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In the '70s, Roy Clark symbolized country music in the U.S. and abroad. Between guest-hosting for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show and performing to packed houses in the Soviet Union on a tour that sold out all 18 concerts, he used his musical talent and his entertaining personality to bring country music into homes across the world. As one of the hosts of TV's Hee Haw (Buck Owens was the other) for more than 20 years, Clark picked and sang and offered country corn to 30 million people weekly. He was first and foremost an entertainer, drawing crowds at venues as different as Las Vegas, Atlantic City, and the Opry. His middle-of-the-road approach filled a national void, with Clark offering country that was harder-edged than Kenny Rogers but softer and more accessible than Waylon Jennings. Among his numerous vocal hits were "Yesterday, When I Was Young," and "Thank God and Greyhound." Instrumentally, he won awards for both guitar and banjo. Clark also co-starred on the silver screen with Mel Tillis in the comedy Uphill All the Way. Clark's presence on the country charts faded in the early 1980s, but he stayed with Hee Haw until it went off the air in 1997, maintaining the connection that brought him stardom and a 2009 induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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