Glen Campbell was an all around talented man. Sing, guitar. Bagpipes( self taught) he was part of the Session musicians back in 50s 60s that so many got their start off of. They had to be amazing to make it to sessions player. More Glen Campbell. More Roy Clarke, multi instrumental and great singer . Jerry Reed. Wrote songs and sung and played guitar. Chet Atkins. Etc etc
There's one where he plays three string instruments one after the other - guitar, banjo, and fiddle. He was the co-host on a long-running country variety show called Hee-Haw. So in addition to being an accomplished musician, he was a great entertainer. Very funny, even when playing. He played "dueling banjos" once with another virtuoso (it's literally a musical duel) and his facial expressions were hilarious.
Roy Clark doing 12th Street Rag is lightning fast! Roy Doing Folsom Prison Blues mash-up is hilarious. Roy singing his hit Yesterday When I Was Young” is Beautiful and Sad.
For the Folsom Prison Blues, it's best to watch the early, black and white version...and ideal to list to the Johnny Cash original first but not essential.
Flamenco guitar is tough. Check out a lady named Charro. She's an Actress famous for being a guest TV star and celebrity game show participant and being a wild big haried blonde always going around saying " Hoochi coochi " in an outrageous Spanish accent. She is also a Spanish National Flamenco champion. Hope you can give her a shot.
I just found your channel. Your reaction to Glen Campbell warranted a subscription. It’s very solid! I grew up listening to Roy Clark. He was a fantastic entertainer. You should catch him playing “12th Street Rag.” You won’t be disappointed!
Funny that you mentioned, Eddie Van Halen‘s tapping style, it is rumored that someone asked Eddie how it felt to be the greatest guitar player in the world. His reply supposedly was, I don’t know, ask Roy Clark. 😊
That story is told about many guitarists talking about many more guitarists and there no first hand source for any of them. Much respect to you for not presenting it a fact
@@ChrisLawton66 Thank you. It wasn’t said to me. ;) There is another story that claims a classical violinist made the comment that a musician who played the fiddle could not perform in the classical genre as they did. The story goes that Roy then picked up his fiddle and commenced playing a very complicated classical song, without saying a word. Either way you look at it. Roy Clark is truly a legend.!!
Roy is playing an Ovation Adamas - [carbon fibre tech from 1966].... absolutely stunning guitar, made in the USA - if you ever get a chance to try one, do it..... I own one and it's f*ing sublime... excuse my French... but it is....
Watch Glen Campbell & Roy Clark pick the same guitar at the same time. Roy Clark, Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed Glen Campbell, Buck Trent are Country Music Legends. These guys picked together all the time. There are many more musicians in country music. If you want to hear Roy sing, "Yesterday when I was young," "Thank God & Greyhound you're gone," "I never pick cotton."
BRO I have Glen Campbell's Ovation Signature Series guitar which is a collector's edition with his signature in gold along with the tuning keys. Plus it come with a formed to fit case for it. I saw Roy Clark in person not too long before he passed. He was a very large individual with a big frame and huge hands. Couldn't imagine how his huge fingers were able to dance along the fretboard of so many instruments like the mandolin including the small neck of the fiddle (violin)!! Roy really was an entertainer; in person he was just a humble man who knew his instruments and showed his love in his music!
Some Leo Kottke, maybe? Here's his 6- AND 12-STRING GUITARS album: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gPPp9LJy0QM.html Or John Hartford's AEROPLANE ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8fgjvwPOyYs.html
Roy Clark is also a beast on the fiddle (country violin). A good example is Roy with Jimmy Henley live playing "Orange Blossom Special". Roy also has an excellent non twangy hit song "Yesterday When I Was Young".
I once caught Roy on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Roy came out and played something akin to Malaguena. I noticed that he was doing most of his fingering way down on the frets. After his piece he went over to sit with Johnny as was custom. There we learned that his E string had broken as the curtain was going up. So he had to transpose that entire song on the fly to account for not having his E string. At the time, I was not a real fan, but that showed me the mark of a true professional and incredible talent.
Hey Dave, I'm so glad you want to hear more songs from Roy Clark, I really enjoyed your reaction. So, I thought I'd suggest another one of his tunes, if interested. "Roy Clark - Good Ol' Boy Plays a Mean Guitar ~ Live (1976)" (by the channel: BringBack MyYesterday) --This video is from a 1976 television show called "Johnny Cash & Friends" the song was originally recorded by Donald Peers in 1949, but it was first composed in 1915 by Euday Bowman an American pianist and composer of "ragtime and blues." He represented a style of blues called the "Texas ragtime blues" and he's mostly remembered as the composer of this popular tune. Several well-known artists have played this standard throughout the years. And as always, I enjoyed spending time hanging out and rocking with you, Thanks for sharing. 🎶peace out~
Now that you've seen both Glen Campbell and Roy Clark, you need to see them play together. Actually, it is Roy Clark that plays a lot with others. He was the best picker on Hee Haw.
