Roy Clark Death
Roy passed away on November 15, 2018 at the age of 85 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. Roy's cause of death was complications of pneumonia.
When did Roy Clark die?
November 15, 2018How did Roy Clark die? What was the cause of death?
Complications of pneumoniaHow old was Roy Clark when died?
85Where did Roy Clark die? What was the location of death?
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Roy Clark Birthday and Date of Death
Roy Clark was born on April 15, 1933 and died on November 15, 2018. Roy was 85 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: April 15, 1933
Date of Death: November 15, 2018
Age at Death: 85
Roy Clark - Biography
Roy Linwood Clark (born April 15, 1933) is an American country music musician and performer. He is best known for hosting Hee Haw, a nationally televised country variety show, from 1969 to 1992. Roy Clark has been an important and influential figure in country music, both as a performer and helping to popularize the genre.
Clark was born in Meherrin, Virginia. Roy also grew up in Staten Island, New York and lived as a teenager in southeast Washington, D.C., where his father worked at the Washington Navy Yard. At 14, Clark began playing banjo, guitar, and mandolin, and by age 15 he had already won two National Banjo Championships and world banjo/guitar flatpick championships. He was simultaneously pursuing a sporting career, first as a baseball player and then as a boxer, before dedicating himself solely to music. At 17, he had his first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry.
During the 1970s, Clark frequently guest-hosted for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show and enjoyed a 30-million viewership for Hee Haw. Clark was highly regarded and renowned as a guitarist and banjo player, and was also skilled on classical guitar and several other instruments. Although he had hit songs as a pop vocalist (e.g., "Yesterday, When I Was Young" and "Thank God and Greyhound"), his instrumental skill had an enormous effect on generations of bluegrass and country musicians. He was a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1987 and, in 2009, was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Clark married his wife Barbara in 1957 and they had 4 children together.
