass, he can play anything, & do it as if that was HIS genre. All great talent doesn't grow in one spot. Be proud he's yours.
@Heidibear76 I don't know where Roy was raised but I do know that he was born in a small Virginia town sometime during the 1930s depression. He sure doesn't sound like a NYC boy, but his parents may have moved up there when he was a young boy and he already had that country boy talking style.
As far as Roy playing this on the Carson show you are correct. I remember seeing it and he broke a string while playing. You could not tell by the music that a string had broken. When he sat down; Carson asked him what you do when a string breaks. He just grinned and said; "Ya play around it". He is one of the greatest! As far as his sense of humor. Don't forget his Cousin Roy roll on the Beverly Hillbillies.
Don't kid yourself. Roy has always been a cut up, and he was very well paid for the antics he did. He and Buck Owens were without a doubt the best choices HH could have made for hosts. Nobody else I can think of had the all around talent both for perfect music and the acting it took to do the show.
Does anyone have "Lawrence Welk-Hee Haw Counter-Revolution Polka" by Roy Clark. I heard it for the first time last night on the radio, and am surprised that I cannot find it on Youtube.
The Lawrence Welk-Hee Haw Counter-Revolution Polka can be found on "Timeless, The Concert Series", on CD. It has Roy's 1972 Las Vegas show, the song is on it; as well as a 1976 show. Hope this helps.
The reason in my mind Roy Clark is such a guitar genius is every single lick he plays is melodic and can stand all by itself. He is not just noodling around with scales and patterns. That and his amazing speed and clean picking technique.
I was 12 years old and just learning the guitar, when someone gave me a recording of Roy, Live at the Landmark. I heard Under the Double Eagle and I'm telling you, the lights went out and the rockets went up! I thought ..THAT's IT.. This is THE GUY.. and he still is. What a great memory, thanks for posting.
This may or maynot be an exact recording of the Carson show but Roy did perform this number on the show in the late 70,s. he broke a string doing it and kept on performinig.
If this was done on Carson, it is a note for note match including audience applause at the end to a live performance at the Landmark Hotel in Vegas in the late '60's. The Album is called Roy Clark Live At The Landmark. I listened to that album till I plum wore a hole through it. One of my absolute favorite songs by absolute favorite picker. Thanks for posting...As good as it gets...Whew!
I found this using emule. I took out the talk at the end. He said let's do it again and the band started again but quit. He said that grimace he had was caused by the pain of playing it. He also said he couldn't have a 9 to 5 job because he doesn't like gettin up in the morning. Unless he's playing late and it goes into the morning.
I just remember seeing him play this and saying those things on the Tonight Show. Probably late 70's or early 80's.
Hey, amazingrick, don't sweat it, my friend! We're not putting you down, pal! Just clarifying a bit. Dude, we're still friends! Hey, ANYBODY who appreciates Roy Clark is a friend of mine!
It is with great respect that I beg to differ with you, rick. I say that only because I, too, had that LP! And, I too, was inspired by it, my friend. I hear just a VERY few things different in the execution (same basic arrangement, however). Also, wasn't that actually done in '70 or '71? I ask because I started playing, myself, in '73 because of it!
I'm sure you are right...been a long time. Could very well have been 70-71, just seemed like I remember 68 or 9ish on the production date. Doesn't matter...still awsome.. Thanks so much for the comment, always glad to hear from another picker.
It's all good, rick! Let's recap that LP, shall we? Side One: 1.Alabama Jubilee 2.Kansas City 3.Thank God & Greyhound 4.Under The Double Eagle 5.Foggy Mt. Breakdown 6.Orange Blossom Special Side Two: 1.Yesterday When I was Young 2.Green Green Grass of Home 3.Lawrence Welk-Hee Haw-Counterrevolution Polka 4.Great Pretender Medley (w/High Noon, Loch Lomond, Turkey in the Straw, Somewhere My Love and Honky Tonk). Not to mention the comedy repartee between the tunes!
A lot of people can play this tune. Roy just makes me smile! Sure do miss him.
martinaxman 6 months ago
yes this correct. he did the song live. never can one person replace that.
whiteindianone 7 months ago
I love Roy been looking for a song he did late 70's called shoulder to shoulder i can't
find anywhere if anyone has a copy please post it
patta881 1 year ago
One of the best guitarist to ever grace a stage! My childhood hero. God bless Roy Clark!
stringbender57 1 year ago
this was the theme song for the stickbuddy jamboree on afn radio while i was stationed at bitburg afb in germany from 1963 to 1966, we could hardly wait for it to come on the air. fastest hour while i was in germany.
