Roy Clark Live in Branson

[theguitarczar]

All that with a FLATPICK!

[gloryboundkev]

Some used to say that Roy Clark is the greatest picker in the world. Maybe he is underrated.

[emc4okc]

I saw Roy Clark live in Alabama--he was then and still is an awesome talent! Wow!

[GaGe701]

is he playing a TWELVE string OVATION?!?! AMAZING!!!!

[flykingman]

Roy Clark is my mentor, one of the reasons I started playing a guitar 40 years ago and still my favorite country shredder..!! He is probably the most underrated guitar player but he truely is a master..

[taximan55]

I agree The best!!!!

[marquettefootball]

At 5:03 his right wrist and elbow are yelling "UNCLE!"

[TheGargoyleLives]

@marquettefootball And so are his strings! I think I saw one break!

[texaskev09]

He’s not ‘underrated’, Eric Clapton has called him ‘maybe the best ever’. Love this guy and would like to see him live!

[bbouck]

I'll second that comment from Hellbilly... I think he was overlooked partially due his huge sho-biz success, and that he was just so damn funny. But the pickin' is for real... God Bless you Roy, where ever you are.

[MadsNoble]

What year?

[lindasongs]

"OMG" can he play !!! To this day he remains one of the very best guitarists who ever lived!! "Rock On Roy"!!

[mach1959]

Roy plays this song the same way i do.

[DictionRedaction]

@mach1959

Right.

[birdwing98]

There are other recordings of Roy Clark playing this song from earlier times. Do a search on YouTube for "Roy Clark - Malagueña"

[peaveyandsmolski]

This man is the reason I picked up a guitar in the first place. Awesome.

[aebracken]

you aint here bitches.  Roy Clark rules

[bla7091]

He knocked me off my socks... what an awesome player!

I heard his name before but never thought he'd be that good!

[Juggalo5588]

i bet you that guitar is worth more than i am

[meekrob]

People forget that despite the cornpone image Roy's a damn fine musician.

[Juggalo5588]

And something not many know... self taught guitarist.

[joekleon]

i saw him two nights ago in Greensburg, PA and he was amazing!

[xuanlane]

So good. Talented Roy, killing me with his guitar.

[MadsNoble]

Now he is going to RFD TV theater this fall, I want to go so badly, but it is so far away, and it might cost a bunch!! It is so near my birthday, but no.

[PeteyHop]

You better be able to play like that to wear that shirt!!

Roy rocks, everything he does kills.

[bobo9000]

This is one of the first pieces I learned on guitar, though not nearly as difficult an arrangement as Roy uses. That he actually plays it on a twelve-string is all the more impressive.

Also, you can't really see it at this resolution, but he actually breaks a string right at the end. Now that's intensity.

Jason89: I'm not certain when this was performed but my dad taped it somewhere between 1992 and 1995. I think it was on Austin City Limits, but it may have originally been taped earlier.

[mrcountry215]

My wife and I saw him do this in branson and it was we recall on may1st 95 I saw the string break.He the best there will be

[gydigh]

I dated his banjo

[Jason89b16]

When was this?! I live very close to Branson and wasnt aware of this...

[ninjajo11]

You could lock Roy in a room with any stringed instrument for an hour and he would come out knowing how to play it.

[a1breed]

I dated his banjo player

[theackster]

He is a true virtuoso not only of all the instruments he plays but also of many musical styles.Imagine him and Yngvie together on stage dueling styles!Roy rules!

[ahbryan]

There is no one that compares to Roy. Watch all the videos you can of him playing guitar, banjo, anything--it will lay you out. He is the master of all things stringed.

[Eamon15]

Killer!Good to see Roy is still rockin!

[Chromatype]

he's still basically strumming guys. Paco De Lucia still eats his lunch badly...sorry.

[spnkybnky]

Apples and oranges. How many instruments does Paco De Lucia play? If you have seen them both live recently, Paco De Lucia at 61 seems to have lost quite a bit while Roy Clark at 75 is still playing everything from piano, violin, banjo, several different types of guitars, with the same energy as he did at 30. Spanish guitar, Paco De Lucia may have the edge, but Roy Clark has a more diverse skill and is a much better showman.

[txgb55]

I bet this Paco Spanish sissy can't play wildwood flower, alabama jubilee, or under the double eagle

[XDBBC]

one of the GREAT MASTERS of the guitar.....jazz...bebop...blue­s...classical...country....ROY CLARK IS AN OLD SCHOOL MASTER...one of the MOST underrated TALENTS in MUSIC.......A TRUE MASTER....FIVE STARS****

[pcrissfan3]

truly a master

[marlis44]

I kneel down before a true Master.

