British guitarist reacts to the day that Roy Clark WON at playing the guitar!

Tonight I'm taking a look at Roy Clark. Sometimes you just have to say holy cow!

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[frossbog]

According to Jack Klugman, he and Tony Randall had no idea he was going to play Maleguena on set. They thought it was going to be a slow strummy piece. The director wanted their reaction to be genuine.

[timflick]

As the story goes, someone once asked Eddie Van Halen what it was like being the greatest guitar player in the world, and his response was, "you'll have to go ask Roy Clark"

[NealB]

Roy has never gotten the recognition he deserves because he was never that well known outside of Country music. He is, quite simply, one of the best guitarists who has ever lived regardless of genre.

[jimfussell]

One of the best musicians you will EVER hear. Period.

[Kronx]

I'd like to share a story. Back in the mid-late 80s, I worked at a honky tonk in Hattisburg, Mississippi called the Cobblestone later called The Hop. I got the job because my uncle was the drummer for the house band. The house band's lead guitarist and singer was also the owner of the club. His name was Wallace Baker. Wallace was an enigma of sorts. He had this really gruff voice when talking with him but when he sang it was totally different and really smooth. Wallace work rodeo shirts and a big ole rodeo belt buckle attached to an ornate belt. He was also the greatest guitar player I have ever known. He played acoustic, electric, steel, banjo... if it had strings, he could play it.

So I'm working the door on a slow Wednesday night and none other than Roy Clark and Chet Atkins walks up. There were some other folks too but I didn't recognize them. Our other bouncer says hi and confesses his fandom of Roy and Chet. Both being as humble as ever thanked him and said "Well I hear there's someone in here who is a heckuva picker." They go in and Wallace finds out Roy and Chet are in the crowd. Wallace goes all out in his playing. Just blows the doors off the place. When they walk out a couple of hours later we ask them "Well what did you think of Wallace?" And Roy Clark's response was "That is the best guitar player in the entire south right now." Chet agreed. They were blown away. And that was all Wallace ever needed. It was like being handed a Grammy. He not only got to meet and talk with legends they both considered him a contemporary.

The moment I knew Wallace was extraordinary was the movie Crossroads had come out on VHS and that final show down with Steve Vai just blew me away. I kept telling Wallace about it and how he had to see the whole movie. Wallace invited me and my uncle over to his house on a Saturday morning and we watched the movie together. He really enjoyed. In his gruff voice and thick southern accent "Man that Steve Vai guy can really play." It was the first time he had see or heard of him. So we left, I took my tape with me. That night at the club, as Wallace and the band was taking the stage and tuning and warming up.... Wallace started doing some bluegrass picking that transitioned into blues and then into the solo that Steve Vai did in Crossroads. My jaw hit the floor as he winked at me.

He didn't have YouTube to look it up. He literally saw that scene ONE time and he nailed it. That's when I knew he was on a different level of playing. That's when I realized there were so many amazing musicians out there that most of us will never hear or know about.

[georgemoore]

if you start feeling cocky as a guitar player, listen to this and back down to earth.

[buckyccovington]

They were not Felix and Oscar anymore. They were Tony Randall and Jack Klugman, absolutely mesmerised just like everyone else.

[dickievogel]

I was at the taping of this episode. Got to hang out with Mr. Clark in his dressing room. He told me that classical violin was his first love but he had to go where the money was. Super nice guy. Incredible night.

[friedstyles]

Roy Clark's sideburns could play guitar better than most men.

[stevealicea]

A metal head here too and that gives me chills... I loved Hee Haw and watching him play and the banjo too... him and Glen Campbell were AMAZING...

[mhr]

I'd put Roy Clark up against the best in the world on a guitar....on a a was a freak of nature. The dude had talent on loan from God. No other explanation. Wow.

[douginny]

I'm an advanced player. This is THE greatest Acoustic performance I have ever seen.

[TheBestVirginian]

can we just take a second to appreciate Roy's sideburns, they're borderline majestic

[flewggle]

Am I a country music fan? No. is Roy Clark one of the most underrated guitarists ever? Yes.

[SidBonkers]

I had to put my acoustic back in its case during that performance as it was getting frightened.

[garrymoore]

Roy Clark is so underappreciated. That man's fingers on a guitar or banjo were almost magical in their speed.

[edwardbenton]

Guitarist, Banjo, Violinist, etc. Roy mastered all types of music. Had a rare skillset which is unmatched .

[OgamiItto]

Both Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen were asked by interviewers what it was like to be the world's best guitar player. Both of them answered that maybe someone should ask Roy Clark. And rightly so.

[MC-jeqm]

I'm a metal head at heart but Roy is one of my absolute favorite guitar players ever. You don't need amps to melt faces, . Look at those two actors, they felt the heat coming from Roy's axe.

[markieproductions]

Oh My! The speed of that right hand! It’s like watching the wings of a hummingbird!