MrDaleowen 1 year ago
good ole Roy,what a picker thank you for this I have it on old album best of Roy Clark
legendoftimes 1 year ago
I remember dancing the jessica polka to this song, at the end you were at a sprint, can't see my fat old butt doing that today.
texasdustfart 1 year ago
he also played this on the Beverly Hillbillies. This man is one of the greatest guitarists I have ever heard.
pre9120 2 years ago
Check out Joe Pass and Roy Clark '93.
subg88 1 year ago
Roy Clark is a great musician and a great personality. I wish we could see more of him these days.
gnm109 2 years ago 3
Believe it or not but Roy was raised in Staten Island, NYC. Strange but true...
Heidibear76 2 years ago
@Heidibear76 Sounds like he could have been raised in my stomping grounds in Texas. But that's the thing about genius. Although Roy made his bones in country & bluegrass, he can play anything, & do it as if that was HIS genre. All great talent doesn't grow in one spot. Be proud he's yours.
idgit2442 1 year ago
@Heidibear76 I don't know where Roy was raised but I do know that he was born in a small Virginia town sometime during the 1930s depression. He sure doesn't sound like a NYC boy, but his parents may have moved up there when he was a young boy and he already had that country boy talking style.
minralb 1 year ago
@minralb I pretty sure Roy was in Oklahoma
GiacoHD 3 weeks ago
As far as Roy playing this on the Carson show you are correct. I remember seeing it and he broke a string while playing. You could not tell by the music that a string had broken. When he sat down; Carson asked him what you do when a string breaks. He just grinned and said; "Ya play around it". He is one of the greatest! As far as his sense of humor. Don't forget his Cousin Roy roll on the Beverly Hillbillies.
jowen806 2 years ago 2
I can play this very good
BOSS5652 2 years ago
willie nelson has a great version too
y00sta 2 years ago
Roy and Buck made fools of themselves on Hee-Haw and laughed all the way to the bank. Loved the vids.
HunterGN 2 years ago
Yee haw, I grew up on hee haw reruns, in the early nintees sitting on my great grandma's knee on friday nights :)
rampantlion1986 2 years ago 2
Whatever. Watching Hee-Haw as a kid was something I sure enjoyed :)
Not that you can go admitting that sort of thing in just any company these days...
R3dp055um 2 years ago
What I hated about Hee Haw was that they made a fool out of Roy Clark when I always considered him a musical genius.
marlis44 2 years ago 2
I agree and I always felt that way about Buck Owens.He looked like a goof ball,but was a musical genius,in my opinion.....
footmoon59 2 years ago 2
marlis44,
Don't kid yourself. Roy has always been a cut up, and he was very well paid for the antics he did. He and Buck Owens were without a doubt the best choices HH could have made for hosts. Nobody else I can think of had the all around talent both for perfect music and the acting it took to do the show.
therebel1960 2 years ago 2
Does anyone have "Lawrence Welk-Hee Haw Counter-Revolution Polka" by Roy Clark. I heard it for the first time last night on the radio, and am surprised that I cannot find it on Youtube.
CarGuyZM10 2 years ago
CarGuyZM10,
The Lawrence Welk-Hee Haw Counter-Revolution Polka can be found on "Timeless, The Concert Series", on CD. It has Roy's 1972 Las Vegas show, the song is on it; as well as a 1976 show. Hope this helps.
therebel1960 2 years ago
Hey, this is right nice!
SkyHimmel 2 years ago
I remember hearing this for the first time just after I'd gotten my first guitar at age 11 - it just blew me away ...
I mean, the lights went out and the rockets went up, and I just could Not figure out how One man could get so much music out of an instrument.
I hope somehow he sees this and gets some idea of the untold thousands of young pickers he inspired.