I'm really glad you did THIS version where he pronounced the title. So tired of hearing so many reactions where they BUTCHER the title. He could play anything with strings By the way, nice Sigma. I have one too, from the early 80's
Roy Clark ( he pays anything with strings). : 12th Street Rag.( video). Dueling Bank's diet wit Buck Trent ( video) Orange blossom Special duet with Jimmy Henley. (Video) Ghost Riders In The Sky.duet with Glen Campbell.( video) . Folsom Prison Blues ( video) a comedic take on a Johnny Cash song. Nothing Roy does will disappoint. Someone said Van Helen was the best guitarist and hebsaid, "no, Roy Clark is". Roy gets overlooked because he's a country musician but he's right there on top. If you havent already, you need to check out Carlos Santana's Black Magic Woman
First time most people found this piece was when he played it in the early 70's on the Odd Couple, with a standard 6 string acoustical. Among the greatest guitarists are Roy Clark, Glenn Campbell and Chet Atkins, ho everyone bows to in rock, and Jerry Reed isn't that far back.
Yeah, Roy was the Tim Henson of the 50's, 60's, and 70's. Everyone from Vai to Gilbert to Li cites him as an influence, and John 5 has basically made a career out of imitating him.
I`m from Austin. Austin City Limits has been running for almost 50 years. The acts that have played there are legendary! You need to see much more of Glen Campbell, Roy Clark and Jerry Reed. They were extraordinary. Being an Austin boy, I feel obliged to point out our beloved bluesman Stevie Ray Vaughn. Probably one of the most covered artists for reaction videos.
I lot of Roy Clark’s time was spent on a show called “Yee Haw.” It came on in the 70s each Saturday. It kinda played someone silly as most of the show was like that.
You need to do the deep cuts on Jerry Reed because some his best playing is on some of his lest known songs. Try Jerry's Rag. Also check out Chet Atkins.
Dave, for more Roy Clark check out Hee Haw. Hee Haw was a TV show that was on the air for many years. There are full episodes of Hee Haw on RU-vid. I also like the Hee Haw Gospel Quartet for which Roy sang and played guitar.
To further amaze you is Roy Clark is completely self-taught. If it has strings Roy can play it play it way that shocked the best of the best. guitar, banjo, violin, piano, even a harp. He was one of a kind, and his like we will never see again.
The strumming/picking hand is the most important aspect. Without good rhythm and feel, its just a bunch of chords. Roy Clark was probably my first guitar hero. He was a learned musician also. Conducted symphony orchestras. Many are great guitarists that cannot read a lick of music but Roy was very knowledgable.
Roy can play MANY instruments but guitar is what his fame comes from for the most part.. Check out anything on youtube with him in it. it doesn't mater witch one.
there are so many Roy Clark pieces to choose from. The truly impressive things is to see how many different stringed instruments he can play. And there is is showmanship skills. It just never ends
If it had strings, Roy Clark could play it to death, including shoes! There's a video of a performance where he plays guitar, then switches to violin and then banjo (not sure of the order, but it's on RU-vid). He was a virtuoso, who sadly passed away a few years ago. We won't see his like again, definitely not in my lifetime.
Roy has a lot of great songs that are all wort listening to and watching.He was the king of mixing humor in with great guitar,banjo and fiddle music.I hope you check out more from this master.Thank you Dave for this one.
The hardest piece I learned to play (a striped down beginner version). The song is named for the southern Spain region where Flamenco guitar music reigns. Classic guitar is a slightly lighter version, and the Spanish teachet Segovia was well known in my youth. One of his students married the Cuban band leader Xavier Cugat. She was quite the wildcat, and was a TV guest mostly for her irreverant behavior. None the less, check out Charo. She can play guitar very well.
Does he always play flamenco? No, he played a lot of country, blue grass and such. However, he had developed Malaguena as his big showpiece, so it was usually included in a show.
For Roy flat out picking, my favorites are the 12th Street Rag or Black Sapphire (which he wrote). Keep in mind that he not only played guitar, he played anything with strings.
Roy and Glen doing "Ghost Riders in the Sky" - in a 3 minute song, he and Glen exchange leads, and then match note for note. A virtuoso performance by two of the best guitarists ever. There are also videos of Glen standing behind Roy and both playing different songs on the same guitar at the same time.
Roy was an amazing talent. He could play anything with strings. He was also a natural entertainer, and according to virtually everyone who worked with him, one of the nicest guys possible to be around. His vocalization on "Yesterday, When I was Young" can bring tears to your eyes. He never had a "rock star" persona, but if you dive into his recorded works, you will not be disappointment.
Roy was part of The Wrecking Crew and you don't know of them then there is a journey and an education for you. My favourite the of implying the malagueña was taken from a show called The Odd Couple, that one will really blow your mind. Roy could also play banjo and violin to a really high standard.
You see the banjo, fiddle and mandolin, he plays anything with strings. Member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and hosted a country music variety show called Hee Haw for about 20 years. Great reaction
Just found your channel and I like your style. Something a lot of people don't know is that Roy Clark collaborated with Joe Pass, one of the best jazz guitarists ever. If you want to hear more flamenco style guitar performed in a rock genre listen to Stairway to Heaven by Rodrigo y Gabriela.
