Folks Of Interest RIP Roy Clark

Condolences to the family. RIP Roy.
Jim

 

Anyone else have pictures of Roy's drag cars?

 

Condolences to the family....

 

I had a great, great aunt Louie "Lue Armstrong McCray" that picked banjo and had played at some point in her life in Nashville. She had befriended the likes of Roy Clark, Grandpa Jones, Stringbean Akeman, and so on. (Google Louie Viola Armstrong McCray Banjo) She lived in the tiny community of Headwaters in rural western Va. I remember when I was a kid in the early 70's stopping in a visiting her with my family and she'd get out her banjo and play for us. I remember that the skin of her banjo was signed by many of the country music greats including those mentioned above plus many more. She really was my great, great aunt, even though everyone called her "aunt Lue".
We stopped in one afternoon and she said we had just missed "the boys" (those mentioned above) as they had just left. They apparently had been in the area hunting and had stopped in for a visit. I remember how disappointed I was because I was a big fan, we always watched HeeHaw. Thanks for a neat childhood memory. RIP Roy Clark.

 

Cool story, awesome memories.

 

Two of my favorites: Left or right at Oak street and Thank God and Greyhound.

Ben

 

watched Hee Haw with my mom when I was a kid. Mom liked the music, but I liked Barbi Benton.

 

I was able to see him live at a county fair years ago, fantastic self taught talent.
Malaguena, Odd Couple

 

His car at Me*** auction,
https://www.me***.com/lots/SC0513-164047/1965-plymouth-belvedere-i-hemi-drag-car/

 

Poor quality image of the altered wheelbase Hee Haw Hemi...

 

That photo of the Hee Haw Hemi is after the car was sold to my friend Wes in 1994. We had to remove Roy Clark from the doors when we went to pick up the car which was not brought up when the deal was made. When they sold the Super Picker they didn't remove Roy Clark from the doors and there was a court battle with the new owner to get Roy's name off the car. The J of J&M Aircraft is who maintained the car and may have owned it. He worked for Roy for years.

 

I loved hee haw. Roy Clark was my favorite of the show. I had no idea that he was into drag racing. RIP Roy!!

 

Man I have been to four of his concerts..watched the TV show every week with my parents...and had no idea of the drag race connection...it was great when he would get his fiddle...violin strings just a smokn....R.I.P. Roy.....

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You-tube videos if Roy are so much better than those shown here in this thread...Check it out,,,,

 

Gosh, I didn't know Roy p***ed away. He was a fine person
and a magnificent musician. Hate to see him gone.