GodsFavoriteBassPlyr 3 years ago 3
This instrumental is great but I am looking for a vocal and instrumental version or a copy of the lyrics
justinaunderwood 3 years ago
I miss seeing him regularly on television!
formerrocker 3 years ago
the BEST there ever was!!!!
poacher4815 3 years ago
His sound is so distinct I can pick him out in a crowd of a thouand guitarists!
daffydoug 3 years ago 7
The reason in my mind Roy Clark is such a guitar genius is every single lick he plays is melodic and can stand all by itself. He is not just noodling around with scales and patterns. That and his amazing speed and clean picking technique.
wnorcott 3 years ago 9
Interessante Fassung - trotzdem gefällt mir der MARSCH besser.
burchi1 3 years ago
Interpretation:
Interesting version - nevertheless the MARCH pleases me better.
FB1BB1BB1 3 years ago
I HAVE THAT RECORD! i listen to it a lot :)
iizabunghole1234 3 years ago
Roy Clark has no equal when it comes to picking a guitar ... raw, God-given talent!!
Jerry36760 3 years ago 2
Today is April 15. Let's all wish a very Happy Birthday to Roy Clark!!
tyoonz 3 years ago
DAMM THAT MAN CAN PLAY !
stupitt 4 years ago
I was 12 years old and just learning the guitar, when someone gave me a recording of Roy, Live at the Landmark. I heard Under the Double Eagle and I'm telling you, the lights went out and the rockets went up! I thought ..THAT's IT.. This is THE GUY.. and he still is. What a great memory, thanks for posting.
GodsFavoriteBassPlyr 4 years ago
This may or maynot be an exact recording of the Carson show but Roy did perform this number on the show in the late 70,s. he broke a string doing it and kept on performinig.
ungawa7777 4 years ago
I re-did this and kept the conversation in.
It's the one posted in "video response".
Also, I used DFX audio enhancer to improve the sound.
FB1BB1BB1 4 years ago
Thanx for posting.
StratPMan 4 years ago
If this was done on Carson, it is a note for note match including audience applause at the end to a live performance at the Landmark Hotel in Vegas in the late '60's. The Album is called Roy Clark Live At The Landmark. I listened to that album till I plum wore a hole through it. One of my absolute favorite songs by absolute favorite picker. Thanks for posting...As good as it gets...Whew!
amazingrick 4 years ago 3
I found this using emule. I took out the talk at the end. He said let's do it again and the band started again but quit. He said that grimace he had was caused by the pain of playing it. He also said he couldn't have a 9 to 5 job because he doesn't like gettin up in the morning. Unless he's playing late and it goes into the morning.
I just remember seeing him play this and saying those things on the Tonight Show. Probably late 70's or early 80's.
FB1BB1BB1 4 years ago
I am so sorry, I obviously mis-commincated myself. Roy tends to duplicate his performances.
I am so, so, sorry if I implied you were mistaken. Thank you for responding and clarifying. I wish I'd seen that Carson Show.
amazingrick 4 years ago
Hey, amazingrick, don't sweat it, my friend! We're not putting you down, pal! Just clarifying a bit. Dude, we're still friends! Hey, ANYBODY who appreciates Roy Clark is a friend of mine!
tyoonz 3 years ago
It is with great respect that I beg to differ with you, rick. I say that only because I, too, had that LP! And, I too, was inspired by it, my friend. I hear just a VERY few things different in the execution (same basic arrangement, however). Also, wasn't that actually done in '70 or '71? I ask because I started playing, myself, in '73 because of it!
tyoonz 4 years ago
I'm sure you are right...been a long time. Could very well have been 70-71, just seemed like I remember 68 or 9ish on the production date. Doesn't matter...still awsome.. Thanks so much for the comment, always glad to hear from another picker.
amazingrick 4 years ago
It's all good, rick! Let's recap that LP, shall we? Side One: 1.Alabama Jubilee 2.Kansas City 3.Thank God & Greyhound 4.Under The Double Eagle 5.Foggy Mt. Breakdown 6.Orange Blossom Special Side Two: 1.Yesterday When I was Young 2.Green Green Grass of Home 3.Lawrence Welk-Hee Haw-Counterrevolution Polka 4.Great Pretender Medley (w/High Noon, Loch Lomond, Turkey in the Straw, Somewhere My Love and Honky Tonk). Not to mention the comedy repartee between the tunes!
tyoonz 4 years ago
Bless you for posting this! NOBODY does this tune quite like Roy! Amazing!
tyoonz 4 years ago