Thank you Master Clark.

[HellbillyRon]

The Master of the strings! 4,5,6,8,& 12! THE most underrated guitar player of all time, and my idol, Mr. Roy Clark!!! God Bless ya Roy!

[chrisjackson1]

@HellbillyRon I couldn't agree more....people (who don't know) think of Roy as "the guy from Hee Haw", when in reality he is a TRUE virtuoso. My grandfather was a great guitar player (and even greater man), and if grandpa looked up so someone, you knew they were truly a giant. Roy is a giant.

[budelke]

Awesome, memories from the ,,Country comes to Carnegie album 1977, thanks.

[LucarioNinja92]

Who else can do everything? Appalachian, country, spanish and romance? He Whops everybody. suz

[M231231]

When I saw Roy play this song in a club a few times in the 80's, it was unbelievable as his talent/sound would just echo in one's mind. Truly worthy of greatness.

[Glephniven]

I just wet myself.

[MusicMedic5150]

Roy never got the credit he so deserved. One of the best versions out there.

[pcrissfan3]

one of my favorite players

[TIDOWNOW]

Best!

[willylongjohnson]

deport naui! LOL!

[bennystropical]

A real guitar king

[localbros]

Glad to finally find a couple of Roy Clark's versions of Malaguena floating around this place!!

I've seen him perfrom it many times & it always takes my breath away...

Just like this video just did...!!

Thanks for sharing willx520!

[aa4285]

does anybody have the video of when he played this on the t.v. show "THE ODD COUPLE"?? Please post it.

[BillNeilan]

That's an awesome version. I saw that episode some years back and they cut it out!!

[lawrence142002]

My uncle taped him doing this song for some special... He played it so hard the strings began to rip right off.

[donnaaustin]

roy needs to get donna austin to play at hid show in branson

[Country2112]

Country Gold !!!!

A real guitar man!!

[SirVenom]

The guy is good, no denying that, but the local wise-guy (who will put down anything anyone owns, unless he owns it too) claimed that this guy was a million times better than Jake Shimabukuro. Riiiiight....

They would make a great duet, though.

[sillychrist]

Jake who??

[SirVenom]

Shimabukuro, look up "While my guitar gently weeps" and he will probably be the first result. He plays the ukulele.

[akjohnson5150]

There is simply no comparison to Roy Clark. He makes everyone else look like beginners!

[SouthernTrendkill77]

I heard roy had a guitar duel with steve vai can anyone tell me if thats true.

[TIDOWNOW]

Roy, master of the craft!

[kblackav8or]

The guy can play anything with strings.  A true legend.

[grumpybb]

Incredible! What a great guitar player and showman.

[kapacon]

How the hell does that guitar manage to stay in tune?

[89stinger]

Totally AWESOME! I really miss true musicians like Roy. Where did they all go?

[illuminutti]

Are you missing the musicians or the music?

I can name quite a grand number of excellent guitarists.

they may not be playing Country, Chicken Picking or the Malagueña though...

Additionally, this 'version' or Malagueña is not that good. He slaughters the piece...

[mickstakes1]

exactly

[Fenderstratman41]

My dad used to work at this show. Roy would sometimes crack the top of the guitar during the low string hand slap part. He is a master! Truly a pioneer and legend!

[jesebsp]

I loop this song on my iPod when I'm at the gym. There's no other like Roy...except my dad.

[jdantonsmith]

For those of you who may not know, Glen Campbell is also a marvelous guitar player; both Sinatra and Elvis said he was the best guitar player they ever worked with.

WAY BACK when Glen did an album "The Astounding 12 String Guitar. Roy did the banjo work on it. To this day, it is one of my favorite albums.

[willx520]

Everyone's right about this one - he had fiddle players and a brass section for all those hundreds and hundreds of shows he did back in the day in Branson.

[satchbooggy]

thats gotta be a bear playing that on 12 string

[FarmallDoctor]

The trumpets at the end sound like Maynard Ferguson!!

[cllamont]

I hate country but this guy rocks

[FarmallDoctor]

Oh My Gosh!!! I wish I could play like that!

[shooter486]

Don't we all farm doctor

[deritpeehs]

i seem to recall someone resembling roy clark having a "crush" on hillary clinton when they were younger. those mafia types never give up, do they?

[hurklinz]

Gulp!

[DURound]

Wow. He amazing. He is owns this song.

[DURound]

Should have been: Wow. He is amazing. He owns this song.

(somehow the words got messed up)

[ricaard]

rockin'!

[chucknm]

thanks so much!