Country Music Hall of Fame member and versatile entertainer Roy Clark died Thursday at his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma, after complications from pneumonia, his publicist said. He was 85.
A fleet-fingered instrumentalist best known for his 24 years as a “Hee Haw” co-host, the affable Clark was one of country music’s most beloved ambassadors.
He brought heart and humor to audiences around the world, guest-hosted “The Tonight Show,” worked with greats like Hank Williams and blues artist Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown and inspired countless pickers, including a young Brad Paisley, with his instructional guitar books.
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